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Elarie
Grey Havens
Jun 8 2015, 9:11pm
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My "Middle-earth" roses
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Some roses that I planted last summer - These are all mini-roses around my birdbath with names that remind me of Middle-earth (sorry about the wonky color - my old camera has stopped doing red and pink very well. Time for a new one, I guess): Fireworks Gemstone Smokerings Sweet Fairy Twilight Dream Sorcerer Magic Dragon
__________________ Gold is the strife of kinsmen, and fire of the flood-tide, and the path of the serpent. (Old Icelandic Fe rune poem)
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Kilidoescartwheels
Valinor
Jun 9 2015, 1:17pm
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I've got 3 Pink Knockout rose bushes and they're gigantic - really got to cut them back this year. But seriously, there's a "Magic Dragon" rose? Awesome!
Proud member of the BOFA Denial Association
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Elarie
Grey Havens
Jun 9 2015, 1:27pm
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Better yet, there's a Dwarf King mini rose (Zwergkonig)
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But the only place I can find it online is in Germany, where it seems to be very popular. If I ever find a supplier here in the U.S. I'll add it to my garden for sure!
__________________ Gold is the strife of kinsmen, and fire of the flood-tide, and the path of the serpent. (Old Icelandic Fe rune poem)
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Brethil
Half-elven
Jun 9 2015, 2:23pm
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I only grow Rosa rugosa - I haven't had much luck with the really nice hybridized roses, but I can see you have the touch. Thanks for posting the pics! Some time this week I want to start a 'what are you growing' thread on OT - you should chime in! Awesome!
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Elarie
Grey Havens
Jun 9 2015, 4:16pm
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Thanks! And I agree - rugosas are awesome
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That's what I mostly started with years ago and then finally got brave lately and started experimenting with others. But I haven't given up rugosas completely - I just planted my first Hansa this year and naturally it's doing great with absolutely no care except a little fertilizer. I do love those hardy, carefree rugosas, but I admit my fantasy is a sunny hillside in the country covered with Bourbon and Damask roses in late May and early June, with the fragrance just permeating the air. Sigh... But I'm pretty lucky - I live only a few miles from the Columbus Park of Roses, so that's a beautiful place to go walk at this time of year.
__________________ Gold is the strife of kinsmen, and fire of the flood-tide, and the path of the serpent. (Old Icelandic Fe rune poem)
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