Thursday, June 23, 2011

After a Heat Wave

We have had temperatures over 100F in the past few days - a heat wave that came on quite suddenly after a long spell of cool weather.

Rosette Delizy


Lots of rose blooms are toast, but surprisingly a lot of others held up really well.

'Secret Garden Musk Climber'

Despite its fragile appearance, 'Secret Garden Musk Climber', a found hybrid musk, is very tough. It is clean and fragrant, and the blooms look fresh and spotless.  

Souvenir de la Malmaison

I love the swirls of petals on this wonderful bourbon rose. I can finally enjoy the blooms, after the spring flush all balled for me, again. Some of its outer petals have brown edges indicative of damage done by tiny insects called thrips, but I am so happy to finally see some open blooms that I can easily overlook minor cosmetic imperfections :).

Isabella Sprunt
I found this one bloom on Isabella Sprunt that thrips seem to have missed :). Most of the earlier blooms were barely semi-double, and the bush had a severe case of mildew, but the heat must have done it some good, it looks much better now.

Basye's Purple Rose
 Blooms on Basye's Purple Rose last only a couple of days. Petals drop cleanly and the plant never looks tired and shabby, a real asset in the heat of the summer. I never deadhead my rugosas, hips or no hips, and they all keep blooming on and off until frost.

Pretty Jessica
Pretty Jessica is an older Austin rose, almost thornless and very fragrant. I love the silvery pink cup shaped blooms, and I have placed a silvery blue nepeta next to it. Petals drop cleanly, although pretty often the blooms refuse to open for me. This rose is on the small side for an Austin, which is an asset, and it looks neat and tidy.

William Shakespeare 2000
Both of my William Shakespeare 2000 bushes give me these white edged blooms from time to time, so I presume it is fairly common. I am not sure why it happens, but they look pretty.

Gruss an Aachen
Thrips missed that one too, and it opened perfectly. My Gruss an Aachen displays very pronounced symptoms of rose mosaic virus (yellow mosaic pattern on the leaves), so I will remove it soon. I will miss those wonderful blooms...

Posted by Masha at 1:05 AM
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38 comments:

  1. Dani P.June 23, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    You are taking such gorgeous pictures, Masha ! I feel in love with all your roses. I can't tell wich one I like it better...

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  2. FlowerLady LorraineJune 23, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    As always, I am touched by the beauty of your roses. The two that really spoke to me this morning were Bayse's Purple rose and William Shakespeare 2000.

    Have a great day ~ FlowerLady

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  3. GabiJune 23, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    Piękne róże... bardzo podoba mi się William Shakespeare... muszę go kupić... pozdrawiam...

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  4. AnonymousJune 23, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    I can not imagine extended periods of heat. The roses look like they are having a good go of it, but I can imagine other plants sulking. You roses are pretty and so are the photos you took of them. The last photo is really beautiful, the daisies look so perfect framed against the colorful background.

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  5. letrecivetteJune 23, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    Masha these pics are most beautiful than other!
    Have a great day!
    Monica

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  6. Cathy and SteveJune 23, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Each and every bloom is such a masterpiece! It's wonderful to find someone who shares my taste in roses LOL. My DH loves the HT's, but I so much prefer the heirloom and Austin roses, not just for the incredible beauty but for the amazing fragrance as well!

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  7. organicgardendreamsJune 23, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Masha, what a wonderful post about the happenings in your garden. Over 100 F, that is quite hot and it amazes me how well many of your roses have taken it. I didn't know that you are having 'Pretty Jessica, too, and obviously you are growing it to perfection. I love, love, love the globular blooms. I planted mine in the ground just 4 weeks ago and hope it will look much better than being confined in a too small pot, soon. Your photo of 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' is to die for. It really tempts me to get SdlM for myself, again. This rose too pretty not to be grown. At least I should give it another chance.
    Christina

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  8. MashaJune 23, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Thank you, Dani, FlowerLady, Gabi, Donna and Monica. I am so glad you liked these pictures!

    Cathy, my problem is I love them all. I have quite a few gaudy HTs too :), as long as they are fragrant and not too disease-ridden, I will grow them. I am actually quite attached to Pernetianas, I just love those flame colors and rich fragrance... The tall stiff growth with naked legs is so perfect for growing perennials under them, I feel I can squeeze more plants in that way.

    Christina, good luck with Pretty Jessica, I hope it does well for you. I am not sure about SDLM, so often it is such a frustrating rose to grow, but trying new roses is so much fun I would never want to discourage you :)

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  9. b-a-gJune 23, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Masha - Great photos. If I was forced to pick a favourite one, it would be Pretty Jessica because it has a lot of ruffling in the centre compared to SdlM for example . Is that its feature?

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  10. MashaJune 23, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    b-a-g, thank you, and yes, that's how PJ blooms typically look. SDLM opens flat, but PJ stays cup shaped until the petals are ready to drop. It is a pretty rose.

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  11. EvoOrganicJune 23, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Beautiful pictures! My favorite is the William Shakespeare 2000. The color is gorgeous.

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  12. MashaJune 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    Thank you, Evo! It is one of my favorite roses too.

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  13. HolleyGardenJune 23, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    I've heard about Rosette Delizy, but your picture makes me very interested in her! Very pretty. I also love WS 2000, and I didn't know Pretty Jessica was almost thornless! These will go on my ever-growing list!

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  14. MashaJune 23, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Holley, I am glad you have a rose list! I have no more room, and have given up rose shopping, unfortunately. I will be looking forward to reading about your new roses in your blog.

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  15. sweetbayJune 24, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Your first photo especially just dazzles. So beautiful. Of course all of them are beautiful ~ William Shakespeare looks so sumptuous and I love the pictures with the daisies.

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  16. Christine @ the Gardening BlogJune 24, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    What beautiful photographs! The roses are beautiful too of course :)

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  17. MashaJune 24, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Thank you, Sweetbay and Christine. I am glad you liked them.

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  18. Rose-loverJune 24, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Dear Masha
    Your photos are amasing. Can you tell me if you are using some kind of Photoshop or only your new camera?

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  19. MashaJune 24, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Rose-lover, thank you. I don't have Photoshop (too expensive), only my camera. I shoot in RAW and use the free software provided by Nikon to convert the RAW files into the JPEG format. There is minimal processing that comes with the software that I always make use of.

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  20. UnknownJune 25, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Masha, As always great photos of gorgeous roses. We have had many 100 degree days in the past two week and while the plants hold up well, the flowers are frying to a crisp. Of course some hold up better than others.

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  21. MashaJune 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Thank you, Rev. Roses, and it is always nice to know which ones can stand the heat better.

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  22. Chris "The Redneck Rosarian"June 25, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Great roses on this post. Most especially the Rosette Delizy. It is def going on my list...

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  23. klaraau01June 25, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    They are all beautiful, Masha, such a feast for the eye seeing all of your beauties, and the heat wave - bring it on! We are freezing here in the middle of winter!

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  24. MashaJune 25, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Thank you, Chris. Good luck with RD - I hope you like in person :)

    Klaraau01, thank you, and it is hard to imagine someone being cold right now - I have been watering non-stop!

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  25. debsgardenJune 25, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I was thinking the Gruss an Aachen was my favorite, then read that it suffers from rose mosaic virus and must be removed. How sad! Your roses are all so beautiful! It must be a wonder to walk amidst them.

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  26. MashaJune 25, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Deb, thank you. Hopefully, if you were to get GanA on its own roots, it wouldn't have the virus, but you never know...

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  27. Casa MariposaJune 26, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    I can only imagine what it's like to wander through your garden! Everything looks incredible! We had a nasty heat wave last week, too. Hooray for rain barrels!!

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  28. MashaJune 26, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Thank you, Casa Mariposa, I am glad you have the rain barrels.

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  29. AnnetteJune 26, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Wunderbare Bilder, leider kann ich kein englisch, ja so was gibt s... sonst würde ich dir mehr Kommentare zu deinen sensationellen Rosen und den wunderbaren Fotos schreiben. Ich mag deinen Blog! Liebe Grüße Annette

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  30. MashaJune 26, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Thank you, Annette, I can always use an on-line translator:). I am glad you liked the roses.

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  31. GigaJune 26, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    I znowu pięknie różanie i pachnąco. Bardzo podoba mi się Purple Rose. Pozdrawiam bardzo serdecznie

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  32. MashaJune 27, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Thank you, Giga!

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  33. DonnaJune 27, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Sorry I was away for a while but missed your rose posts...i could even smell the heavenly rose scent wafting through the computer...lovely

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  34. AlistairJune 27, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Hello Masha, Summer has arrived in Aberdeen, unfortunately no one has told the weather. Past two weeks have not reached 60f. Never mind some of the Roses are blooming in spite of it. Did I ever tell you that I love your pictures? The Basye's Purple Rose is simply divine.

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  35. MashaJune 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Donna, don't apologize, and welcome back to the blogosphere. I am happy to hear from you again.

    Alistair, I am glad your roses are blooming even though the weather seems to be chilly... Reminds me of some summers in Moscow when all we wore were heavy padded jackets :). Thank you for your compliments, I appreciate them.

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  36. Roses, Color, and LightJune 27, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    So lovely! I LOVE Secret Garden.
    Sandra

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  37. MashaJune 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    Thank you, Sandra, I love it too!

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  38. AimeeJuly 11, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    I think my Gruss an Aachen must have RMV, too,... I googled it after looking at your post. it's weird that both of ours probably do...? I haven't experienced it before. I wonder if I should email the dealer, it's a relatively young plant.

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