A few of the early blooms for 2024
After an up and down winter (yes, 11 degrees with a 20 MPH wind is cold in my neighborhood), I'm starting to get a few blooms in my Northeast Georgia garden.
Pink Knock Out is getting ready to put on a nice show.
Sunny Knock Out and Tottering by Gently are already showing off.
Marchesa Boccella is getting things ready.
First bloom on Munstead Wood.
One of the first blooms on Molineux.
Molineux getting ready to turn the bush yellow.
My young Broadway looking nice.
2 early blooms on my miniflora, RBG.
I should have some more next weekend.
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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
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Comments (10)Mine are doing some of the same- I've been blaming it on the lack of rain but we did have the early heat and now cooler weather. Blooms are lower than usual, including asian and oriental lilies, some are blooming weird-never fully open and I have one yesterday where the entire flower looked fine except for one mushy ugly petal. It looked like the one petal had bloomed the day earlier than the rest and was dying back while the rest of the flower was fine. Flowers that I have had for quite awhile are shorter than usual and smaller blooms, colors on what few have bloomed not as bright as last year. It's still early bloom season, so I don't have many blooming yet-but they aren't at their best....See MoreJust a few more early blooms.
Comments (7)Here's a few more that were open this morning: another blossom of Soleil d'Or Its parent Persian Yellow, which was rather hard to photograph--the petals kept reflecting too much light. another of Persian Yellow's decendents, Harrison's Yellow. Looks quite similar doesn't it? Actually Persian Yellow's blooms are a bit larger. Stanwell Perpetual is very chlorotic this year, so much so that its blooms are white instead of pink. Its actually going to a new home later today, hopefully it will be happier there. Reine des violettes is not looking so violet--I guess is got too hot too quickly to see the really purple blooms it had last autumn. and one more blossom from the Rosa santa Richards not Andrews band befoe I remove it and the rest of the buds and give it a chance to grow. This blossom shows off a bit more of its pink tint than the last post did. I had a few more blooms, but the one of my very favorite rose, Geranium Red, was looking rather battered and I refuse to photograph him looking less than his best. But oh, the fragrance!! Speaking of which, I've always heard Persian Yellow and Harison's Yellow had very bad fragrances, but I found them mild and pleasant....See MoreA Few More Fairly Early
Comments (5)Prairie Moon does not require staking. It is a semi-double. I won't say that stems will never lean, but it is quite upright. Lights Out even more so. Prairie Moon does age with ugly brown spots....See MoreA Cople FFEs, a few REblooms and pretties for early July
Comments (11)Thjank you for looking and commenting. just planted those lilies and left them to do their own thing. As for Golden Delicious. Since I keep posting it, you know I am really enjoying it. nancy, as I said, the lilies just do it. Kate, yes, rebloom really has heated up. Madera Gold has sent up two much taller rebloom scapes so I am excited about that. I thoughe Sugar Magnolia and Navajo Pony had one scape each but now NP has six and SM has four. I have them all over and more keep popping up. and I wanted to ask if you snowball tree/bush has hall snowballs all over it? One of ours does, but the other doesn't; I guess they have differences. Nancy, the lilies in the back didn't do much either; a least t think that; they may not have bloomed yet. I am really liking DAle's Treasure and I will give Fireblast a chace to establis itself befor making any changes. kay...See More
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Melissa Kansas 5b/6a
17 days agoKen Wilkinson
16 days agoThank you gang for the nice comments. As far as feeding goes, I try to keep things simple. I use Espoma Plant/Flower/Rose Tone. Whichever is on sail when I need it. Middle March one cup per bush. Starting April 1/2 cup on the 1st and the same on the 15th. Also on the 1st I've started using about an 1/8 cup (a nice handful) of GOOD 10-10-10 plant food on each bush. I water everything in good with each feeding. I continue this routine until the 1st of September. No special feedings that cost $$$. I also exhibit my roses in the spring and fall. My roses do very well against folks that spend big time $$$ to get their perfect rose.
The big rose in the middle (Hot Princess) is the HT Queen at the Deep south District show last fall
Also won the Miniflora Queen at that show
I usually do one show in the spring and 2 shows in the fall. Other than that, my doctors and my neighbors (my home also) get my roses.
pink rose(9b, FL )
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