Foliage before the spring flush
I really do love pretty foliage. Marlorena posted some luscious foliage photos in the antique rose forum (http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4574058/foliage-onlyif-you-like-it?n=11) and I thought I would continue to post a few more here since most of these are not antiques. One of the great things about all this dreary weather and rain is the healthy, beautiful foliage. Here are some photos from my yard before the spring flush...
Pretty Lady Rose. Look how big the leaves are! Perfect shade of emerald green.
WWII Memorial Rose. Lots of purple and red foliage, seems to stay purple and red the longest out of all the roses in my yard.
Summer Romance. Bright green with red veining... as though it is an outline drawn on perfectly.
Madame Anisette. The foliage is so perfect on these two it honestly looks plastic.
Peter Mayle on the far right with the olive and burgundy foliage. Melody Parfumee to the left, bumped out a bit from the stone wall, lots of buds... then those two Madame Anisette to the left and a couple others beyond that.
Nahema. Wavy leaves, but a very pretty combo of olive and emerald green. The Little Prince to the left.
Heathcliff with all those buds in the foreground. Don Juan climbing with foliage as red as the blooms in the background. 5 ft tall Lacy Phacelia with fern-y foliage and purple curly blooms all around.
Love Song standard. Another with lovely, large, emerald green foliage. A few nibbles out of it. An annual peony poppy bud is nodding to the left. It's a strange, long stem growth with weedy, kale looking foliage, but I am excited to see it bloom.
Raspberry Cream Twirl. Lots of different shades of green on this one. Just a couple of bare root sticks a couple months ago. Climbing enthusiastically.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Lots of buds. Emerald and olive foliage. More of the fern-y Lacy Phacelia (annual companion plant) all around.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoCori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy thanked jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6- 7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
All American Magic. Crazy 65mph gusts actually threw these huge pots across the yard a couple of weeks ago. I'm lucky the pots didn't break. This rose responded with even more buds! Earlier this spring the foliage was so dark purple it almost looked black. Now it's a lovely green.
Falstaff has some of my favorite foliage. It starts off burgundy and emerald green, then turns a rich, dark blue green. The buds and sepals are just perfect too. (Wavy leaves of Young Lycidas in the background on some of the Falstaff photos, and more Lacy Phacelia)
More Falstaff with Iceberg on large obelisks. Nepeta, thyme, lacy Phacelia and freesia in there too. See all those buds? :-)
Not a rose, but I enjoy this foliage too. Meyer lemon. I think the foliage has curled because of all the rain... but not sure. It will be just fine though. Look at all the blooms and buds.
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Blueberries. Don't you love the lavender, blue green of the new foliage on this one too? Corsican mint is in there too. Some allium and more lacy Phacelia also in another nearby pot.
Genie Magnolia still blooming deep, dark burgundy blooms while it also has foliage. Very pretty. A put a Munstead Wood bloom in front for you to compare the color too. Almost the same isn't it? Munstead Wood may be a little more smoky colored, with undertones like smoked paprika. The Genie Magnolia has more of a deep purple undertone, much like Falstaff.
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