State/Province Ontario
City Smiths Falls
Zone 4b/5a
Date of Inspection May 10 , 2003 Min Winter Temp. -28C C or F
Home Thermometer or Reported Home Thermometer Max Windchill -39C C or F
Your Name/ Optional Rick Sauder Exposed Canes; Yes, No As Noted
Winter Protection You Use Mulch, snow cover
Please Write Comments For Any Variety
That You Feel May Warrant Them On A Blank Page
Variety Name |
Group |
Damage ObservedNone, Snowline+, Crown, Dead Protected, Yes or No |
Hardiness Data Hardy, Snowline, Mulch, Crown, |
Recovery Results Excellent, Good, Poor, Dead |
Folksinger |
Buck Shrub |
Mature grafted – mulch line or slightly higher |
mulch |
Excellent |
Lillian Austen |
Austin |
Mature grafted – mulch line or slightly higher |
mulch |
Excellent |
Topaz Jewel |
Rugosa X |
2 yr own root – mulch line |
mulch |
Excellent |
Louise Odier |
Bourbon |
Mature grafted – below snow line |
snow |
Very Good |
John Davis |
Explorer Climber |
Mature grafted - none |
hardy |
Excellent |
Prairie Princes |
Buck Shrub/Climber |
Mature grafted - tips |
hardy |
Excellent |
Awakening |
Wichuruiana Climber |
2 yr own root – no cover, to crown |
crown |
Good |
Paul Transon |
Wichuruiana Rambler |
2 x 2 yr own root 3 gal pots, cold room |
dead |
Dead |
Westerland |
Shrub/Climber Kordes |
2 yr own root - mulch covered |
crown |
Very Good |
Cressida |
Austin |
Mature grafted – to mulch or below |
mulch |
Very Good |
Jayne Austin |
Austin |
2 x Mature own root – below snow line, protected location |
snow line/ mulch |
Excellent |
The Pilgrim |
Austin |
2 yr own root – to crown |
crown |
Poor |
St. Swithun |
Austin |
Mature grafted – snow covered no damage |
snow |
Excellent |
Swan |
Austin |
Mature grafted – some damage below snow line |
snow/ mulch |
Excellent |
Diamond Head |
Ground Cover Poulsen |
Mature own root – tip damage below snow cover |
snow |
Excellent |
Wenlock |
Austin |
2 yr own root – mulch covered, no damage |
mulch |
Excellent |
Dublin Bay |
Fl. Climber |
2 year own root – mulch covered, to crown |
crown |
Very Good |
Souvenir De La Malmainson |
Bourbon |
Mature own root – 5 gal pot, wintered in cold room, moderate to severe cane damage |
probable to mulch |
Good |
St. Cecilia |
Austin |
2 yr own root – 1 gal pot wintered in cold room, tips |
probable to mulch |
Very Good |
Laura Ashley |
Ground Cover |
1 yr own root baby – 1 gal pot, wintered in cold room, severe cane damage |
crown |
Unknown to early to tell |
Morning Mist |
Austin |
Mature own root – 5 gal pot, wintered in cold room, dead |
dead |
Dead |
Joan Fontaine |
English Shrub Clements |
Mature own root – 5 gal pot, wintered in cold room, no damage |
probably to snow line |
Very Good |
Munchen |
Hybrid Musk Kordes |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, none |
probably to snow line |
Excellent |
Abraham Darby |
Austin |
2 yr own root – mulch covered, no damage |
mulch |
Excellent |
Ambridge Rose |
Austin |
2 year own root – to mulch |
mulch |
Excellent |
Buff Beauty |
Hybrid Musk Pemberton |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, moderate cane damage |
probably to mulch |
Very Good |
Clytmnestra |
Hybrid Musk Pemberton |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, some tip damage |
probably to mulch |
Excellent |
Constance Spry |
Austin Shrub/Climber |
2 yr own root, 1 gal pot, wintered in cold room |
hardy |
Excellent |
Cornelia |
Hybrid Musk Pemberton |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, some tip damage |
probably to mulch |
Excellent |
Francessca |
Hybrid Musk Pemberton |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, to crown |
crown |
Good |
Gloire De Dijon |
OGR Climber |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, sever cane damage |
probably to crown |
Very Good |
Graham Thomas |
Austin |
3 x 2 yr own root – planted and 1 gal pots in cold room |
crown |
Good |
Grandma’s Lace |
Hybrid Musk Clements |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room, to crown |
crown |
Excellent |
Ilse Krohn Superior |
Climber, Kordes |
Mature grafted – mulched, pegged and snow covered, tips |
semi hardy |
Very Good |
Mme Alfred Carrier |
Noisette Climber |
Mature own root – 3 gal pot, wintered in cold room |
Dead |
Dead |
Morden Sunrise |
Parkland Shrub |
Grafted – very hard prune to much line |
mulch |
Very Good |
Pink Flower Carpet |
Ground Cover |
Mature own root – to crown |
crown |
Good |
Seafoam |
Ground Cover |
Mature own root – 5 gal pot, wintered in cold room, no damage |
supposed to be hardy to zone 4 |
Very Good |
White Meidiland |
Ground Cover |
Mature own root – to mulch |
mulch |
Excellent |
Winchester Cathedral |
Austin |
2 x 1 yr own roots– mulch covered, no damage |
mulch |
Excellent |