Pinkish looking Munstead Wood
My new Munstead Wood is loaded with pinkish looking buds, wondering if the blooms are sometimes on the pink side for others, especially when it’s so hot? I’ve been waiting with anticipation for those beautiful red blooms! Mine is new this year and the blooms were definitely red, but not the gorgeous color like everyone else’s
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Comments (16)Rachel Cross: 'Happy Child' ...but if you can't find it, 'Gina Lollobrigida,' Charles Darwin' and 'Golden Celebration' are similar. Thanks for the comments everyone! So the flowers last longer than I initially posted. From opening bud with unfurling petals to final petal drop, it is a little over three weeks for me. The flowers are self-cleaning, I deadhead to get more blooms but should leave some next time to see if they form hips. My daytime temps have been in the 60-75 range this month, but quickly warming up! Summers reach a high of 98 for about one week. I'm thinking it needs lots of water because the flowers are the size of cheese danishes and there are so many of them. I will gladly provide water when each flower lasts three weeks. The inner petals are dark velvet crimson with the outer guard petals fading to mauve and lilac pink. Good fragrance from beginning to end. I'm hoping the bush itself will improve -- rather straggly looking. I had initially planted half my new bareroot roses in the ground until they got attacked by gophers. Now I have to dig up the rare ones and rebury them in cages. Most of my Austins are in pots now for protection and until I can observe their colors, research their eventual heights, and figure out their permanent locations. I bought a bunch of new varieties this year that I'm unfamiliar with, as well as old favorites; about 30 different Austins. Today's MW color corrected pics (the inner petals are actually much darker blackish red, like Tradescant or Papa Meilland):...See Moresara_ann-z6bok
4 years ago
dublinbay z6 (KS)
4 years agoI hate to be a downer here, but my Munstead Wood gets all day sun, including that hot, hot, hot late afternoon Kansas sun--and still comes out quite dark.
This is about the lightest it has ever been--during its first year of blooming.
Here it is in its more typically darker phase--from its second year.
I remember an earlier discussion a couple years ago when someone from Calif? (maybe) asked the same question you did, Sara. She insisted her MW always came out bright pink. Mine never has, though sometimes it is a bit lighter or darker. If anything, I think mine gets a bit darker with more sun.The only other possibilities I can think of are 1) differences in soil, or 2)some nursery is sending out a false MW. I hope not the latter.
Even bright pink, it is still a charming bloom--just not a stunning DARK bloom.
Sorry. I'd love to hear I'm wrong.
Kate
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoKind of funny, I noticed today that the remaining pink looking buds are looking red as they begin to open. Just the outer petals look pink. Took this picture this morning. The temps have gone from the high 90’s with some triple digits to highs in the low 80’s, and some recent rain.
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