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If they let me, I may take a trip to High Country Roses this week

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I need a little rose time so I'm going to see if I can wander through High Country Roses green house this week if they are open. If not this week then some time in the near future. If anyone wants a picture of their stock for a particular rose let me know and I'll check for it and snap a pic.

It is early in the season here and still cold so there may not be any flowers. I may not even be able to go this month but next month. But if I have a list of roses folks want to see I will get pics when I go.

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Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)

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Just wait mmmm, they added another greenhouse :) yeah I bought 10 roses 😬

William Lobb, Sparkle and Shine, Hippolyte, Morgengruss, President Shanley, JoAn's Pink Perpetual, City of York, Lilian Gibson, Paul Ricault, and Isabella Skinner.

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Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
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I was just there the other day, there are definitely roses in bloom.
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
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What a wonderful treat to get to walk through their green house.

You will probably get a ton of requests but if possible I would love a picture of

Prairie Sunrise.

I wish that I was going with you. What a terrific outing
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mmmm12COzone5
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Magpie, Thanks for the report that they have blooms! Now I am even more looking forward to it. Did you get anything?

Kristine, I will get a picture of Prairie Sunrise for you.

I did this once before, took pictures of roses people were interested in, and it was very educational/fun for me. It allowed me to see roses I hadn't ever seen before. The problem with wandering the green house is that it is really overwhelming. The number and variety of roses is hard to process. When I have targeted ones to look at it makes it more worthwhile. And it is even better if it is ones I've never heard of or looked at before.
User
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What a great idea! I would take a lunch and spend the day getting heady on rose aroma!!

I have a Morden Belle coming from them this Spring. I would love to see a photo of her. Sort of like a preview of coming attractions! She is taking the place of a John Davis rose that is eating my 6 foot obelisk as well as the fence and the world. John Davis does not mess around. He covers ground big time!
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Rebecca, I will be sure to get one of Morden Belle.
librarian_gardner_8b_pnw
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I'm just looking forward to whatever photos you share. ,🤗
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Magpie, How fun! Sparkle and Shine had caught my eye in the green house before. Most of the others are new to me but I enjoyed looking them up (after I posted I found your other post with the list). Will look forward to your posts on their progress.

Can't tell what is dead in my rose garden yet. If anything died in the mulch we will take it out and shut down that drip. If anything died in the rocks we will replace it with another rose. The -20F we had was the coldest it has been since we've lived here so hard to tell if everything will make it.
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
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Mmmm, everything made it here, although I still chose to dig up Sally Holmes, who died to the ground again. So fingers crossed all yours survived too.

Mmmm, everything made it here, although I still chose to dig up Sally Holmes, who died to the ground againSo fingers crossed all yours survived too.
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Bummed that I couldn't make it this week. But the up side is that even more roses should be in bloom next week. Still hoping to go but want to be sure I have no time pressures so it is truly a relaxing visit.

So far have Morden Belle and Prairie Sunrise on the list to photo graph. I'm going to also check out Moonlight Romantica for myself.

I have a new cell phone camera that gets good reviews for photos so really looking forward to how it does on roses.

Magpie, admire your courage in taking out Sally Holmes. I think she just doesn't live up to expectations here. I had originally bought 3 because I was so psyched about her and have one left. One died twice (we replaced it once) and the other we dug up and gave away.

The remaining one is always on the chopping block list but we are too lazy to take it out while it lives. It can be pretty but has not held size for us. We put it in an anchor position in the garden that really wants a thriving rose that grows to a good size as it is the back drop of the garden. The upside is that the photos from that side of the garden are good because it stays low so shows off the lower roses in front of it.
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
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Mmmm, it also didn't gain much size for me, died back to the ground or almost to the ground each year, and I had it in a very prominent position in my garden as well. In fact, I paired it with Polka in that prominent spot, hoping they'd look so gorgeous together and cover the side of my deck. But in truth they were both way too tender to reach the size I needed them to, and they didn't bloom together. Polka got moved but Sally Holmes got chucked. Oh well, live and learn, I'm planting two new roses in those spots this year and hopefully they do better.
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Magpie, Which two are you putting in on the side of your deck? Any pics of the area?
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
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I am putting "City of York" and "Isabella Skinner" there instead. I'll upload a pic in a bit when I go out and take one.
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mmmm12COzone5
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Magpie, You will be glad you did. After it grows in spectacularly it is always fun to have a before and after pic. I wish I had taken more of my rose garden to show what it looked like before we put in the rose garden.

Love the roses you picked. They both say strong fragrance so your porch should smell heavenly.
mmmm12COzone5
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Finally got over to smell the roses today. I've never been at this time of year so wasn't sure what to expect.
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Some roses blooming but not alot of roses blooming.
Fiesta Veranda is the multicolor in the foreground.
mmmm12COzone5
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Unfortunately could not find Morden Belle. But did find a whole table of Morden's, just could not find that one.

Did find Prairie Sunrise but alas no flowers.

Very nice, healthy little plants.
mmmm12COzone5
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These were the babies.

These were the adults. They take cuttings from the adults to make the babies.

John F Kennedy had shockingly large flowers.
mmmm12COzone5
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These are in the for sale stock section.

Julia's Child. I had never seen it before but can see why it is so popular. Stunning! And now I want one.

Fragrant Plum was adorable. Had sort of a cupped shape. Would have liked to have gotten it.

Frieda Kahlo is one I wish I already had. It was a stunner.
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Loved these Enchanted Peace roses.

Ebb Tide kept getting my attentions. Gorgeous!

Bonica was putting on a nice display.

Adobe Sunrise was looking very healthy and cheerful.

The whole grouping of Adobe Sunrises were a good size.
mmmm12COzone5
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Smoothie was really pretty. I could see this in my yard.

South Africa was gorgeous.

Tropical Lightening is one I would love to have.
mmmm12COzone5
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White Veranda had a huge beautiful pure white flower.

Tahitian Treasure had a brilliant pink flower.

John F. Kennedy's huge bloom. Way bigger than my hand. Unfortunately it is only for warmer zones, not Colorado.
oursteelers 8B PNW
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Wow, that was so fun!!! Thank you for the adventure!!!
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Fruity Petals went from this

to this, on more aged blooms.

Gloire de dion rose was a romantically pretty rose.
mmmm12COzone5
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Candy Sunblaze was adorably bright.

Apricot Candy was huge and pink but starts with a more apricot bud.

Collette was pretty.
mmmm12COzone5
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Coretta Scott King was super pretty but I didn't get a good photo because I was trying to get the label in.

Felicite Parmentier was really pretty.

I now see why Distant Drums is so popular.

Fiji was another one that caught my attention.
mmmm12COzone5
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I guess I will stop here. I took 146 photos so was able to see quite a bit even though alot weren't blooming yet.

If you ever get to Denver it is well worth a stop. I met another lady and her mom getting their rose fix. She has 70 roses in her yard so alot more than me.
KrystalW 9b SoCal
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Thank you so much for sharing! So awesome to see all the little babies! I just potted up my Collette from them into a one gallon pot yesterday. It’s small but still doing seemingly well!
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Thanks for trying MMM. I just got my Morden Belle today. It’s a tiny rose, but I’m just happy to have it. I will pot it up and put it outside in a sunny spot during the day and bring it into the garage at night until the weather settles. It’s a Zone 3 rose so it will do just fine.
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Wow mmmm! What a feast for the senses that must have been. Thanks for the picture of Prairie Sunrise. Its so healthy looking even without a bloom

Mine is coming on Tuesday along with Smokin Hot and Canyon Road.

I am glad that you had a good trip.
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mmmm12COzone5
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Smoothie at high Country roses is listed as thornless.

https://www.highcountryroses.com/shop/modern-roses/polyanthas/smoothie/

Trying to research it but on helpmefind a different rose is under that name. Anyone know what this one could also be called?

We had massive die off of our yellow brooms and I was thinking Smoothie might be a good replacement.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6359343/my-pride-and-joy-yellow-brooms-mostly-died-suggestions-to-replace#n=2

My husband thinks it will take too long to establish. Our other polyantha, Dick Koster, has been a slow grower.
librarian_gardner_8b_pnw
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This was such a fun post to read. Thank you for all the great photos!
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I think I found it. Oso Happy Smoothie. I don't think High Country Roses has this named properly.

https://plantaddicts.com/oso-happy-smoothie-rose\

http://search.shelmerdine.com/12070012/Plant/Print/18983
Karen Service
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Thank you so much for allowing us to follow along during your tour. It was fun.
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susan9santabarbara
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What a wonderful pictorial tour!

The only problem that struck me is that Dublin Bay is a solid red rose, and doesn't look like the one in your picture.
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Susan, You are correct! Many roses didn't have a tag so I may have pulled it from another in the region. I was always careful to note where I pulled it from and put it back in the exact same place. So I'm thinking I pulled the wrong tag. I will take that picture down. Looking at the web site I think the one I had a picture of was Double Delight as their display is alphabetical and that would have been next to Dublin Bay.
kentucky_rose zone 6
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Thanks for the rose tour. I received my first time miniature rose order today from High Country Roses. The roses were healthy and undamaged, impressive.
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intwilight z6a KS
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Thanks so much for sharing mmmm! My High Country order is supposed to ship today and I'm glad to see their home.

@kentucky_rose zone 6 what did you get? The mini I ordered is Diamond Eyes.
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Mine came and look wonderful . Canyon Road has a bud on it. Today is potting up day.
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Intwilight, I got 2 Teddy Bear’s and 1 Irresistible. They are very nice plants.
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My Teddy Bear has 2 buds on it, too too!
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KrystalW 9b SoCal
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My tiny Colette rose bud finally opened! She’s so darn cute and her fragrance smells nice for how tiny it is right now.
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kentucky_rose zone 6
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Your Colette is a very pretty rose and fragrance is always a plus.
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mmmm12COzone5
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KrystalW, I love first blooms! It is so fun to see a rose in person that I haven't seen before.

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