Really like English Perfume! Looks fully packed and a nice shade of mauve!

Your picture of "The Painter" shows how different roses can be in different climates. I grow it here, and while the spripes and orange are still there, the color is quite different.

When I saw your pic of S.E.A. of love I was sooo jealous! I had cuttings sent to me, but none took :( Hopefully, someone in the US/Canada puts it into commerce again!

Tammy

You never cease to amaze me, with the huge variety of roses.

Thank you, for finding the time, to share the result of your

labours with others.

Happy Labour Day !

Ingrida

Hey Tammy, Hortico doesn't have S.E.A. OF LOVE anymore? I'll hafta go look.

Thanks Ingrida, Happy Labor Day to you too! And everybody else! Gonna be a lazy day for me. I finally have a 2-day weekend! Yippee!

You always have so many lovely roses I'm not familiar with, so I learn something with each of your posts. However, I'm bowled over by the dianthus--must check around my town next spring and see if I can find anything like that. That's an entirely new one to me.

Kate

Kate, that dianthus was a new one about 2 yrs ago. It's a series called "Diana" and blueberry is the color. It really is a true lavender-purple. I love it. I seem to remember seeing it on a perennial website last yr, but can't remember which one. I got them from a local wholesale nursery that we used to buy plants from at the Ace Hardware store where I work. Unfortunately they went out of business. But the nursery we got plants from this yr, down in Sac, only carried the Diana mix in 6-packs. I believe I did see a blueberry one in one of the packs. I'm sure somebody out there will have it. Maybe try Lowes or HD.

Actually...after I read your post, I did a little digging and you're right, Hortico is still selling it, but under the name Purple Gem, with S.E.A. of Love as an AKA :) Needless to say, my order is placed along with Purple Popcorn and The Nightwalker. Regardless, of Hortico's reputation, I haven't had any issues with them...I just hope that I didn't jinx myself!

Tammy

Dianthus and roses are really beautiful, great pics.

I brought home English Perfume from RU this spring and I just love it. Your picture really captures its` beauty. Wish everyone could smell it!! This rose has done very well in my Ky. zone 6 garden and I would recommend it. I enjoyed all of your roses...I always see roses I have never seen before when I open your posts! Thanks Lesley

That Fragrant Plum is gorgeous! Jam & Jerusalem? What a name! Love the purple dianthus too. I have a lot of different pink and red ones but I don't think I've ever seen any that color before.