Oh!!!! She is beautiful!!!! I have considered Penelope many times, but as Moses said, I too have seen such washed out colors. Yours is exceptionally well saturated in peachy colors. If I knew I could maintain her in that color, I would order her today!

Instead, I have gone with Felicia, (love her) Bubble Bath,(adorable), Pink Prosperity(mildew mess), and Cornelia(no blooms yet). Your Penelope is exceptional!! Perhaps I should have another look at her.

OT, How is your Louise Odier doing this spring? Mine is finally out of her pot and SO happy to be in the ground! Lisa

Moses, Lisa Adams, thank you very much !! I also miss those raised colors. I do not know if they have read the article on my blog. In it I explain that the rose is planted in the south façade of the house. That is to say, it has the maximum hours of sun per day. And when it says sun here in Spain, and more in the center of the country as it is Madrid, it is talking about a sun that achicharra, that burn !! It is a very unfavorable climate to grow delicate roses. Roses in a short time pale and turn white or almost white. That at best, some David Austin roses can not be grown at these temperatures and low atmospheric humidity. I have many varieties of DA and when I plant these roses I must seek a location protected from the inclement sun of noon.

Penelope does not last many days with those tones. In a little time they become paler but as it has many buds the joy is that there will be flowers for a long time that before opening will bring the rose an intense tone.

From RP I like everything, even its leaves that do not burn with my climate.

In the blog article I also explain that the soil in my garden is sandy, with a pH that tends to a certain acidity without becoming totally acid. I must contribute a lot of organic matter constantly to mitigate your problem by leaching with ease. Perhaps the type of soil involved in Penelope's colors? It's possible. I have found that roses that tend to violet tones are less reddish, more lilac, more bluish when grown on acidic soil. The roses are so capricious !!

I am very worried about Louise Odier this year I do not know what she has, it seems a viral problem. The roses do not finish opening and when they do they are much smaller than usual. Some buds fall when the petiole is dried. I've been watching the rose bush and I do not know if it has thrips. I am very afraid of diseases but of all the plagues the ones that give me the most fear are thrips.

I'm sorry to hear that your Louise Oder isn't doing well this year. Do you have any photos? Perhaps someone here will be able to help identify the problem.

Prosperity sure looks wonderful. Lisa

I took pictures of R. Louise Odier but now I can not find the folder on the computer where I classified them. I will search and as soon as I find the images I will hang them in the forum in the hope that someone will help me identify the problem. Many thanks Lissa.

Wow beautiful photos. I have this rose coming this year and your photos helped me decide where to put her. I'm going to give her a much more prominent spot.

How to build a wooden lattice for pink (cheap, easy and very solid).

As I intend to grow RP as a climber I have thought that it would be a good idea to make myself a lattice to hold its branches as it grows.

It only took me a few hours to build this lattice. Also, I made it with very low cost materials and I think it is solid enough to support the weight of the rose.

If someone seems good idea and wants to make a similar can visit the article of my blog where I put a tutorial with the step by step of the whole process.

Hope you like.

Thank you very much to all for your comments.

How to build a wooden lattice for pink (cheap, easy and very solid). · More Info

How to build a wooden lattice for pink (cheap, easy and very solid). · More Info

Beautiful rose and garden!