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Posted by the_bustopher Kansas City, MO (My Page) on

Mon, Oct 18, 10 at 23:48

Here are a few recently taken pictures of end-of-season blooms. I hope you will enjoy them. The first one is a nice shot of the floribunda Glacier. It can have nicely formed flowers in cooler weather.

The next one is the purple workhorse hybrid tea Shi-Un. This bush gets big, and it just keeps going.

The next one is DA's rose The Endeavor. Up until now it has been predominantly pink. It has picked up some definite coral/orange coloration.

The next one is the ever-lovely and blooming most of the time, Lichfield Angel.

The next one is a shot of The Prince which was taller than I am. That is the reason for the strange camera angle. The flower is so dark that the camera wants to use the flash because of a lack of light reflection. It is on the purple side of dark red. The camera cannot screw up the fragrance of this rose, so there!

So, while I am taking pictures of some of these roses, what should I discover but a bloom on one of my Munstead Woods. Again, the camera wanted to use the flash, but I managed to get around that with a little interference. The color is fairly close to accurate and on the red side rather than the purple side like The Prince. The picture is not the best, but you can see the color.

I hope these are food for thought.

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Posted by inga007 On 6 (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 19, 10 at 7:36

I love the Glacier, it's, almost, transparent looking.
Most of Toronto roses look like the Prince, tall and leaf free.

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Posted by iris_gal z9 CA (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 19, 10 at 21:32

Very nice seeing these roses. I especially enjoy your commentary. Thank you!

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Posted by mnkitty 4a (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 19, 10 at 22:19

Bustopher,
I was so excited to see your Munstead Wood. It really looks a lot like Tradescant at least colorwise. Would you agree? I'm amazed that your Prince is so tall. I doubt mine will get that tall. Shi-Un is very pretty.
Thank you for the pics,
Kitty

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Posted by the_bustopher Kansas City, MO (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 20, 10 at 10:51

Actually, in the picture, The Prince does have most all of its leaves. They just don't show well against the background because of the camera angle. As to the color of Munstead Wood, it seems to be in the same general color range along with Tradescant and Prospero, neither of which I grow, but I have seen them. I have also had some early LD Braithwaites that were approaching that color, but they lightened up when the weather warmed up.

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Posted by rootygirl 6b/7 (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 20, 10 at 21:23

I swoon over white roses and love the pic of Glacier. I also like the old fashioned look of Lichfield Angel. I have never heard of Shi-Un; it is a beautiful and unusual color.

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Posted by maryl Z7 Okla. (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 23, 10 at 9:39

Nice to see all those different roses. Shi-Un is a beauty and I like the charming Lichfield Angel too. I wondered about the color differences of the various Austin red/purples, so thanks for posting your pictures of some of those.

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