When you think of roses, you may not think of them as rare. You can easily find commercially grown roses at your local florist or even at the grocery store.
But when it comes to unique heritage roses, there is a world of collectors and preservationists working hard to keep them alive amid numerous challenges including commercial trends, disease, pests and climate change.
The society's annual auction, which Bagnasco noted has been around for 22 years, is one of the ways private collectors are helping keep some roses from extinction.Gardeners have always been at the mercy of weather, but recent drought conditions, water shortages and wildfires have impacted certain gardens across the country.
The fire -- the deadliest and most destructive in California history -- burned Hana's family home, along with her robust garden, which included some "really rare" roses. Hana is now rebuilding the garden at her new home in Los Molinos, California, relying on the less than 800 roses she was able to save, along with other additions. The garden has grown to more than 1,500 roses, but most are potted, rather than rooted in the earth.
Wiley, who is growing some 1,400 roses, said she has a few duplicates, but most are of different varieties -- and many are rare finds. In July 2015, an article published in the arboretum's quarterly magazine addressed the history of the rose and how the arboretum was looking for "healthy, correctly identified specimens of 'Arnold.'"
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