First bloom of the year is....
May 13th 2023 yesterday I noticed Blanc Double de Coubert is the first to bloom and it's as fragrant as I was hoping. Eden is right around the corner. Who's your first to bloom this year?
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Comments (13)I had hoped to get some more pics of this plant today, I had a nice little cluster blooming, but the wind was so bad this morning it blew off all the petals! Ah well, the rebloom is good enough that I'm sure I'll get another flush soon here. I did get a bloom from my Nightmoss though! And it survived the wind somehow? Who knows. Next up, it looks like Jeri Jennings & Snowfire - beyond that, I'm not sure, the last two winters have been brutal enough here that some of my plants took it extremely hard, to the point where I lost a couple of my favorites, and it looks like I might be down to rootstock suckers on a couple more. I think from this point on, I'm just going with own-root roses, they seem to overwinter better than grafted, potted stock from the nurseries here. Which means, an RVR order in the near future, when I get some extra cash!...See MoreFirst real blooms this year
Comments (11)Hey Nancy, I'm excited for you that your blooms are starting! And I agree with the other Nancy about your rose being Dr. Huey. It is a common rootstock that roses are grafted onto (and the reason being that it is very vigorous, as you found out by it getting so huge in just 3 years from a cutting!). Back when I was rose-crazy and grew over 300 roses, a few didn't make our tough winters and died back....BUT Dr. Huey survived. Here in the northeast, another common rootstock used for grafting roses onto is r. multiflora, because it cannot be killed by our winters. And I hate multiflora because it can't be killed by ANYTHING. I have dug it out, chopped it up, burned it, and put stump killer on it....and it still comes back. It isn't pretty like Dr. Huey and is a beast with tons of thorns. So at least you got the prettier rootstock.....lol. Your new Lambertson looks promising and I hope it survives your winter. How are the Bird Talk divisions I sent doing? That is the only Lambertson that can handle my winters. I like your seedling just fine and hope you hold onto it for another season. Good bud counts are more impressive to me than a pretty 'face' that is stingy....See MoreDo some OGR not bloom the first year?
Comments (11)Yes, some roses are just more stubborn than others. I've grown several OGRs that refused to bloom for more than a year. Anticipation.... Eventually, blooms arrived...on their own schedules. Since your rose is from Palatine, it should be a solid garden plant once it's established. I've had great luck with that nursery. If your Variegata di B is residing in a shadier location than YdA, it will probably be slower to bloom. Also, my experience with Variagata di B is that it takes awhile to fully prepare for its grand performance, whereas YdA jumps into gear like the enthusiastic Hybrid Perpetual/Damask Perpetual that she is. Variegata di B is a rose with a healthy ego, and it can be a real Prima Donna in many climates. (Feed me, spray me, worship me!) Similar roses, like Honorine de Brabant, often bloom right out of the starting gate. I have disbudded HdB because she was too young to bloom and needed a more mature root system under her canes and generous blossoms. Variagata di B seems to cover itself in lush growth and flower only when it feels the roots and canes are ready to serve as a supporting cast during its decadent, candy-striped aria. Note: the first flushes can, nonetheless, be what I'd call "somewhat wimpy," but be patient. It crescendos over the years until it becomes a glorious WOW! In my experience, the remontancy isn't great either. A few blooms. But oh that spring flush!! How do you say "magnificent" in Italian? I hope this helps allay your worries. Carol...See More
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Fab T.
16 days agoFor me: Darcy Bussell and Gertrude Jekyll, followed by Munstead Wood (in vase) and Oscar Peterson (not pictured).
Next up will be: Generous Gardener, Golden Celebration, Olivia Austin, Sceptre d’Isle, Teasing Georgia and Lady Emma Hamilton.
The best scent for me are Gertrude Jekyll, Munstead Wood and Lady Emma Hamilton. Last two are in large pots. 🥰
librarian_gardner_8b_pnw
16 days agoMy first was a total surprise this year: Strawberry Hill. Oshun will be second. Nothing else looks close to blooming, not even second buds on these plants. What a strange year.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
16 days agoNot first but first ever on my new Buck rose, Prairie Sunrise
Gypsy Soul
And Bolero is ready to go nuts oh and another first , Reminiscent coral is ready to pop and I haven't seen it bloom before.
rifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
16 days agoFab T.
16 days agoFab T.
16 days agoVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
16 days agolibrarian_gardner_8b_pnw
16 days agolast modified: 16 days agoOkay, my first fully open bloom (3 of them on one plant) goes to the same winner as last year, Archduke Charles.
The fragrance of thethe first is blooms is always so wonderful after the glong wait.
These gremlins...noseometer...(7A, SZ10, Albuquerque)
14 days agoMunstear Wood and Old Blush were the first for me this year.
Desert Rose (10a Sunset 19)
13 days ago
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
6 days agoMy first blooms are from this morning, there's a few opening on Therese Bugnet. The sun is directly on it right now though so no good photos until possibly this evening. It smells lovely.
JEssica Shepherd
6 days agoMine is Earth Angel. She is potted and kept in the unheated garage. This is her 3rd year. Zone 6b northwest Oklahoma. I have had problems since the start with black spot on her, but she blooms all the time.
oursteelers 8B PNW