..all gorgeous, especially 'Penelope'.. Lucky to have some heat, it hasn't got above 18c here.. I'm stuck in a cool NW airflow and no change in prospect.. ''Surpassing Beauty''... 'Tottering by Gently'.. 'Kathleen Harrop'.. Dahlia bud.. not sure which one.. 'Indigo'. 'Desdemona'..
Apropos 'Danahue'... has anyone else noticed the unusual breeder's code designation for this rose? All DA roses have the prefix AUS but this one has usa6b15 .. how unusual.. I'm supposing the rose has already trialled in the U.S. to zone 6b, Sunset zone 15 [?], which covers N. California where they get mild but cooler winters than elsewhere in that State.. Or, perhaps it's been there since 2015.. and due for release in 2024/5..? Well that's my take on it..
I think I can scrap that, it does have the Aus code... it's AUSa6b15.. I was going by the DA Instagram page and they left out the A.. still, it's an odd one..
@Rojas - I went past Lidl today and saw the lavender, they looked in far better state than when I went a couple of weeks ago to get mine. Anyway it’s perked up since being repotted.
@Marlorena - they use mud to seal the holes up, after laying the eggs and filling each cell with pollen. Kept seeing them about this morning.
Desdemona
Vanessa Bell
Kew Gardens
Malvern Hills
Lady of Shalott - little puckering lips in the centre
I did notice the weird breeder code Marlorena and imagined a scenario where they had had another rose lined up for release... AUSking or AUSwindsor or whatever... but the King refused permission to use his name, and so they trotted out this other backup rose they had been saving for a rainy day.
Or perhaps it is just David Austin Jr dispensing with a little bit more of their tradition and history and making the roses seem even more like a mere commercial product with a barcode stamped down the stem.
Any roses which would be appropriate for celebrating a football team going from non-league to the premiership? Elbfee, very sorry about your team
The foliage does look pretty against the backdrop of the Astrantia here. Maybe it heard what I said about it and is going to pull its finger out this year and grow for me!
Any roses which would be appropriate for celebrating a football team going from non-league to the premiership? Elbfee, very sorry about your team
Congratulations! What are the team colours to help you choose the right rose? Bavaria, again, it sucks. Maybe my home team will manage to go back to first league tomorrow. Can't think of a blue black rose... Have just decided to visit a park tomorrow that shows 40 theme gardens. Yes, they do have a shoppe.
@agnasia I like the scent but I find the rose, as a shrub, frustrating... the bloom colour is not always to my liking, or the shape of them, held on short stems atop stiff hybrid tea like canes, they look rather squat and dumpy.. so I find it rather graceless. I loved it when I first had it, but now not so much..
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Penelope
Eglantine
New Winchester Cathedral
New Strawberry Hill has buds!
Etoile de Hollande, very coy
Happy Birthday, a small HT
Lucky to have some heat, it hasn't got above 18c here.. I'm stuck in a cool NW airflow and no change in prospect..
''Surpassing Beauty''...
'Tottering by Gently'..
'Kathleen Harrop'..
Dahlia bud.. not sure which one..
'Indigo'.
'Desdemona'..
All DA roses have the prefix AUS but this one has usa6b15 .. how unusual.. I'm supposing the rose has already trialled in the U.S. to zone 6b, Sunset zone 15 [?], which covers N. California where they get mild but cooler winters than elsewhere in that State..
Or, perhaps it's been there since 2015.. and due for release in 2024/5..?
Well that's my take on it..
I think I can scrap that, it does have the Aus code... it's AUSa6b15.. I was going by the DA Instagram page and they left out the A.. still, it's an odd one..
@Marlorena - they use mud to seal the holes up, after laying the eggs and filling each cell with pollen. Kept seeing them about this morning.
Desdemona
Kew Gardens
Or perhaps it is just David Austin Jr dispensing with a little bit more of their tradition and history and making the roses seem even more like a mere commercial product with a barcode stamped down the stem.
Any roses which would be appropriate for celebrating a football team going from non-league to the premiership? Elbfee, very sorry about your team
...thanks, I didn't know that about the mud.. how interesting..
all lovely roses and happy bees !..
@Athelas your Wollerton is out before mine, it looks beautiful.
Roald Dahl is getting there
I like the scent but I find the rose, as a shrub, frustrating... the bloom colour is not always to my liking, or the shape of them, held on short stems atop stiff hybrid tea like canes, they look rather squat and dumpy.. so I find it rather graceless.
I loved it when I first had it, but now not so much..
Your roses are looking great..