Picked up 11 roses today
The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is
having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. I took 11 of them. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. elfa |
Picked up 11 roses today
elfa wrote in message ...
The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. I took 11 of them. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. elfa What a blast! Let us know who they are : )please : ) it's fun to rejoice together in freeebies : ) |
Picked up 11 roses today
elfa wrote:
The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. Yippee for you! Be sure to invite her over and show her how gorgeous they are this summer. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. I hope you will post some photos of the blooms so that people here might help you identify them. That's fun, I think. If you don't have a place to post photos, you can email them to me and I will post them for you. elfa |
Picked up 11 roses today
Shiva....
Actually...one had a small flower. Link to photo below. It's pretty but I have no idea of the variety. http://web.newsguy.com/paperbag/Images/Mystery.JPG Any ideas? elfa In article aHlwYXRpYQ==.3904583c05b1acf0838aae61395803ba@104 3854634.cotse.net, "Shiva" says... elfa wrote: The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. Yippee for you! Be sure to invite her over and show her how gorgeous they are this summer. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. I hope you will post some photos of the blooms so that people here might help you identify them. That's fun, I think. If you don't have a place to post photos, you can email them to me and I will post them for you. elfa |
Picked up 11 roses today
elfa wrote:
Shiva.... Actually...one had a small flower. Link to photo below. It's pretty but I have no idea of the variety. Really, really pretty, Elfa. You say it might be a miniature? Its coloring reminds me of the Floribunda Nicole--one of the few scentless roses I grow and love. http://web.newsguy.com/paperbag/Images/Mystery.JPG Any ideas? elfa In article aHlwYXRpYQ==.3904583c05b1acf0838aae61395803ba@104 3854634.cotse.net, "Shiva" says... elfa wrote: The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. Yippee for you! Be sure to invite her over and show her how gorgeous they are this summer. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. I hope you will post some photos of the blooms so that people here might help you identify them. That's fun, I think. If you don't have a place to post photos, you can email them to me and I will post them for you. elfa |
Picked up 11 roses today
The bloom is 1 1/2 inches across.
My rose book makes no mention of how large/small in inches, minature blooms should be....so I just assume it is a minature. elfa In article aHlwYXRpYQ==.8ef028217b4e75930a548ccf1d841740@104 3891092.cotse.net, "Shiva" says... elfa wrote: Shiva.... Actually...one had a small flower. Link to photo below. It's pretty but I have no idea of the variety. Really, really pretty, Elfa. You say it might be a miniature? Its coloring reminds me of the Floribunda Nicole--one of the few scentless roses I grow and love. http://web.newsguy.com/paperbag/Images/Mystery.JPG Any ideas? elfa In article aHlwYXRpYQ==.3904583c05b1acf0838aae61395803ba@10 43854634.cotse.net, "Shiva" says... elfa wrote: The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. Yippee for you! Be sure to invite her over and show her how gorgeous they are this summer. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. I hope you will post some photos of the blooms so that people here might help you identify them. That's fun, I think. If you don't have a place to post photos, you can email them to me and I will post them for you. elfa |
Picked up 11 roses today
elfa said:
Actually...one had a small flower. Link to photo below. It's pretty but I have no idea of the variety. http://web.newsguy.com/paperbag/Images/Mystery.JPG Any ideas? Yes, I'm pretty sure that the name of that rose is 'Magic Carrousel'. A very widely grown and distributed miniature hybridized by Ralph Moore in 1972. The red edges will get darker red with exposure to bright sunlight. I One of the most widely grown of all mini roses. Bob Bauer Zone 6 in Salt Lake City http://www.rose-roses.com/ |
Picked up 11 roses today
what fun you are having! I have not heard of The Edwardian Lady, will
have to look her up to find out more : ) Proud of you, not spending any rose bucks in November LOL - and no, 5 gallon pots don't count as rose bucks - by MY rules, anyway! I did fine in November, and December....it was the Dumpster Diving at Home Depot that did me in in January...had to try Whisky Mac once again as the one I purchased at HD last year was not WM, and a Blue Girl and Royal Highness. I have fun growing the $2 Dumpster Dive roses each year, and then pass along to the Rose Society the ones that don't thrill me : ) I'm SO fickle LOL Have fun rosing! I would be right now if I didn't have the Creeping Crud : ) Suzanne, zone 10a saki wrote in message . .. (Suzanne in CA) wrote in om: elfa wrote in message ... The property manager for a rental in my neighborhood is having all the roses dug up and removed. She told me I could have any that I wanted. I took 11 of them. Unfortunately, they had been pruned and had no flowers to indicate variety or color. They seem to be minatures as they have small leaves. Should be in for some surprises this spring. elfa What a blast! Let us know who they are : )please : ) it's fun to rejoice together in freeebies : ) Absolutely! In my garden I discovered two "free" infants this past weekend, growing a few inches away from the base of Scentimental. At first I thought they might be seedlings or cuttings that had somehow rooted themselves but it appears they were volunteering from Scentimental's rootstock. I potted up both of them and have been told they're likely Dr. Huey, which is fine with me; I already have a full- sized one that blooms beautifully in spring and two more are most welcome. As an experiment I've been seeing how many months can go by before I buy more roses...just to test whether I have any self-control left at all. I bought none in November; none in December; and have so far gotten through most of January with nary a farthing spent on roses. Okay, I had to buy some five-gallon cans in December to pot up my one-gallon cuttings, but that doesn't count, does it? Now that I've proven I can regulate my spending, it's time to let loose with a small let's-see-how-the-water-feels order. From Ashdown so far: Secret Garden Musk Climber (whose fragrance is said to be outstanding as is its ability to bloom in lower-light circumstances), Lady Ann Kidwell (recommended as a good polyantha that has a tea shape and fragrance), Mary Washington (which will be my first Noisette), and Niles Cochet (a lovely tea which looked nifty at Descanso Gardens in So Cal last month so I'll gve it a try). I happened to read an article where The Edwardian Lady was featured and now think I ought to get that one as well. And recommendations for it? ---- |
Picked up 11 roses today
I'm glad you think it's 'Magic Carrousel'.
I was on the verge of going to my local rose company to look at their minatures. The only one in their online catalog I liked was 'Magic Carrousel'. elfa In article , Bob says... elfa said: Actually...one had a small flower. Link to photo below. It's pretty but I have no idea of the variety. http://web.newsguy.com/paperbag/Images/Mystery.JPG Any ideas? Yes, I'm pretty sure that the name of that rose is 'Magic Carrousel'. A very widely grown and distributed miniature hybridized by Ralph Moore in 1972. The red edges will get darker red with exposure to bright sunlight. I One of the most widely grown of all mini roses. Bob Bauer Zone 6 in Salt Lake City http://www.rose-roses.com/ |
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