Piñata party!
kali_deere
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I bought several body bag roses from the Tractor Supply Co near my house, because I was undereducated and naive (and also a bit cheap ) and after I learned about body bag roses I didn't expect mine to survive, they looked raggedy and black. However all of a sudden they started shooting up, becoming greener, and getting buds!! My piñata roses, my climbing blaze and double delight have begun to bloom (even if teeny tiny), I have another rose but it got mixed up and it will either turn out to be Oregold or Boy Blue!
so excited I have to show photos!
Climbing blaze
Double delight (I think)
Boy Blue or Oregold (I mixed up the pots and one died...oops)
Pinata rose #1! A bit blurry but climbing on up with about 4 blooms (this thing was in ROUGH shape and was this teeny saggy weak stem that dropped to the ground)
Pinata rose #2 (still smaller than its sibling, but doing MUCH better, had several black canes that had to be cut and has recovered nicely and has a single bud forming)
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kali_deere
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
6 years agokali_deere
6 years agoPiñata finally opened up!!
Double delight (according to the tag anyways...not sure)
Climbing blaze (didn't realize they could be pink!)
soo happy for the rain and sunshine
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agokali_deere
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
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