@Tack ..how gorgeous is that? are those Bird of Paradise flowers in the border? you certainly covered most of that ugly tarpaulin.. the 2nd picture looks some kind of Fan Palm.. gives us a warm feeling on a cold day here.. must have been fun to do at the time..
@Fire ..sorry I missed your post there... I can't remember exactly, I think they just drop, I don't recall it looking ugly.. perhaps Mr Vine Eye or Perki can enlighten, as they still have the rose.. yes the blooms are much smaller than The Pilgrim, but it's an entirely different type of rose..
It was great fun, I was very lucky and had an excellent gardener as well. Those are heliconias, they come in many shapes and sizes, I tried to find and plant them all. I loved these
huge ones. Pic from Wiki I need to see if I can unzip my old photo files or scan actual prints
Commiserations for @Mr Vine Eye and his family. I do hope you don't get it badly. It seems the virus is getting closer to us all now which is scary. Thank goodness for our gardens and roses to give us succour.
..thanks Lizzie... frightening isn't it? we barely leave the house here now.. ..as a diversion, I've just ordered these from Secret Garden Club.. I especially wanted the Helianthemum, which I know as 'Red Orient' now 'Supreme'... it repeats bloom, like roses... as does 'Wisley Primrose' but they didn't have that one..
Rhodanthemum 'Pretty in Pink' - 9cm Pot × 1
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Barlow' - 9cm Pot × 3
Rhodanthemum hybrida Tangiers- 9cm pot × 1
Lithospermum Diffusa 'Grace Ward' 9cm Pot × 1
PHLOX paniculata Sweet Summer Lilac - 9cm Pot × 3
Phlox Subulata 'Fabulous Blue' 9cm Pot × 1
AUBRIETA hybrida Regado White - 9cm Pot × 1
Helianthemum Supreme- 9cm pot × 2
@tack ..aah Heliconias.. ok.. look forward to some more pictures..
..I've just ordered these from Secret Garden Club.. I especially wanted the Helianthemum, which I know as 'Red Orient' now 'Supreme'... it repeats bloom, like roses...
You could have told me that BEFORE I placed my order 😉
I don’t remember seeing that one when I was looking
lol... I've been trying to find this Helianthemum for several years, I hadn't realised they had changed its name... I've not noticed it before on the Secret Garden site..
The flowers come off by themselves, although the last few petals seem to fairly regularly clump up and dry out before they fall. However, at least in my view, not in a way that I found a problem or aesthetically bad. It forms nice hips.
The flowers are a mix of sizes, the largest are maybe 2 - 2 1/2 inches
This is a fairly typical bloom - didn’t do this in first year, but now many of the blooms have a button eye ☺️
Thanks, looking back through has confirmed how much I love it 😁
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..how gorgeous is that? are those Bird of Paradise flowers in the border? you certainly covered most of that ugly tarpaulin.. the 2nd picture looks some kind of Fan Palm.. gives us a warm feeling on a cold day here.. must have been fun to do at the time..
..sorry I missed your post there... I can't remember exactly, I think they just drop, I don't recall it looking ugly.. perhaps Mr Vine Eye or Perki can enlighten, as they still have the rose.. yes the blooms are much smaller than The Pilgrim, but it's an entirely different type of rose..
Commiserations for @Mr Vine Eye and his family. I do hope you don't get it badly. It seems the virus is getting closer to us all now which is scary. Thank goodness for our gardens and roses to give us succour.
..as a diversion, I've just ordered these from Secret Garden Club.. I especially wanted the Helianthemum, which I know as 'Red Orient' now 'Supreme'... it repeats bloom, like roses... as does 'Wisley Primrose' but they didn't have that one..
Rhodanthemum 'Pretty in Pink' - 9cm Pot × 1
@tack
..aah Heliconias.. ok.. look forward to some more pictures..
I don’t remember seeing that one when I was looking
... you know you want one ..