Mid-spring roses in my gardens (pic heavy)
As requested by GGG:
Rosa, Midas Touch
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Rosa, New Day
(grown from a cutting off my first plant)
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Starts out soft yellow and ages to a buttery white
Rosa, Betty Boop
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Rosa, Chicago Peace
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Rosa, Just Joey
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Rosa, Tiffany (just beginning to open)
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Rosa, Gartendirecktor Otto Linne
(2nd year - just beginning to bloom)
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Small dark pink blooms in clusters - very fragrant.
Rosa, Centenaire de Lourdes
Large drooping blooms with a super fragrance.
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Rosa, Joseph's Coat
Starts out orange, then turns yellow and then finishes bright pink. Smells divine. (climbing, but can be pruned into a shrub)
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Rosa, Carnival (miniature)
This 16 yr old rose nearly died due to voles munching on its roots, so I potted it up last year and it recovered nicely. I will set it out in this new location soon.
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Rosa, New Day
(parent plant)
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Rosa, Ispahan (myrrh fragrance - rambler)
(originally from Iran)
This is my favorite rose of all. Blooms once in Spring, but lasts for 4 wks. It has the strongest and most delicious fragrance of all roses.
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Rosa, Ispahan
Same rose bush from another side with peony and Spriea, Goldflame between them and Flowering Pink Almond which blooms very early in Spring.
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Rosa, Iceburg
Four ft. tall and loaded with large blooms this year. It is a beautiful rose. Likes afternoon filtered sun/part shade and protection from hot wind.
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Rosa, Iceburg, close-up
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Rosa, Belinda's Dream
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Following week, same bloom:
This bloom lasted for nearly two weeks. The spots are from all the rain. Absolutely my favorite shrub rose. Fabulous fragrance.
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Rosa, Ballerina
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Rosa Ballerina, close-up
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Rosa, New Dawn
Planted in 1997 - mother plant of my others
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Growing on an arbor and up onto the roof of our carport.
Same rose
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Rosa, Stars and Stripes (miniature)
(very fragrant)
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Rosa Ballerina & Iceburg with Irises
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Rosa, Red Blaze (cl)
First year after being cut severely back
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Rosa, Damask
Unknown
Super fragrant-Once blooming
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Rosa, Lavender Lace (miniature - silvery lavender blooms) with Rosa, Damask hugging it on the left and in the back.
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Rosa, Peace
Softer and different colors than the other Peace I have.
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JP beetles chewed on it a little before I sprayed.
Rosa, Red Knockout
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Peony, white
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Another bloom on same peony - side view.
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I have several of these. One has little dark pink specks.
I'll finish with a close-up of my favorite rose - Rosa, Ispahan.
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These are most but not all of my roses and peonies.
Thank you for looking.
~Annie

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