Melbourne Cup Day

6 years ago

For non australians, the Melbourne Cup is a Big Thing in Melbourne, Victoria. Its a horse race, and being a sports obsessed nation, it is of course a public holiday. It was also my dads bday, so we watched it on a live screen while going out to lunch. Flemington race course is also known for its rose beds, which they parade all the horses by in the lead up to the race. (Theres a "Flemington Racecourse" rose, and at least two roses have been named after recent cup winners..Black Caviar and Makby Diva). So I got inspired to work off lunch by a wander around my parents neighbourhood and found these

Pierre de Ronsard

and

The ever present Iceberg

and an unknown red rose, a bit past its best, but still rather spectacular

and finally, the Climbing Gold Bunny (also known as Gold Badge) in my parents back yard

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Lisa Adams

6 years ago

Sounds like a very fun day, Curdle! The rose photos are spectacular and I’m hard pressed to chose a favorite. Probably either PdR(Eden I know it as) or Climbing Gold Bunny/Badge. The colors are wonderful. I wish a walk around my neighborhood would yield such lovely rose pictures. The more I see great examples of yellow roses, the more I think I need to add some to my basically pink, purple, apricot, and white pallet. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos! Lisa

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bethnorcal9
6 years ago
Wow! Beautiful roses!!
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Curdle 10a (Australia)
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6 years ago
It was fun, although our sweepstakes pick (the hotel was running one for the race) just happened to be the strangely named US Army Ranger, who came in completely last..lol

I was rather taken with the Pierre de Ronsard myself- I think I need one....And also a Flemington Race course rose as well, its got quite a nice mid to dark bluey pinky almost but not really at all purple colour..so many roses, and so little room...:(

The Gold Bunny does remarkably well, considering its very much shaded by the giant Brugmansia next to it ( much more flowery Gold Bunny climbing up along the roof line, but the light was too bright to get a decent shot of it). Theres actually a Graham Thomas twining around the bottom, but it doesnt tend to flower much because of the shade and competition.
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6 years ago
'Gold Bunny' can overwhelm 'Graham Thomas'.? That's amazing!

I wish, I wish I'd planted 'Pierre de Ronsard' instead of _____. Almost any climber fits the blank. It really puts out a gorgeous display.
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Lisa Adams
6 years ago
Pierre de Ronsard is incredibly beautiful. I have been a little leery of it because I heard somewhere that although it gives a gorgeous spring flush, sometimes there is very little rebloom. Do you guys know about the rebloom on PdR? I will of course go look up PdR's rebloom after this. I planted Climbing Eden in my former garden about 10-12 years ago, but moved about two years after planting it. I never got to see it grow and bloom to its full potential. It only bloomed a little for me both springs. (That house was in this same town, only 1/2 mile from my current home.) Those few blooms were sure beautiful, though! Maybe it's one that takes a while to get going. I know that's how it is with many climbers, but I'm pretty spoiled living in Southern California. Most roses start blooming right away, even climbers, and even from a band size. I like that it's also shade tolerant. It really is an exquisite rose. Your photo certainly proves that, Curdle! Lisa
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dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)
6 years ago
Gold Bunny is a beauty!
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