Ooh @Nollie, I'm so envious, absolutely gorgeous blooms.
I walked round the garden earlier, Winchester Cathedral, Alissar, Princess of Phoenicia, and Penvelope look to be the first that will open - if only we had some sunshine!
@Nollie I am extremely envious of your blooms! ( especially Julia Child , mine has 2 buds and they aren't even fat enough to see the colour yet!... there were more but some snapped off in the weather.... on the plus side my French lavender ( i think its dwarf , definitely stoechas but as its in a stone pot I'm not too sure if its a dwarf type or being constrained by the pot!) seems to have survived unscathed so at least I have some purple colour even if my purple and yellow combination is yet to arrive!
First blooms on Tess and Alibaba. The latter has been looking very sad this year though. I don’t think I cut it back properly last year but left too many thin canes. Never had roses and camellia at the same time before!
Clair Austin also has a bloom but it has balled thanks to all the rain!
Mine are coming, the deer took too many of the most advanced buds on the potted roses and decimated Mountbatten in the garden which is usually an early bloomer here.
'Not Heidi Klum' is winning the race with Odyssey not too far behind, Freifrau Caroline has looked like this (below right) for ages. Sample of others showing colour, clockwise- Julia C, Eglantyne, Diamond Eyes and Pearl Drift
Hello @Tack, was just thinking of you, wondering if you were OK..
Those deer sound a total nightmare! Your ‘Not Heidi Klum’ is a good lavender colour, but I can see the need for the Not, foliage is totally wrong for a start. Be a good challenge to try and ID it when it gets into it’s stride.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Good evening @Nollie, things have been a bit difficult but hopefully things are on the up now. The deer are still in the front garden but luckily I've no roses there. I've increased the fence height from the neighbour to the back garden which is a shame because I now can't call their lovely dog to jump over for a therapeutic play (therapeutic for me!) NotHK is going to be difficult to ID I think because I got it from Agel Rosen (same time you got yours remember) but hopefully it is a common type..Buds are pretty, plant habit isn't
I really want HK now but can't find it available here.
Well that rose looks good @Ditsy. I hope your Blue for You does as well as mine, it seems to be almost bomb proof, takes the rain and wind, cold and hot. The only thing that makes it sulk is cutting it hard back, which it needs every few years, as its a monster grower, nearly four feet each year! It repeat flowers well and doesn't suffer from bare limbs at the base. When you plant it in the ground, just make sure you give it plenty of room all round.😁
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I walked round the garden earlier, Winchester Cathedral, Alissar, Princess of Phoenicia, and Penvelope look to be the first that will open - if only we had some sunshine!
Those deer sound a total nightmare! Your ‘Not Heidi Klum’ is a good lavender colour, but I can see the need for the Not, foliage is totally wrong for a start. Be a good challenge to try and ID it when it gets into it’s stride.
The only thing that makes it sulk is cutting it hard back, which it needs every few years, as its a monster grower, nearly four feet each year! It repeat flowers well and doesn't suffer from bare limbs at the base.
When you plant it in the ground, just make sure you give it plenty of room all round.😁