Green Rose Reversion

Golden Angel X R. Soulieana

Golden Angel X R. Californica "nana", the species was most likely R. Bridgesii

George Washington Richardson

Pretty Lady X R. Fedtschenkoana

Sir Henry Seagrave (1935)

Lynnie Moss

Kordes Brilliant

Wow, Kim, those ALM photos are spectacular.

You are a great writer, Lisa. You are so expressive.

Thank you! Much of it is the light, it's perfect! No deep shadows and no glare. If you set your exposure adjustment (even with auto exposure) in to the negative (these were all shot at a -7 exposure adjustment with everything else left to "auto") you can saturate the colors, reducing or eliminating any glare.

Fred's Bloomfield Abundance is a found rose he feels is the original Bloomfield Abundance. It's been available at Cemetery sales and should now be available from Rose Petals and the other Florida nurseries. It looks as if it may be vigorous, eventually, but not a climber and probably not huge. Despite the various classifications included on its HMF page, it more resembles a Tea to me in its habit, foliage and weak peduncles. It will spot in damp conditions but it seems healthier for Jeri in her hotter, drier conditions. I.X.L is a thorness, once-flowering multiflora hybrid bred way back in 1925 and was popular for standard trunk stock for many decades. It generates an inch thick, strong whip in a season and accepts pretty much anything you bud to it, but it fell from favor because it required huge spaces to maintain mother plants and it is more susceptible to sun scald than Dr. Huey. It can be spectacular. With Veilchenblau and Tausendschön behind it, you would expect it to be good, wouldn't you? Striped Lynnie and Lynnie Moss are sibling seedlings out of Lynnie X Kim Rupert. One is prickle-free while the other is a thorny beast moss. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them and hope you've cured your bug attack problem!

Beautiful pictures! ALmD is such a stunner, and your stripey Lynnie crosses are adorable! Thanks for sharing with us!

Thank you, KS, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

I’m back, better late than never. I was distracted by a family emergency last night.

Yes, I am the expressive type, Sheila. I don’t know where it came from, for my practical parents were always telling me, growing up, that I was “too dramatic”, “over emotional”, and “ought not to talk so much”. LOL I prefer to think I’m a dreamer with strong feelings:)

Kim, that Lilac Charm x Grey Pearl intrigues me, as well. I’m an “oddball” lover. Interestingly, I’ve noticed these oddball grey/mauve, tan, chocolate, and russet roses are becoming all the rage for weddings lately. Does Lilac Charm give this cross the vigor that Grey Pearl lacks? It’s a lovely rose.

Since I’m still in Bakersfield, so is the ALMD you gave me. Even though she’s in full shade and has plenty of water, she’s a little displeased with her abrupt change in temperatures. I know she’ll be fine, and if the family emergency turns out ok, she’ll be headed for cooler San Marcos tomorrow or Friday.

She’s fine, but she says, “Get me out of this hot hole. Where am I? I miss my Daddy!”

I briefly explain the family emergency on my “Bakersfield/Burlington” thread. Lisa

I hope the emergency wasn't extreme and is now history, Lisa. The LCGP4 does have better vigor than Grey Pearl, which doesn't say a whole lot. It's another which is definitely better budded.

The ALmD has grown in my "full sun" with regular watering (almost daily, yup, I've kept it WET to push growth), but the air temps haven't been much over 75, though the sun shining on the can certainly raised the soil temps much higher. I would keep it shaded until you return home then acclimate it to your higher sun/heat levels gradually. And, I would definitely plant it in a larger can and likely pinch off the flower to force it to grow. I didn't want you to have to deprive yourself of the flowers, so I left it blooming. You can let it continue or not, your choice, but it will push more growth faster if it doesn't flower. I'm glad you're enjoying your "vacation"! Hopefully, you won't be driving home during the upcoming high heat event. It sounds scary...

Wow, 'Lynnie Moss' is the stuff dreams are made of. Those colors with moss? Sign me up!

Kim, love your ALM, strip Lynnie and...whoa, i am eyeing a number of roses. Yup, pass over the signed up list, please :)

Jin

May I join the eager crowds already lining up to buy Striped Lynnie and Lynnie Moss? We're frothing at the mouth to hear that you've passed along parent material to Burling so she can add this to her wonderful collection of Rupert originals. Just stunning. As soon as you (ahem) name your Grey Pearl hybrid all of us oddball fans will also be lining up. Better hardiness than Grey Pearl would certainly be a benefit.

I also love the Indian Love Call bloom with the "black seedling" as well as the Golden Angel X R. Soulieana mix. C'mon these terrific roses are hankering to be spread all over creation - time's a'wasting!

Terrific roses and photos!

Cynthia

What fun to study all these beautiful roses, Kim. One of my very favorite ones is LCGP4, especially in those last two pictures and then also the cross of Pretty Lady x R. fedstchenkoana. However, looking at them again they're all so beautiful. Wonderful photography on your part which really brought out the rose colors.

Thank you, Cynthia. The Grey Pearl cross isn't "mine". It was raised by the same gentleman who raised "The Monster", which led to Robert Rippetoe's Lila Banks, and R. X Actii. I just grow it. The Golden Angel X Soulieana is one of Ralph Moore's which didn't get released. The black seedling and the two Lynnie seedlings are mine. No ma'am, none of them have been sent anywhere yet. Thank you for the compliments on the photography. The light was perfect, and stopping the exposure down two stops really does the trick for reducing/eliminating the glare.