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Finally First Blooms!

2 years ago

The weather has been an absolute nightmare!! Here in upstate NY we have had some crazy fluctuations of 40 degree differences at least three times now since April. Went from a snow storm to 70s, back to snow to 80s, back to 40-30s and now to 90s?! My ranunculus are basically dead from nature’s swings 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I did want to share my first rose blooms that came to me so late this year. Compared to when they were in the ground, the blooms definitely are much smaller! Interestingly though, much more abundant! Way more blooms! They also tend to have smaller cane sizes. Olivia Rose Austin has a BUNCH of nodding canes I must cut off for its own good. Literally bends the canes down. Not sure if it’s the weather or also because they’re in pots, but they’ve been blowing pretty fast off the bush. Petals don’t drop, but they become tired and out of prime by the third day. By the fourth they look done. I have tried cutting but they last just two days! I do think it mostly has to do with the weather being so hot.

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Rose Sniffer
Original Author
2 years ago
Jude the Obscure, Queen of Sweden, Poet’s Wife, Desdemona
Rose Sniffer
Original Author
2 years ago
Some more
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This is the bloom after it opens. Petite, bright pompons that catch your eye all the way across the yard. The flowers last forever and it seems like there's always a couple blooms on the bush. Fragrant too! Vintage wrote "We now feel that (General Allard) is incorrect, though this rose has much in common with the real General Allard. Our current view is that this may be a seedling of General Allard, possibly even the very famous rose, Mme. Laffay." a.k.a. Morgan St. Pompon. I know it's probably not correct, but I call her Madame Laffay. She needs a feminine name, such a little flirt.
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Ditto, it's beautiful. I was at the local nursery yeaterday and they had their clems on sale. I took home an Ernst Markham but now it looks like I will have to go back and get Fireworks if it's still there. I love seeing photos,Thank You, but it always hits me in the wallet, LOL
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I like spots too. The purplish-blue lip is kind of unusual on a 'spotty', isn`t it?
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Thank you guys, happy to finally join the blooming party! :-) Brad, I actually had been a long Gardenweb lurker (since before Houzz) and am a very infrequent poster for the last couple of years -- and when I was lurking back in those days where I frequented was the weeds forum (!!!), because that was my then interest #1 after moving in a house with a yard neglected for decades, lol :D I'm loving all the photos you guys are posting. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for sharing the joy, too! Eri
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Rose Sniffer
Original Author
2 years ago
Oh no! The videos are showing up as images on my phone. Was hoping I could upload a video but guess I can’t!
Rose Sniffer
Original Author
2 years ago
Here is when they started blooming in much cooler 70s weather compared to the 90s we’ve suddenly got. I actually much prefer when they have time to open slowly like this! No Jude or Poets wife until we hit hotter weather- they must like warmer weather. Interesting considering how they are more golden tones! The roses pictured here are Olivia Rose Austin as a bush (kinda), Queen of Sweden (look at that petal count! QoS definitely loves the cooler weather), Olivia opened bloom, Desdemona
rosecanadian
2 years ago
We've been having the same kind of weather as you. Very frustrating. Regardless of the weather...your roses are BEAUTIFUL!!! I hope both of our weather patterns gets better. :)
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
2 years ago
Grace, it may have taken a while but what gorgeous roses have finally bloomed. Your Olivia is just stunning.
strawchicago z5
2 years ago
Love your pics. They all look fresh & healthy and lots of blooms.
Rose Sniffer
Original Author
2 years ago
@rosecanadian such awful fluctuations! It's so great that roses dont mind too much. Thank you so much!!!

@Kristine LeGault 8a pnw Thank you Kristine! Olivia is such a prolific rose! First one to bloom and it seems to have never not have a bud on it.

@strawchicago z5 Thank you! This year they have been particularly clean of pests up until a few days ago. I've got to control the rose slugs and those moth caterpillars that have been chomping away unnoticed in the bottom sides of the bush haha
mmmm12COzone5
2 years ago
Really pretty! I love your soft color palate. We are also just getting our first blooms here in Colorado. 11 of my roses have bloomed, 12 have not. So alot more to look forward to over the next couple of weeks.

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