I used to think "green" roses were butt ugly. I especially remember when I grew ST. PATRICK (HT 1986). In the hot and humid summers of Tidewater Virginia it had bright lime green buds that were practically florescent. I shovel pruned him because I couldn't stand the color. However, as I've gotten older I've learned to appreciate green tones, especially when combined with delicate pink. PIERRE DE RONSARD (aka Eden, CL 1985) sometimes has green on the white outer petals. The contrast with the bright watermelon pink inner petals is very beautiful. Image of Eden by Cactus Joe at Hortiplex

Zoe, here's another pic of Rainforest. It's been in the high 50's and 60's for over a week and down in the high 30's and 40's at night and the colors of Rainforest changed again. In a few days we're supposed to heat all the way back up to the high 80's and you should see most of the dark pink go away again. I think a lot of what I've shown you is what you can expect too:) I love seeing a rose change colors. BTW I should be adding photos of Green Ice too today or tomorrow, what about yours? The whiter ones are the older blooms, so these are the range from buds to old blooms.

Well, Springhill had a sale and I had to jump on it....so I bought 40 (used a 50.00 coupon too) for $80.00-- Filled the entire border! It is so frustrating that the site says one thing http://springhillnursery.com/green-ice-mini-rose/p/80320/ and you are saying they get triple that size. Well, it's done now---I'm going to just have to experiment with the pruning to keep them small. I have read that people go in with an electric trimmer and lop of the tops of them in early spring. Guess I will have to experiment.

Thanks Rhonda for the pics and inspiration to post. Hope you don't mind me adding to this. Yup, GI is simply one of the best mini's out there and my personal favorite next to Sweet Chariot, of which it makes a nice companion plant. Kate, glad you are enjoying your Green Ice's....:) I have been growing GI in a container now for I guess about 3 years after having previously planted them in the ground. In the winter, I simply place the container right against the south wall of my house, hidden behind John Davis and a couple of Dublin Bay's and add no other winter protection. Green Ice comes through just fine whereas others have perished with this Darwinian treatment in the past. To me, Green Ice is a more compact version of the Polyantha "The Fairy", except white and well, green. GI blooms later than most roses, is cane hardy, disease resistant, very floriferous and the blooms last a good two weeks on the bush as they fade from pure white/pink to a cool greenish hue. Most other miniatiures are simply green with envy. Here are a few pics taken this June that show the buds mixed with the first few blooms that open white. The later pics start showing how the bloom colour ages from pure white and slowly turns to the greenish hue of which its famous name is derived. Enjoy. Just starting to flush. Mostly in flush... The blooms on the bush after about 1 week and some are starting to fade from white to a greenish hue. Okay, at this point the blooms were on the bush for about 2.5 to 3 weeks.