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| I'm afraid we have reached the end of the line for this year. Here are a few of what was still blooming up until Thanksgiving when it froze hard. The first is DA's rose The Shepherdess.
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| They're all beautiful! Love that TROPICAL AMAZONE. It's a great rose. I just lost my SIGNATURE this yr. It gave up the battle of competing with the suckers the dang rootstock would send up. I just ordered a new one from Regans. Hopefully it will be a better plant. Thanks for sharing the last blooms! |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Mon, Nov 29, 10 at 12:26
| bustopher, your roses are looking great! I think they gave you a lovely good bye for this season! I especially like The Shepherdess and Moonstone. I haven't heard much about The Shepherdess, so I am curious to know how is The Shepherdess doing for you (repeat, disease resistance, vigor, and anything else you think is important to know about this rose)? Special thanks for posting photos of the roses with the bushes they are growing on to see. That gives a so much better idea about the overall look of a rose! Christina |
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- Posted by the_bustopher Kansas City, MO (My Page) on Mon, Nov 29, 10 at 15:25
| The Shepherdess was slow to start, but once it got going in its pot it came along reasonably well. It flowered several times, but it is slower to repeat flower than some of the others. However, this is just its first year. Next year it will be its first year in the ground. It does have a light fragrance. It seemed to be healthy enough in that it wasn't having disease problems with my regular spraying. The color is variable. It is a little more pink in the fall as shown in the picture. Usually it is more cream to light apricot like French Lace and Perdita. As of the first year, it does not appear to be a large bush, but neither did Carding Mill until it got planted in the ground and started growing. Ultimately Carding Mill grew cylindrically to be between 5.5 and 6 ft tall, but not sprawly. Time will tell with these. I hope it will do well; it is pretty. If it stays short like Happy Child, so much the better. |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Mon, Nov 29, 10 at 18:20
| bustopher, thanks for the info on Shepherdess! Sound like a great rose. David Austin has bred so many outstanding roses, I would love to grow them all, but of course I can't, sigh... Christina |
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| They all look great bustopher! |
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| Love Tropical Amazone. Did you get yours from Cliff? I like bold colors so Signature is another beauty. Kind of sad when the roses finally are over for the year. But personally, I need the rest-LOL....Maryl |
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- Posted by the_bustopher Kansas City, MO (My Page) on Wed, Dec 1, 10 at 12:20
| Thanks guys for the comments. I did get the Tropical Amazone, along with a bunch of others, from Cliff's Eurodesert Roses. I just hope it will make it through our consistently inconsistent winter weather. |
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| Enjoyed your photos muchly. Moonstone looks as tho I could reach into the computer screen and pick it. |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Sat, Dec 4, 10 at 14:57
| Tropical Amazone and Moonstone are my favs. Moonstone sure looks like it has lots of petals. Very pretty form. Thanks for the look. |
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| Lovely! Looking at Moonstone, I can now see why roses in cartoons (such as Alice in Wonderland) are drawn like a spiral. Thanks for sharing. :) |
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