Granada has finished off it's first flush with a cluster of large
blooms that takes my breath away every time I walk by. When I bought
it last July, my mother didn't think it would live. Now it's stealing
the show from the amaryllis.

Pics:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/bgs12345/...ics_02/Pics_03


Blue Girl has also come into bloom. This poor plant was a "rescue"
from Home Depot. It would have been a poster child for shutting down
the bagged rose trade - too much wax, virtually no roots, one cane
severed by the string holding it in place, etc, etc. I figured she
was already a ghost when I bought her, so I nicknamed her "Moaning
Myrtle".

I'm stunned she's still alive at all, never mind throwing out blooms.
I know she doesn't have the roots for it, so I'm cutting her bloom and
pruning off her other two buds later today. It seems a pity, but
she's been such a fighter that I want to make sure she lives long
enough to develop a good root system.

On Sun, 11 May 2003 09:29:50 GMT, torgo
wrote:

Granada has finished off it's first flush with a cluster of large
blooms that takes my breath away every time I walk by. When I bought
it last July, my mother didn't think it would live. Now it's stealing
the show from the amaryllis.

Pics:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/bgs12345/...ics_02/Pics_03

Really gorgeous!

Blue Girl has also come into bloom. This poor plant was a "rescue"
from Home Depot. It would have been a poster child for shutting down
the bagged rose trade - too much wax, virtually no roots, one cane
severed by the string holding it in place, etc, etc. I figured she
was already a ghost when I bought her, so I nicknamed her "Moaning
Myrtle".

I'm stunned she's still alive at all, never mind throwing out blooms.
I know she doesn't have the roots for it, so I'm cutting her bloom and
pruning off her other two buds later today. It seems a pity, but
she's been such a fighter that I want to make sure she lives long
enough to develop a good root system.

I have a feeling that this one's going to keep a special place in your
garden, even if it never goes wild.

torgo wrote:

Granada has finished off it's first flush with a cluster of large
blooms that takes my breath away every time I walk by. When I bought
it last July, my mother didn't think it would live. Now it's stealing
the show from the amaryllis.

What kinds of amryllis do you have? They are blooming now? Out here,
they bloom (indoors) between Christmas and Easter. I have never been
able to grow them outside on account of the bloody snails making
mincemeat of them.

Pics:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/bgs12345/...ics_02/Pics_03

Beautiful. Very luminous.

Blue Girl has also come into bloom. This poor plant was a "rescue"
from Home Depot. .... so I nicknamed her "Moaning
Myrtle".

LOL!

I'm stunned she's still alive at all, never mind throwing out blooms.
I know she doesn't have the roots for it, so I'm cutting her bloom and
pruning off her other two buds later today. It seems a pity, but
she's been such a fighter that I want to make sure she lives long
enough to develop a good root system.

It is a real pity when a mauve/lilac/ligt purple rose is treated this
way, especially, since some of them such as Sterling Silver never ever
recover. Lots of people come to the conclusion that these roses are
wimps when the truth is that they were abused in their foster homes
before they reached their adopted parents. It is great that your Blue
Girl is a survivor, and that she is trying to stay cheerful and alive.
More power to her!

--
Radika
California
USDA 9 / Sunset 15

On Sun, 11 May 2003 09:29:50 GMT, torgo
wrote:

Granada has finished off it's first flush with a cluster of large
blooms that takes my breath away every time I walk by. When I bought
it last July, my mother didn't think it would live. Now it's stealing
the show from the amaryllis.

Now you know why it's my fav! And that scent!

Pics:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/bgs12345/...ics_02/Pics_03


Blue Girl has also come into bloom.

I have a new rose named Blue Nile that is about to bloom. I'll try and
scan a bloom for you. I think it will be right up your alley if you
like Blue Girl.

On Sun, 11 May 2003 08:59:45 -0700, Radika Kesavan
wrote:


What kinds of amryllis do you have? They are blooming now? Out here,
they bloom (indoors) between Christmas and Easter. I have never been
able to grow them outside on account of the bloody snails making
mincemeat of them.


I'm not sure of the variety, and neither is the former owner of my
house. Someone he worked with was dividing them and brought him the
extras. He had them planted in a circle around a pine tree, in full
shade most of the day.

The first spring I was here, I didn't see a single bloom. I moved
about half of them to a spot with almost full sun, at the end of the
walkway from the front door to the driveway. They've bloomed and
multiplied like bunnies ever since. Late April to middle May is
their blooming period. They're in that first pic with the Granada
blooms.

So far nothing has attacked them or my daffodils. But I've had to
abandon all hope of ever growing tulips, and this year I've lost most
of my lilies (over 100 of them in about 15 varieties) to things that
go "munch" in the night. That has me nervous about planting the
gladiolus bulbs that I got last week. Maybe I'll just wait until fall
and plant helleborus instead.