A few of the early blooms for 2024
Ken Wilkinson
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Oct. 20-24, Bay area SFO: what'll be blooming?
Comments (7)Most all kinds of roses bloom around here in late Oct, except the "once blooming" ones, and this year some of THOSE are blooming now, so who knows? We had a really cool summer for us - the roses love it. Most of my roses put out some bloom in Oct, Nov, and Dec - we really have a 12 month season. My old tea roses, in particular, love October, but so do many of the HTs. So, I would check out the gardens noted above. Also, if you can get up to Sacramento (depending on where you are in the East Bay, it might be even closer than San Jose), be sure to go to the Sacramento Historic Cemetery Old Rose Garden - it is amazing. They have planted old roses rescued from all over No Cal there, among the historic grave stones. By October Sacramento will have cooled down to livable temperatures for humans. Hope you enjoy your trip! Jackie...See MoreA Few More Early Blooms
Comments (17)Thanks, everyone! It makes posting photos worthwhile when you get lots of great comments. :o) Jan, I can't believe you don't already grow Wispy Rays. Red AND a huge watermark? And yes, I'm thrilled with Etosha Flame. I also added Etosha this year, but probably won't see any blooms from that one. Thanks, Lrae. I do love my oranges, and I've been eyeing this one since it was introduced. I finally found it at Daylily Manor for a good price. Love that vendor . . . Tom and Ellie, I think I've noticed you two have similar taste in daylilies. You picked the "spideriest" of the bunch. Thanks, Kathy. I should have guessed Red Skeletons would be right up your alley. Tall, red and a UF, right? I can't believe I didn't add that one earlier. Nancy and Betsy, thanks for the compliments! I always think my photos are blurry compared to others, so it's good to hear. Mona, the list never ends, does it? I swore I wouldn't add any more this year because I was out of room. Instead, I purchased over 100 more and just gave away a bunch and sold a few. I think it will work that way for the next few years . . . Nancy, it's good to hear from you!!! Sorry to hear your garden wasn't up to snuff last year, but I'd love to see some photos of your lovelies this year. Have you gotten any blooms from Fear Not? Pictures, please! Jill, I do love Wispy Rays. I think I got it from Maryott's at the end of last year, and it settled in nicely. Etosha Flame was very hard to find, but I finally found it at Iron Gate Gardens and I'm thrilled with it....See MoreEarly Summer Jade Updates, and a Few Others
Comments (1)Stonetreehouse, thanks for that lovely update. I was hungry to see more jades. They all look very well, congratulations on getting them into the gritty mix in time....See MoreWill the roses blooming now (early winter) bloom again in the spring?
Comments (8)Even though December is statistically the coldest month ever-blooming roses are often still out at Christmas here, with January being about the only time of the year when roses don't seem to be doing anything - I've had problems with rooting rose cuttings in the ground and then never getting them transplanted because they were in leaf most of the time. Spring for roses here is Feb. In fact a local weather professor says spring in general for us is Feb-Jul, with the annual summer warming and drying not fully overcoming the lingering winter wetness until Jul....See Moremmmm12COzone5
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