AEGiS-Chicago Tribune: All hail Diana, the Princess of Wales rose

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All hail Diana, the Princess of Wales rose

Chicago Tribune - June 24, 2007
Beth Botts, ebotts@tribune.com

The celebrity has not faded off the rose known as Diana, Princess of Wales. In addition to attending the memorial concert that will be held in England July 1 or reading Tina Brown's new book, "The Diana Chronicles" (Doubleday, 560 pages, $27.50), you can plant the Diana, Princess of Wales Commemorative Rose from Jackson & Perkins to honor the 10th anniversary of her death this summer.

The Diana rose, introduced in 1998, still is raising funds in her name, with 10 percent of the profit from every sale going to the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. The fund supports efforts to clear land mines, help people dying from AIDS in Africa and other causes.

Jackson & Perkins says about $2 million has been raised from the rose. Order from www.jacksonandperkins.com. (Click on "Hybrid Teas" and then "Roses for a Cause.")

The "Diana" rose is a hybrid tea, requiring substantial tending. It is not hardy here, and to survive a Chicago winter, it will have to be pruned and covered with a pile of mulch or other protection.

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