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Grace Like Rain

11 years ago

One of my favorites this year is Grace Like Rain, whose coloration has been splendid. Years ago, Rita touted this one. Well, it has been raining a lot, so hope you don't mind some reality in the pics.

Grace Like Rain



Primal Scream


Winter Treasure


Free Wheelin


Bart Roberts (performance still not fully tested, but at least it survived the winter)


Shelby's Song

Voila Francois (finally doing something, but short scapes)


Annabelle's Blush (extremely short scape)


Wild Cherry Wine


Westbourne Good Ole Days (can curl in the sun, but not a problem this day)

Comments (14)

  • 11 years ago

    wow, I LIKE this red.Fiji is pretty, I have never seen this one before.

  • 11 years ago

    Grace Like Rain is a very pretty one.I realy like Wild Cherry Wine to.love this

    Voila Francois. looks a lot like wonder of it All.you have some very pretty ones today.

  • 11 years ago

    Nice photos. I always like the ones with raindrops on them. Voila Francois has always looked great in photos I've seen. I hope that one settles in and does well for you. Annabelle's Blush never bloomed above the foliage for me. Mediterranean Mood is probably my pick of the bunch.

  • 11 years ago

    I like Wild Cherry Wine. Have seen a few pictures of this one and each one seems better than the last, yours is not exception .

    Sherry

  • 11 years ago

    Wild Cherry Wine was new for me this year and while it's not been exactly vigorous, I was surprised when it bloomed with no problems. I hope it over winters for me as it's not that easy to find......Good shot of Free Wheelin'. Seems to bloom in flushes a lot....Too bad about Annabelle's Blush blooming so low. Nice face on her short little scapes...........Maryl

  • 11 years ago

    Those are some of my favorites. Westbourne Good Ole Days looks like it could become a favorite.

  • 11 years ago

    I definitely see a color difference on some of your blooms with the added rain. Free Wheelin needs to come and live here and I see it has more yellow tones this time. How do the scapes hold up with the large blooms and rain? Winter Treasure is a treasure. Best purchase of a near white I ever got. Grace Like Rain may have just needed a couple of growing seasons to strut its stuff.


  • 11 years ago

    Julia, Free Wheelin has very firm scapes, unlike Marked By Lydia. There is usually more of an amber hue with the yellow; pic may have exaggerated yellow. When skies are too overcast, colors are not always rendered as clearly.


  • 11 years ago

    Lots of nice ones Mantis. Winter Treasure looks very white! Wild Cherry Wine looks like it could be a good replacement for Susan Weber, which rarely blooms.

  • 11 years ago

    So many nice ones! Grace Like Rain is gorgeous, I remember Rita posting that one. Sultry Siren is my second pick of the bunch. Of course I love Primal Scream too, it's a favorite here.

  • 11 years ago

    Free Wheelin looks great. Lovely clump shot of Mediterranean Mood. I really like Shelby's Song, and the reds are gorgeous.
    kay


  • 11 years ago
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    For me, Bart Roberts is an under-performer but Thomas Tew, which is similar, is a good one.

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks for that info, Dick. That's the kind of info that I look for on the forum--not just a bunch of pretty pictures.