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Some of this weekend's blooms

9 years ago

Here we go...

CORETTA SCOTT KING

DARK DESIRE

LIPARFUM

MARY ROSE

RAINBOW SORBET

TWILIGHT ZONE

WONDERSTRIPE

iris CHARTREUSE RUFFLES

Iris EAU VIVE

Iris VALVOUCHE

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Comments (8)

kublakan
9 years ago
As always Beth, nice! I wish I had the time to grow bulbs. There are so many that I would love to see in my garden.

I'm taken with your Wonderstripe. Have you ever grown Cabana? If so, how does it compare? Thanks for sharing.
bethnorcal9
Original Author
9 years ago
Of course I have CABANA! LOL Totally different. CABANA is a hybrid tea that has big fat high-centered blooms. WONDERSTRIPE is a shrub that grows tall and wide and has lots of smaller informal blooms. CABANA's blooms fade quite a lot and blow pretty quickly. WONDERSTRIPE's blooms last longer and keep their color better. Don't ask me about scent... because I have no idea! I grow for looks not scent. But I'm guessing they have none... or I'd remember. LOL
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America's Most Wanted, Simply Sensational, Preeminent, Bicentennial Queen... AWESOMELY STUPENDOUS! I just love the name Party Popper, that's a good one and what a great looking double. How did I miss this post? Jan, I am looking at these during my lunch hour and I just don't know if I'll be able to work this afternoon:) Not only are these blooms gorgeous, your photography is great too. I wasn't going to go back to the open gardens this Saturday, but my son's girlfriend is coming down from Northern Indiana and she wants to go. I am going to have to see if the local daylily garden has some of these. Vickie
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Hi everyone, Just checking in tonight to thank you for your comments...I appreciate you all & your always thoughtful remarks. Kay...I have had 'Spirit of Freedom' for probably six years now and it always blooms right into late fall. It is one of my favorite roses with its tightly packed petals which are so whisper-soft. I know of no other rose with so many petals. David Austin lists it at 200 petals! (I have never actually taken the time to take one apart to count, but I believe him...LOL). Zeus is sitting on my computer desk watching me type and says 'thank you' for choosing him as your favorite. (Zeus is my baby) CTC....I don't mind doing dishes so much this time of year, gazing out at the blazing trees. I wish I could freeze this month in time because pretty soon those lovely trees will be naked. 'Passions Promise' has been working on that scape for a long while now and it keeps growing despite the cold. Nate...I have to admit that 'World Premiere' was just planted a couple months ago and this was it's first bloom sequence so I can't assess it other than that it's a lovely creamy color. Mine has really taken off for so short a stay. It's good to hear about the increase on yours! Jean...I always know that I can count on you for an enthusiastic response. I took those kitty pictures just for you since you asked about them in my last post. It has definitely felt like fall this weekend. Your story about New Dawn not being New Dawn makes me believe that you actually got 'Dr. W. Van Fleet' which is identical to New Dawn except that it isn't recurrent in it's bloom. In fact, New Dawn is referred to as the everblooming Dr. Van Fleet. Sorry you never got the reblooming one....that's frustrating. Avedon...welcome back! I noticed your absence and I missed hearing from you. You always bring a ray of sunshine to the forum. Val...I feel for you that you are so far away from the grandkids. I know I am very lucky. My grandson is only a 10 minutes drive away. I get to watch him 3 days a week. He is such a sweetie like his dad, my son....so it is wonderful. (He is the spitting image of my son too!) Julia....isn't it great? Boy, are we spoiled by this fall. Next year if it actually acts like fall we will be miserable...LOL. I think we are deserving of it, seeing as winter in New England is so darn long. It's only fair of Mother Nature to treat us now and then. Celeste
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Melissa, I planted mine two years ago, own root, it is doing much better. I had one years ago that was very prolific and I can remember it having dozens of perfect blooms, just like the one in your picture. Once it gets going, it's a good bloomer.
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KnoxRose z7
9 years ago
Beautiful!!! Your photo makes me very glad I blindly ordered Dark Desires from Roses Unlimited at their suggestion. It is so new it is hard to find any information on it anywhere. How has it been for you? How would you describe the shape of the bush? I know we are in different zones but I'd love any input on this rose as I'm not yet sure where to put it when it gets here!

thank you!

Jessica
rosecanadian
9 years ago
Oh I love your blue iris!!! I just adore irises!!! Lovely!!

I just love your Dark Desire, Wonderstripe (wow!!!), Twilight Zone (the color!!!!) and Mary Rose!!!

Gosh they're pretty!

Carol
blueKYstream
9 years ago
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Beth, I'm interested in your experience with Dark Desire as well. I also saw it was highly recommended on Roses Unlimited. I believe the owner has 5 of them in pots around the porch or deck. I found several at Lowe's the other day. I have a spot in the garden where a Rose of Sharon has been hanging on for dear life the past year or more. I'm debating replacing it with Dark Desire, a different rose or maybe another rose of sharon.

Dark Desire seems it's classified as a hybrid tea one place and a grandiflora another. I haven't seen any pictures of the whole bush yet, and I don't have much experience growing roses other than floribundas or some shrub roses. Would you be kind enough to comment on your experience growing it? I'm curious about the height/growth habit of Dark Desire and whether it might make a good landscape rose with sufficient number of blooms. I've read that it is very healthy and fragrant. I don't cut roses, so that's not real important to me.

Your Rainbow Sorbet and Eau Vive blooms are stunning.
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9 years ago
My post didn't show up ?!

Love 'Wonderstripe'. Great colors. Nice capture of 'Coretta ....'. And I've often wished I chose 'Mary Rose' instead of 'Heritage'. Lovely bloom.

My beardeds are popping too. So glad to see a good photo of 'Valvouche'.
blueKYstream
9 years ago
I sat at Lowe's for 20 minutes debating whether or not to purchase Dark Desire to place her in a pot. She has great scent for sure. In the end, I went home empty handed. Beth, can you give us your experience with Dark Desire?
bethnorcal9
Original Author
9 years ago
Sorry guys I must've gotten sidetracked.

I just got DARK DESIRE this season, so I only have a little experience with it. I potted it in a 16" plastic pot until I figure out where it's going. So far it shot up to about 3ft high and about 2.5ft wide and has no disease. Blooms are about 4-5" and last quite a long time and smell pretty good. They keep opening up fuller and fuller and the center becomes lighter as it ages. I think it's going to be a wonderful rose. I would recommend it for sure!

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