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| Rosa 'Double Delight' 19 August 2026 |
Some roses
when they bloom make me smile. Rosa ‘Double
Delight ‘ is one of them.
Rosa 'Double
Delight', (aka ANDeli), is a red blend hybrid tea rose cultivar bred in the
United States by Swim & Ellis and introduced in 1977. Its parents were two
hybrid tea cultivars, the red and yellow 'Granada' (Lindquist, 1963) and the
ivory 'Garden Party' (Swim, 1959)
We originally
had this rose in our Kerrisdale garden in the last century. When we moved to
our Kitsilano home nine years ago it did not survive the transfer. Last year I
found it in a nursery and instantly bought it.
I am sad
that Rosemary never got to see it. Like me she would have smiled and instantly
put her nose to these two blooms. The rose is most fragrant.
Because I am
going to be 84 soon I am finding little interest in buying new roses to replace
some that have died. Some of Rosemary’s perennials are still around. I take
care of my garden but I am slowly letting it go. I am sure that it will survive
and one of the four women in my family might just resurrect it.