The roses have responded very well to the fact that I was able to give them a little bit more care in August than in July and rewarded me with plenty of blooms. Most roses that were blooming in July, continued to flower in August as well, but I have decided, so that you don't get bored, that in this post I will only show you roses that I didn't feature already in the July roses post.
Let's start with the gorgeous lavender colored 'Neptune'.
In my eyes this rose has an exceptional color, but it is a little stingy with its blooms.
It is still growing in a container, so maybe it will be happier and more floriferous when it is planted in to the ground.
A true camelion under my roses is 'Nimbus'. It changes its colors like no other rose in my garden, depending on weather, water and fertilizer conditions. This flower has a particular interesting and appealing color blend. I love the brown-orange together with the lavender!
'Auckland Metro' has an exquisite, very noble off-white color.
The flowers of 'Auckland Metro'...
...can take on very elegant shapes.
This one seems to glow from within.
Fragrance is very nice, too.
This is 'Mary Rose', bred by David Austin. The rose has an incredible quick repeat and a very lovely Old Rose shape. Unfortunately it had a bout of powdery mildew lately. It is still growing in a big terracotta container and I will move it into a more sunny spot and see if that helps.
Here 'Mary Rose' mingles with 'Iceberg'.
'Moonstone' showing off its enchanting flowers.
Another flower of 'Moonstone', shot in the more bluish morning light.
'Moonstone' in its full glory, kissed by the sunshine.
I cut these two lovely blooms of rosa 'Frederic Mistral' on a very hot day to enjoy them indoors. Aren't they beautiful? I am really in love with this rose!
The blooms of 'Frederic Mistral' are very opulent and can get huge.
The flowers are very full and have a very strong, pleasant fragrance, that can fill a whole room with perfume.
The gentle, soft, lilac-pink bloom of 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh'. So romantic!
This is the first fully developed bloom of rosa 'Love Song' from my baby band roses, that I ordered in January this year. The rose has a really nice very clear lavender color and a good form. So far it looks very promising. Hardly any fragrance, though, which is unusual for lavender roses.
The first flush of blooms of rosa 'Koko Loko', another of my baby bands from January. The color of the rose is very hard to capture with the camera. It has a a light brown tint. Very unusual and interesting.
I took another photo with our light brown stained concrete terrace as a background to show you how much this rose is matching the brown color. Lately I feel very drawn to these oddball colors and 'Koko Loko' certainly fits the bill!
See you in the garden!
Christina
Let's start with the gorgeous lavender colored 'Neptune'.
In my eyes this rose has an exceptional color, but it is a little stingy with its blooms.
It is still growing in a container, so maybe it will be happier and more floriferous when it is planted in to the ground.
A true camelion under my roses is 'Nimbus'. It changes its colors like no other rose in my garden, depending on weather, water and fertilizer conditions. This flower has a particular interesting and appealing color blend. I love the brown-orange together with the lavender!
'Auckland Metro' has an exquisite, very noble off-white color.
The flowers of 'Auckland Metro'...
...can take on very elegant shapes.
This one seems to glow from within.
Fragrance is very nice, too.
This is 'Mary Rose', bred by David Austin. The rose has an incredible quick repeat and a very lovely Old Rose shape. Unfortunately it had a bout of powdery mildew lately. It is still growing in a big terracotta container and I will move it into a more sunny spot and see if that helps.
'Moonstone' showing off its enchanting flowers.
Here is a bush shot of 'Moonstone'. Plenty of new growth, but sadly a lot of the leaves are infected with powdery mildew.
Another flower of 'Moonstone', shot in the more bluish morning light.
'Moonstone' in its full glory, kissed by the sunshine.
I cut these two lovely blooms of rosa 'Frederic Mistral' on a very hot day to enjoy them indoors. Aren't they beautiful? I am really in love with this rose!
The blooms of 'Frederic Mistral' are very opulent and can get huge.
The flowers are very full and have a very strong, pleasant fragrance, that can fill a whole room with perfume.
The gentle, soft, lilac-pink bloom of 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh'. So romantic!
This is the first fully developed bloom of rosa 'Love Song' from my baby band roses, that I ordered in January this year. The rose has a really nice very clear lavender color and a good form. So far it looks very promising. Hardly any fragrance, though, which is unusual for lavender roses.
Here is the same flower, but the picture was taken later in the day with a different background. I can't wait to see this beauty to become more mature and produce the next flush of blooms.
The like and dislike of colors is highly personal and I am wondering to what colors of the roses that I have shown in this post you feel drawn to. Do you mind sharing which is your favorite in a comment? I would love to hear from you!
Hopefully September will be another good month for the roses. Here in San Diego the chances are very high that with cooler temperatures we will get some more great blooms.
Wishing everyone a wonderful rest of the weekend!
Christina
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