The rose season is winding down and I made the effort today to go to the Heritage Rose Garden to take some quick pictures.
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Puerto Rico, tea
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We have been having some light rain.
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Jean Bach Sisley, china |
I am sure the plants are enjoying it but many blooms have been ruined: balling, rain spotting, and botrytis have all reared their ugly heads again. However, I will spare you the distress and instead will show you mainly those cultivars (quite a few of them) whose blooms stood up well to the weather.
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Mel's Heritage, hybrid wichurana, the rose I was most taken with on this trip. The blooms open well and never look messy. The color is pleasing and plum colored canes are an added bonus. |
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More Mel's Heritage. The fragrance in the moist air was unbelievable. |
This is by no means an exhaustive list: I only had an hour, and there are a few thousand roses blooming.
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Lady Hillingdon, tea |
Enjoy, and I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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'Bermuda's Kathleen', found rose |
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Rubens, tea. In spring there are lots of rain spotted blooms on it, but not this time. |
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Lupe's Buttons, hybrid musk. Also rain spots easily, but I did find one good looking cluster, and with hips too. |
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'Legacy of Elinor Pimentel', found rose |
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'Burnett Pink Tea', found rose. These blooms are not really holding up to the rain well, but I love the soft peach and pink tones. |
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Weisse New Dawn, large-flowered climber
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Mme Berkeley, a tea. This one is in my garden. |
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Mistress Bosanquet, bourbon or china |
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Rita Sammons, polyantha, looking almost like a cherry tree in blossom |
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'Old Korbel Gold', found rose, pernetiana. This one is in my garden too, and showing unusually bright color. |