Spring bouquets

jjkOC zone 10a/22, SoCal

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Golden Celebration is starting its spring show, while Souvenir de la Malmaison has not stopped blooming through winter.

I would love to see everyone’s beautiful spring bouquets!

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Lisa Adams

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Very beautiful, jjk. I’m in zone 10a, southern CA, and my SDLM had powdery mildew something fierce. It was a runt of a plant and didn't do well for me. When I was at Ingrid's house, I didn't even recognize hers as SDLM's. Hers were big and lovely. Mine was small and wimpy.

These bouquet pictures are from past springs as well. I only use flowers that I have grown myself, which was a fun challenge. Lisa

Mystic Beauty

I believe this is Koko Loco with Louisiana iris.

Augusta Louise

Violet’s Pride

The Faun

The Lovely Fairy

Love Song

Pomponella Fairytale

Edited to add: Sorry I just now realized this is on the Antique Rose Forum. Hate to delete it. Lisa

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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
last month
Too early here but I love yours, jjk.
jjkOC zone 10a/22, SoCal thanked Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
Ingrid_vc zone 9b, San Diego Co. inland
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Not from this year, I'm afraid, but spring is spring.

My Souvenir de la Malmaison circa 2020
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jjkOC zone 10a/22, SoCal
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Doesn’t SdLM have such a lovely quartered bloom!! Her leaves aren’t clean for me. Ingrid does yours get PM? Do you treat it with milk, bicarb or Bayer?
Ingrid_vc zone 9b, San Diego Co. inland
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jjk, I no longer have SdlM, but while I did it was remarkably healthy and I never treated it with anything. I'm actually in zone 9B at 1700+ feet and it's a very good place to grow roses (except for the ground squirrels and roof rats that ate my 80+ roses). I'm now trying again but it's very challenging. You're ahead of me in terms of bloom time by about two to three weeks as I can see with your magnificent GC bush.
Ingrid_vc zone 9b, San Diego Co. inland
last month
Lisa, your rose bouquets are to die for. I especially love Mystic Beauty, which is an antique rose so no worries that you're posting here. Your The Faun reminded me that I had this lovely rose at one time. It is so good to see you posting here, although sadly not often enough. I hope you're keeping well, although I'm so sad about Sebastian, who was such a sweet and wonderful kitty.

Augusta Luise is wonderful in a vase; I remember how thrilled you were to have this rose.
jjkOC zone 10a/22, SoCal
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@Lisa Adams, WOW! those bouquets are AMAZING! I especially like Augusta Louise with Zinnias. My Zinnia seedlings are getting bigger-super excited! I really like the form of Faun and Mystic Beauty. How donthese two compare? Are either as fragrant as SdLM?
Lisa Adams
last month
Thanks Ingrid and jjkOC. I love making bouquets.

jjkOC, Mystic Beauty has a wonderful fragrance. It was just as fragrant as SDLM. As I said, my SDLM never did well and Mystic Beauty was the far superior rose in my garden.

The Faun is a shortish plant that was very undemanding. It looked like a groundcover for the first year or two. Mystic Beauty grew to about 5 tall in my year-round growing climate. Neither required all that much pruning. The Faun lasts a little longer in the vase than Mystic Beauty. The blooms on The Faun had zero fragrance while Mystic Beauty had a strong fragrance. Two very different roses, but both worth having. Lisa
Lisa Adams
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Here‘s another picture of Mystic Beauty.

Pardon the dead blooms.
Ingrid_vc zone 9b, San Diego Co. inland
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Lisa, Mystic Beauty (I love that name) is somewhat similar to SdlM but I'd never mistake the one for the other. It is utterly beautiful in your vase.
Ingrid_vc zone 9b, San Diego Co. inland
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Karen Service
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Lisa, your arrangements are inspired. And to think that all those flowers came from your garden! I am so glad you shared them with us. I also have 'The Faun' and will be getting 'Mystic Beauty' again after losing it a couple years ago. I loved that rose and am glad to see how well yours has done. Mystic Beauty had always been healthy for me, only some seasonal blackspot if the weather promoted it, since PM is very rare here and rust is almost nonexistent.