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Parade, July 2008

cactusjoe1
15 years ago

This has been a great year for Parade in our garden.

Comments (27)

  • aprilscott12
    15 years ago

    OMG!!!!! How big is that thing??? LOVE the color and form. I'm in zone 7 also. NW GA. to be exact so I suppose it would grow the same size for me. It is GORGEOUS. Does it hold up well in the heat? Some of my rose blooms tend to wilt a bit in this horrid heat. Other ones just laugh at it. Gotta love those. April

  • kayli-gardener
    15 years ago

    Woweee! I had this climber once upon a time, but it didn't look like yours. Congratulations! You must be giving it lots of TLC.

  • paulieinct
    15 years ago

    Absolutely breathtaking. Superb shot. -Paul

  • greenhaven
    15 years ago

    Holy cow!!! Gorgeous plant, cactusjoe. That is lovely and amazing.

  • cactusjoe1
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    There are actually two plants, on own root, planted in 2000. It does well in the heat, but the petals tend to spot after prolonged rain. It's more than 15 feet high and at least 20 feet wide.

  • cactusjoe1
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    A closer look at the flowers:

  • jumbojimmy
    15 years ago

    wow!! What a gorgeous, wonderful colour! Very vibrant!

  • aprilscott12
    15 years ago

    OH MY!!!! It DOES get huge! Is it a repeat bloomer?? I absolutely LOVE the color. April

  • Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
    15 years ago

    Beautiful, could plop down in a chair and stare at that for a longggg time. Absolutely stunning.

  • zeffyrose
    15 years ago

    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO---these pictures are lucious.

    Florence

  • jackie_o
    15 years ago

    Joe your pics of Parade always knock me out.
    Try to search for this rose in g@@gle and all you get are "Rose Parade" links lol.
    Where did you get your own roots from? I would love to have the same source as yours.

  • kathy9norcal
    15 years ago

    Wow. July? Not spring flush? Truly amazing.
    Kathy

  • cactusjoe1
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Kathy,
    We had a really late season. Normally, the spring flush would be over by the end of June, but the whole of June had been cold and wet.

    Jackie,
    The original plant was a grafted bareroot. But it languished, so I rooted some cuttings off it. The picture shows two of the cuttings.

  • nattaporn
    15 years ago

    Beautiful color! I love your rose.

  • Prettypetals_GA_7-8
    15 years ago

    WOWZERS!!! Gotta get this baby too!!! Beautiful. Judy

  • nattaporn
    15 years ago

    Is Parade do well in hot zone? Is fast and good repeating?
    Please tell me the detail.
    Thank you very much.

    nattaporn

  • canadian_rose
    15 years ago

    Oh MY GOODNESS!! Most of the time I'm quite happy living in my zone 3, but when I see climbers like that - I just want to pack up and move down south!!!!

    Thank you!!

    Carol

  • cactusjoe1
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    "Is Parade do well in hot zone?" nattaporn

    It takes the summer well, but that won't be the same as saying that it will do well in a hotter climate. I don't have an answer to that question. But it probably needs a cooling season to flower well. Perhaps gardeners in Southern US may be able to answer your question.

    "Repeats well" is a relative question. Compared to it's massive spring flush, and a smaller flush in late season, the number of blooms in between is seemingly sparse. But when I compare it with any other roses in my garden, the summer repeat produces more flowers than all the other roses except Frederic Mistral.

  • nattaporn
    15 years ago

    Cactus_joe, Thank you very much !!

  • Molineux
    15 years ago

    Drop Dead GORGEOUS!!!

  • gymmom411
    15 years ago

    I know this is an older thread but it is worth bringing up again and we could all use some wow factor right now. So WOW! what an incredible picture, it should be in a magazine or painting or something. It makes me want to sit next to it with a cup of tea and just enjoy looking at it. I wish I knew it would do well in southern Ca. because I am looking for a pink climber.

  • geodave
    15 years ago

    That's what I'm talkin' about ... why we do what we do. Spiny joe your display is ... well hell's bells, magnificent! An embarrasment of rishes, no?

  • suzyr
    15 years ago

    This is absolutely beautiful!

    I would love to have coffee in the morning on a patio surrounded by this beauty what a way to start a day!

  • foreoki12
    12 years ago

    Cruising the archives for info on Parade I have found a couple of the most jaw-dropping photos I could imagine. This is what I hope my new baby Parade will grow up to look like. Thanks for sharing!

  • ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
    12 years ago

    Absolutely beautiful! The color is so rich and gorgeous. I'm sure it must be even more spectacular in real life. It was great to see this rose.

  • meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation
    12 years ago

    I'm glad y'all brought this back up :)

    Mine has her very first bud opening! I'm excited :D

  • Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
    12 years ago

    I must have missed this first time around. Breath taking. Must take a week just to deadhead. Where ever you are Cactus Joe, this is a beautiful photo....Maryl