Posting a few more rose pics
I don't actually have the time to do so, esp. with how long the photos take to upload doing it this way rather than thru photobucket, but the longer I put it off the longer it will take, so I will go ahead and get started. It has been cool and raining most of the week, so some things look battered. There were a few surprises though..
Here is another photo of Sophie's Perpetual. Can't say much bad about it, even if it does have a tiny touch of mildew is this unusual weather.
Now here is the true miracle. For one thing, even though this is the rainiest spring we've had in awhile, it is the first time I have seen any of these blossoms open until the heat of summer--in the past they have always balled in the spring. I find that the spring blossoms are larger and appear more double--in the summer the petals flatten out rather quickly rather than stay fluffed up like they are here.
Clotilde Soupert
This is a blossom from later in the week, closer to what Clotilde Soupert usually looks like. Still a miracle it is open in the rain. Mind, the bush is covered in what would be blossoms, most are still balling, but even the four or five that have opened are pretty much unprecedented.
Red Scentsation
Pretty Jessica
The only bloom from a band of Henri Martin
The first bloom from a band of Duchess of Portland. I think I'm going to like this one..
Constance Spry
and here are a couple of pics of Freddie Mercury, looking a bit more colorful than when he blooms in the heat of summer.
Aaand, that's my limit of 10 pics, more to follow as soon as i can get them uploaded.
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ksgreenman
8 years agoQuietness. I had to hold up several roses that wouldn't ordinarily need it because of all the rain,
Golden Buddha, having the opposite reaction of Freddie Mercury--it is darker and more colorful in the heat, its looked a bit paler than normal here.
The Impressionist, also paler than normal. Course, that could be because its a bit chlorotic...
Applejack
Good old Zephy her own self
Here's a bud of Careless Love, looking a bit blurry. Its too late to take another pic now, I'll try to catch it in the morning.
First bloom from a band of Ebb Tide. Couldn't live without it, had to replace it.
And here is a bloom from a band that is definately not Camaïeux, even though it was ordered as that and arrived labeled as that.
another pic of my favorite, Geranium Red.
There actually is another rose that is blooming, but I'm planning on saving it for the next time I win the name that rose game.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHere's a few more
another bloom of Sappho
Bloom from a band of Madame Hardy
Firefighter. I could smell this rose from several feet away.
Honeysweet
Golden Buddha
Another shot of Freddie Mercury, this one a bit paler
More of The Impressionist
Graham Thomas lounging about in Zephy's boudoir
Well, reached my limit, got to start a new post.
ksgreenman
8 years agoQuietness has a ton of huge beautiful blooms right now. At least she did before the latest (and ongoing) hard downpour...
Precious Dream
Oshun, her first blossom much paler than normal
And finally, yet another blossom of Geranium Red
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8 years agoHere is a few more after last night's rain, and I will finally post the pics I had of the first bloom of Brown Velvet, from a bud till a week later--the petals finally came off in the rain last night.
Brown Velvet
day one--sorry for the blur, but as you can see it was raining at the time
day three--also, the one from the name that rose game was from this day
day four
day 8--last day before petals fell in the rain. finally looking a bit more brown than orange, though I would still call that color a pale salmon rather than brown.
Applejack
now Sappho is cozy-ing up to Zephy
Gruss an Coberg
The battered bud of Iobelle tries to open
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