Oh Those Beautiful Teas!
Dotsie Adams 8b
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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
4 years agoDotsie Adams 8b
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The Beautiful Tea Roses. Let's Support Growing Them.
Comments (20)The idea of Tea roses being strong and resilent has always intrigued me. This one 'Francis Dubreuil' has shown those amazing Tea strengths and I have to thank Paul Zimmerman at Ashdown for sending them in place of some older climbing roses. I protect my roses in a fashion that keeps them like zone 5b or 6a not at all like the zone 4a I live in. In warmer winters, the protection can be similar to zone 7. I would not hesitate in those actual zones to increase my share of Teas with the choice of plants available so early in the season from the growers (my fear in Minnesota is that by the time the Teas can be shipped here in spring, they have pretty much been picked over). As you can see, the new growth on the Tea comes directly behind the last bloom and require little or no pruning. Also the rate at which they regenerate their bloom is so very impressive....See MoreYour favorite hybrid tea - for those of you who love antiques?
Comments (49)I have to name several! Each, in its moment of perfection, is a rose to make one gasp and let the eye linger upon in pleasure. 'Better Times' is probably my favorite; the coloration and form of the flower, and the way the color of the foliage complements the flower's color, makes the opening of each blossom an event. Its sport-sibling 'Briarcliff' is splendid as well. The HMF photos don't really capture the purplish-blue tone of the magenta red of 'Better Times'; the wonderful moire effect of 'Briarcliff' can be detected in some of the HMF photos, though. 'Snowbird' is wonderful in every way. 'Peach Beauty' is impressively beautiful when opening and for a day or two after (it then gets forgivably blowsy). 'Marceline' has a perfection of form and elegance of coloration which is striking. The HMF pix don't quite capture it. 'Maman Lyly' is breathtaking in form, changing coloration, and fragrance. 'Chrysler Imperial' will always be my favorite red rose. The various Radiances, eh (shrugs), I used to be enthusiastic about them; now, not so much. I like them because they're tough, and because the various colors of the varieties complement each other beautifully (I have them all next to each other). The much-praised fragrance is rather too citrusy for me (same, to my nose, with 'La France'). For me, the best of them is the original, 'Radiance', with its attractive contrast of colors; and the color of 'Mrs. Charles J. Bell' is particularly beautiful when beside magenta and purplish-red roses (mine is near a 'Pergolese'). But, I ramble......See MoreThe Right Cultivation equals beautiful hybrid teas
Comments (13)Thank you so much for the kind words and compliments. Judy and Kousa, I wish you both the best with your roses. Kate - I appreciate your rose wisdom so much. There are several very helpful people on here and I appreciate you all, but you and Seil really stand out as being encouraging, while also being honest. You both have been so helpful to me. Jim, I always appreciate you, you are great! And thank you farmerduck, that is a very nice sentiment. Something I might add about the roses in the picture above, is that I had planted both Spice Twice and Midas Touch a few years earlier and neither of them were thriving. My husband dug them up, placed the roots in a bucket of water for what I believe was about a month, in fact I think we were away on vacation during part of that time. He transplanted them in the spot shown in the picture, they both thrived after that and gave me lots of beautiful blooms for several years. This post was edited by Sara-Ann on Tue, Jul 22, 14 at 22:50...See MoreBeautiful Optimara Modesty blooming pictures - Oh, so beautiful!
Comments (29)Sorry, I should have explained better. The inside rows of leaves are mostly white. Only the outside leaves are green, and mostly all green with no white. It is in a white pot, so when I look at it, I mostly see pure white with just a few green leaves. It is a new plant for me, so I am not going to root leaves. I will just let it grow on its own to see what it does. It had a few blooms, but once I removed them, the effect is mostly of pure white. Joanne...See MoreDotsie Adams 8b
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