I'm enjoying the "Smooth" roses...
Moses inquired about the "Smooth Touch" series of roses back in April and I ended up ordering 4 from Easy to Grow Bulbs. They're all planted in the temporary raised bed that was supposed to be for tomatoes. They're gonna be there for awhile til I figure out where to put them permanently. They've been doing really well.
SMOOTH MOONLIGHT is a lovely pale lavender/lilac color. It blows fastest of the ones I got. But it's pretty.
SMOOTH LADY is the best bloomer so far and has some pretty pale pink blooms that have some warmer peachy tones.
SMOOTH DELIGHT is a nice one with kind of changing colors. Not the best one of the bunch, but can throw out these pretty blooms. It blows a little fast or sometimes doesn't open all the way, and the blooms are a little smallish. But it's still worth keeping for a bit to see what it will do.
SMOOTH BALLERINA is by far my favorite. Love the range of shades of pinks and weird markings on it. Doesn't stripe as much as I thought it would, but the veining is really cool!
Took this one this evening and I couldn't believe how gorgeous it was!
If any of you guys got some of these Smooth roses, please post your pics too!!
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Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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6 years agoThe roses from Amazon ship out from Easy to Grow Bulbs. I went directly to their website just to check it out, and they offered a couple more varieties than what they showed on Amazon, altho they were sold out by then. The shipping was a bit cheaper also. This was back in April. I'm guessing they will offer the roses again in the winter. They probably do not do potted ones. The bareroot roses arrived packaged inside a big sealed plastic bag with a header stapled to the bag so they could be hung on peg hooks for retail sales, and big plastic labels inside showing a picture of each rose and all the info and planting instructions etc. I was a little worried about them being so late in the season, as I don't believe there was any packing material inside the bag, but the plants were moist. They did very well once planted, and have bloomed pretty nicely since. I think they all have had 3 flushes.
Here's a pic of that last bloom of SMOOTH BALLERINA the next day:
It does really weird phototropic changes as it matures. Love it!!
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