Ann, they look really nice, love the color of Strawberry Hill. Your The Poet's Wife looks good. Mine gets a rusty looking BS, and I pruned it back harshly. It is still getting the BS. How is yours? My Poseidon blooms look like yours, also.

They all look beautiful Ann. I love Austins!! I don't think my Strawberry Hill ever gets that rich of a pink. I moved them to a spot that gets more sun a few weeks ago so hoping I get lots more blooms next year. Judy

Faboulous photos of lovely roses.

Thank you everyone!

Kentucky Rose - TPW has been very healthy for me. Here's a bush shot I took today. I don't typically get rust or black spot. TPW is about 2ft x 2ft; the yellow color is much less faded in cooler weather. She's always had a nice scent.

Judy - That was a slightly atypical color for Strawberry Hill. Usually it's a pure pink like this.

Just planted two mini roses today - Stars 'N Stripes and Vineyard Song from Burling Leong. They were in great shape and hope I can pick up a couple more minis before the ground cools off too much.

Ann

Swoon. Gorgeous pictures of gorgeous roses.

Lovely pics :) I'm curious about Poseidon- saw a great looking potted plant in bloom at a nursery, but ended up not buying it because the colour seemed somehow dead/flat. Your pic makes it seem much more lively, tho. Have you had any problems with it?

Ann, yours looks spotless and healthy. Thanks for the picture. Mine is probably a climate issue. Picture after I chopped it back.

Kentucky Rose - TPW looks like mine but with thicker canes. Mine has a lot of thin but upright canes; maybe not enough sun or needs some pruning. Let's compare our TPWs next year!

Curdle - I just planted Poseidon (grafted on multiflora) earlier this year and it's been a great rose. Very healthy, blooms a lot in the summer, doesn't require a lot of water. The only thing I don't like is the lack of fragrance. I really love the color which has a lot more gray in it than many other lavenders which have a pinkish cast. It makes a great cut flower, lasts quite awhile outside as well. I have a concern about its ultimate height. I've heard it can grow to 7ft or so. It's planted in a floribunda row between Julia Child and Easy Does It which are each 4ft; Poseidon has matched that height in less than year. It's also lot narrower than most floribundas, shaped a bit more like hybrid tea.

Here's Poseidon compared with Easy Does It which was planted three years ago.

This might be way more information than you were looking for, but I really like this rose!

Ann

Ann, I appreciate the words to Curdle about 'Poseidon'. I have been resisting 'Love Song' and 'Neptune'. A grayed lavender over a mauve is what I seek. Thank you.

Your welcome Irisgal! I hope the grayish undertone is produced in your climate as well.

Ann

Gorgeous blooms!