Oooohhh... beautiful - as always! I only got two blooms on my new replacement Mokan Butterfly... so it is so nice to see more blooms on yours! Violet Vibrations is really something... I just love those three zones of purple eye! I can tell my gardens were inspired by yours... Mokan Butterfly, check. Raining Violets, check. Party Pinafore, check! LOL. I really do love your choices of flowers. Thanks for posting all the lovelies.

Too difficult! One of those pretty fancy minifloras I wish I got? Heart of Gold? Fame? Mon Cheri? Who knows, they are all gorgeous. Isn't it interesting that roses look best photographed at this particular stage of opening? A secret to good photography, I think. Some rose books have photos of aging, ragged roses. Not very impressive. Maybe we gardenwebbers should have our own rose book? Kathy

Well, I'll give it a try! :) Sunset Celebration......Elizabeth Taylor Color Magic.............Dart's Dash Betty Boop.........?...............? Beautiful roses! Carol

Thank you for your comment. However, I only know the Turkish names of these roses (I live on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey) I have searched a lot of Web sources and books for the names, even talked to professsors of agricultural faculty. But there is a big problem with the names and classification of roses both in English and Turkish. I would really appreciate if someone can help with the names. For example, I have read 5 different names for this rose: