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A Warm Day in January

10 years ago

Yet one of many here in SoCal
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Secret Garden Climbing Musk
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Janet
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Darcey Bussell
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Ambridge
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Unknown marked DA PAOK
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Bishops Castle
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Crocus
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Belinda's Dream

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This post was edited by Kippy-the-Hippy on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 18:03

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harborrose_pnw
10 years ago
So nice to see all of your flowers, Kippy. They are all so lovely. We had a warm day up here, too. Sunny and about 48 degrees. A few bulbs are poking through ...
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This post was edited by harborrose on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 3:27
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melissa_thefarm
10 years ago
Just lovely, Kippy. Your photography, along with the flowers themselves, is beautiful.
I have a history of failure with narcissus, probably owing to overly heavy soil. One of the few that has lasted for me is one of the old Triandrus hybrids, I forget its name...'Tresamble'? Down in town the other day I saw in a garden a line of thickly clustered white tazzettas just beginning to open. What an inspiring sight. I made a mental note, assisted by a memory from last winter of tazzettas growing wild along the highway: evidently they can stick it out here. I can tell another round of experimentation is about to begin.
Melissa
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jeannie2009
10 years ago
Kippy thanks for posting the uplifting pics. Cant wait for our flowers to get going. Most of the roses have 1-2 inches of new growth as this has been an easy year.
Thanks again,
Jeannie
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roseseek
10 years ago
Beautiful Kippy! I had clients in The Palisades who couldn't get rid of the orchids in your shots. They took off and grew everywhere like Algerian Ivy. I love that. Kim
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
10 years ago
Kippy, beautiful roses. I can't believe how many are blooming for you.

Ingrid
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daisyincrete Z10? 905feet/275 metres
10 years ago
Lovely photos Kippy. Your roses are glowing.
Is that because it is January and the sun is lower in the sky, giving that marvellous light?

I could not help but smile yesterday when I logged on.
There were 3 posts next to each other.
Their titles were, your's, A warm day in January.
Campanula's, bloody rain again
and Melissa's, January is the cruelest month.
Not that I don't empathise with those having difficult weather conditions. It just seemed strange that they had all turned up together.
Daisy
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
10 years ago
Kippy, could your unknown rose possibly be Princess Alexandra of Kent, with the O and A reversed? Since I don't grow this rose I don't know whether its appearance fits PAOK.

Ingrid
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
10 years ago
I think the unknown rose is Princess Alexandra of Kent, too. In fact the first time I viewed this post, I thought that was what the initials stood for. The photos are a lovely day brightener, Kippy. So envious of you with blooming roses right now. Diane
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Kippy
Original Author
10 years ago
Nana and Ingrid. It was in a David Austin green pot with the PAOK tag and photo, but it had been set aside . I think k it is Corvedale. It is super pink, opens cup shape and usually is only semi double. I got it replaced with a new PAOK and they look very different in person. Pep to pink vs a more salmon shade of pink. All summer it has about half the petals and opens to stamens

Here is a link that might be useful: corvedale
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SylviaWW 9a Hot dry SoCal
10 years ago
Beautiful photos! This is why I moved here.
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