Sunday, November 25, 2012

Mega eye candy

Pics from the last week. There has been beauty scattered here and there in the garden. Enough to share anyway. Enjoy!

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The pinker, cool-weather version of 'Clotilde Soupert' and a honey bee buzzing by
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'Madame Abel Chatenay'
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A frilly 'White Maman Cochet'
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison' - She has many faces.
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Madame Lombard' - version 1
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'Madame Lombard' - version 2 surrounded by Clematis 'Princess Diana' deadheads
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Salvia farinacea
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
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'Bow Bells'
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'Polonaise'
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'Rose de Rescht' less double and paler than I have ever seen it - and a friend
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'General Gallieni'
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'Polonaise' a few days later
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'Marchesa Boccella' - is she scrumptious, or what?
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'Mrs. B. R. Cant' from behind
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'Mrs. B. R. Cant' face to face
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My new NOID from the Festival of Roses. Her colors are deeper than these photos show, but the bud is definitely red.
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The voluptuous NOID again. More maroon than this with strong fragrance much like 'Chrysler Imperial'.
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NOID again looking for a name
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Another flower from the NOID - should be much more maroon
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The NOID still in the pot on Fortuniana rootstock - again colors are darker
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My NOID impulse-purchase required some non-existent room, so adjustments had to be made. She is sitting in 'White Pet's old spot who has moved backwards to the formerly empty space on the edge of the back patio (top of photo). 'Borderer' to the right moved further to the right. Ahhh, that feels better. ('Leonie Lamesch' is to the left.)
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'Leonie Lamesch'
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Tree rats!!!!!!!!!
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The anticipation is great for 'Jude the Obscure'.
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'Louis Philippe'
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'Sweet Chariot' - Amazing that all those colors are her and accurate.
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'Reve d'Or'
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'Mary Guthrie' - a rose not a camellia
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'Iridescent Pink' who had been face down in the dirt
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Just planted - 'Iridescent Pink' was a Festival of Roses purchase featuring fat flowers and wonderful fragrance.
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'Iridescent Pink' took 'Arcadia Louisiana Tea's old spot. You might be able to see 'Fourth of July' to the left of IP and to the left of FoJ is a barely visible 'Richard's Rose'.
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A week later I'm sure 'Iridescent Pink' is already bulking up. He's on Fortuniana rootstock.
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'Richard's Rose' is another story of root competition. Planted last Spring I can happily say that I didn't kill him though I think I tried. I surrounded him with daylilies and Purple Coneflowers - very close by. Inches close by. Most of the time you couldn't see him, but when I planted IP and FoJ, I moved his offending neighbors out of his way. I'm hoping he'll take off now. Linda will be shocked to see this photo.
Have a wonderful Monday!!

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful one and all. You sure have a green thumb Sherry. Your photos are great too.

    FlowerLady

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    1. Thank you, FlowerLady. My grandmother had a green thumb. She was a great "stick it in the ground and it grows" gardener. Maybe when I'm 70 or 80, I'll have her green thumb. That would definitely be cool!

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  2. In love with Marchesa Boccella ! Lovely autumn roses and so many ! Greetings, Sherry !

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    1. Dani, I'm so happy that you share my love of Marchesa Boccella. She doesn't give me a whole lot of blooms (at least not yet) but she's happy living in a pot in a little too much shade, so she's a definite keeper. I almost put the caption "Peppermint pillow" under that flower photo.

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  3. I am green with envy. Trying to decide which pic is my favorite. Maybe the 'Clotilde Soupert', it looks a lot like my Comte de Chambord. The temp tonight is 25. So glad it is only 112 days until spring. :)

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    1. Teresa, it's so nice to hear that Clotilde Soupert resembles Comte de Chambord since CdC probably would not be happy here. It'll be easier to be satisfied with my imposter. CS's flowers are only about 2" across but she does have a lovely perfume even on hot summer afternoons. Hope you have an early and glorious spring.

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  4. Great pictures!
    Thank you for having presented the many faces of Souvenir de la Malmaison, you made me really consider it for my own small collection

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    1. Ioana, thank you! SdlM is a good rose for the hot, humid southeast, and a good friend grows her well in hot, dry Southern California. She sometimes looks a bit ratty as she goes through her bloom cycles, but she is quite disease resistant and flushes regularly with luscious, lightly fragrant blooms that light up the garden, and she's not a very big bush - maybe 3-1/2' tall x 4' wide in my garden. I have 3 of them. I visited your lovely blog to see where you garden but didn't find your location mentioned. I've placed a link to yours on mine, and I'm very honored that you have linked my blog on yours. Happy gardening!

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  5. They are all so lovely! I can't name a favorite. I just kept 'oohing' and 'awing' as I scrolled down each picture. Except, the picture of your sprinkler head gnawed upon was shocking!

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    1. HolleyGarden, the feeling I get from 'oohing' and 'awing' is almost as good as chocolate. Endorphins must be involved. Those stupid squirrels are going to destroy everything. Good thing auto insurance covers squirrel damage.

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  6. Perfection! I know I could never pick a favorite.

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    1. Susan, you don't have to. You are absolutely free to enjoy each and every one of them to the fullest. :))

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  7. I see 'little' Richard's Rose. Have no fears, he'll rebound back this spring!!

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  8. Beautiful blooms. We have a new plant of 'Mrs. B.R. Cant' and can't wait to see it grow and blooms as your is now....

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    1. Chris, her blooms are gorgeous now. She really loves the chilly nights, I guess!! Much more than I do.

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  9. Oh, in Florida the roses are still in bloom, so beautiful. I love roses but at this moment they almost have gone to sleep in my Dutch garden in a wet and cold Western Europe.

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    1. Janneke, I'm hoping we have several more weeks until the first hard freeze - well, I really hope one NEVER comes!! Enjoy your winter garden - any colorful rose hips? Thank you for taking the time to write!!

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