'Mutabilis' in the early morning sun.. really brings the colours out.. 'Donatella'.. a highly fragrant rose with good foliage.. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'..
I'm definitely going to have to move my Mutabilis to the opposite sunny bed @Marlorena. All very well listing it as shade tolerant but nobody mentions that the blooms are sickly pastel colours in part shade. My neighbour’s neglected one has similar tones to yours so it seems sun is a prerequisite, makes sense for a China I guess…
Interesting to follow the progress of all the [Not] BMS/Elizabeths, DA certainly seems to have gotten itself into a muddle there. Perhaps commercial pressure to produce something in vast numbers to mark the Jubilee?
Some roses in my south/west facing spots are valiantly putting out new blooms but really they shouldn’t bother as they crisp immediately. Really not worth a photo!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
My BMS is still a mildew mess though producing lots of flowers now. I am thinking of pruning it to 1 feet and sort of starting fresh once this flush is done.
My BMS is still a mildew mess though producing lots of flowers now. I am thinking of pruning it to 1 feet and sort of starting fresh once this flush is done.
I'm thinking similar on my blush noisette and iceberg, and possibly Chandos Beauty. Flowering has been good/great , but the foliage looks so horrendous that perhaps once we get to the last week of June I'll be free and easy with the secateurs.
Omori, I love the way your pic of BMS makes it look like a delicious, succulent buttercup... but it's a rose. 😁
Those pictures make me very excited to receive The Anniversary Rose, Marlorena.... just my luck that Peter Beales have now announced 35% off potted roses!
And a total extravagance, but Styles sent out two wonderful roses today, four and five sturdy basal canes respectively. I'm thrilled they didn't snip the blooms off Eustacia before shipping, as opening the parcel was fragrant and magical, and there are still buds to come. And Amazing Day is jam-packed with buds. Style Roses is just outstanding.
Wow, they are fabulous, I get so green with envy over all the lovely potted roses available in the UK, such a lovely instant treat! Probably just as well they are largely unavailable here though, not just for the sake of my bank balance - they wouldn’t survive the journey in this heat.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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'Donatella'.. a highly fragrant rose with good foliage..
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'..
Interesting to follow the progress of all the [Not] BMS/Elizabeths, DA certainly seems to have gotten itself into a muddle there. Perhaps commercial pressure to produce something in vast numbers to mark the Jubilee?
Some roses in my south/west facing spots are valiantly putting out new blooms but really they shouldn’t bother as they crisp immediately. Really not worth a photo!
..two blooms from 'The Anniversary Rose' both looking quite different..
'Bengal Crimson'.. an odd rose from Asia..
'Pink Martini'.. late to start..
Those pictures make me very excited to receive The Anniversary Rose, Marlorena.... just my luck that Peter Beales have now announced 35% off potted roses!
And a total extravagance, but Styles sent out two wonderful roses today, four and five sturdy basal canes respectively. I'm thrilled they didn't snip the blooms off Eustacia before shipping, as opening the parcel was fragrant and magical, and there are still buds to come. And Amazing Day is jam-packed with buds. Style Roses is just outstanding.