| This yellow rose bush stands 
      about 5 to 6 ft tall.  The roses are along the canes and are loaded 
      with blossoms.  
      The scent is fragrant and very strong.  The leaves smell like roses 
      when the plant is not blooming. It blooms for about 2 -3 weeks once a year.  
      It was given to me about 1965.  I think I was about 10 or 12 when I 
      got it.  When it 
      was given to me it was split off another rose bush.  My Mom brought 
      it out to the farm in 1977. Annie's family originally came from Germany, but her father hunted all over the world I think, and had
        animal trophies from all over.  The rose could have come from any
        country.  I don't know if it was brought from another country or if 
      it was acquired in the United States.  I sure wish I had paid more 
      attention when I was little.    
        
          
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              I think this is a pink Grootendorst, 
              (Shrub rose) or a rugosa rose (I forget)   It is about 5 
              feet tall.   It does real well in SW North Dakota, 
              (Regent/New England area).  As does the yellow rose.  
              They do not die back in the winter.  They leaf out on the old 
              canes.  Not just new growth.  Most of my other roses die 
              back partially anyway.  These two have been the toughest so 
              far.  29 years for the yellow and 7 for the pink so far.  
              They seem to be fairly disease resistant.  Have had leaf 
              spots in really humid conditions, but I use a rose treatment and 
              they spring right back.  The yellow rose survived the 
              transplant!!!!!  It is doing well.  | 
           
          
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              These pics were taken 
            in 1999.  | 
            
             Pink rose came from 
            Wal-Mart  2002  | 
           
          
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