pink, Pink, PINK

17 years ago

Hardy roses roses tend to be pink. Living in zone 4 as I do, the pinks tend to predominate the color scheme and I get bored with the color. Still, I keep a few of the better ones.

'Henry Hudson' is a rugosa from the Explorer tribe. I think it's a hybrid because it doesn't sucker like most rugosa roses, and the scent, while good, is not as strong. Ever-blooming with dense, bushy habit. Healthy like most rugosas, it would make a good barrier plant. Good autumn leaf color, too.

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'Henry Hudson'

No winter cane damage. The only fault is the high attraction it holds for Japanese beetles. There are always a few shredding the petals.

Near Henry a have a wide clump of Siberian iris hybrids. The colors are perfect together:

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Purples are my favorite color. They mix with everything I have.

At the back step are some clumps of plain old Hosta lancifolia They are ordinary, green foliage plants, but in the late summer they hoist tall wands of delicate flowers that attract the hummingbirds. We hear them buzzing from our kitchen window.

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Hosta lancifolia

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Comments (6)

lesdvs9
17 years ago
That's a beautiful rose and the flowers are gorgeous. Wonderful photos.

That's kind of funny, for me as hot as it gets, purple almost does better than pink in some varieties.
Les
bgrose
17 years ago
This rose is not boring at all, it has many shades of pink and has the delicacy of a cherry blossom. One of the most beautiful things in spring is the falling rain of cherry blossom petals, so for me it would be a reall pleasure to see the falling rose petals flying in the wind and covering the ground with color and the air with intoxication, like a rain, like snowflakes, like showers.
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Krista_5NY
17 years ago
Fabulous pics, pink roses are my favorite. That's interesting that the hardy roses tend to be pink.
twohuskies
17 years ago
Lovely pics, but you either have a mislabeled Henry Hudson, or put up the wrong picture. Henry is white..
dr_andre_phufufnik
Original Author
17 years ago
YES!!! MY BAD. THAT's 'JENS MUNK' !!

My picture is mislabeled. I do have 'Henry Hudson' and he is indeed white. But I did a switcheroonie on the file names in my personal catalogue.

Thanks, TwoHuskies.
canadian_rose
17 years ago
I was just going to say the same thing. I hated my Henry Hudson BTW :)

I've been looking for a good picture of Jens Munk. Didn't know it was so lovely. The blooms look pretty big!

Carol