Tag Archives: rose

Amazing Micro-Environments in the High Desert

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Susan

‘Gentle Giant’ in the garden of Lois Brandt
Yesterday I posted a photo of a rose in my yard, covered with snow from the night before.
My mom lives less than a mile from me, but her yard is much warmer than mine. I was quite surprised to see that she still had hybrid teas blooming [...]

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Rose ‘Bees Knees’ in the Thanksgiving Snow

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Susan

Miniature rose ‘Bees Knees’ under a Thanksgiving snow
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Rose Hips: Autumn Beauty

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Susan

Rose Hips
When people think about the beauty of roses, we often do not think of the beautiful hips, which provide food for birds in the winter (among other uses). They are beautiful and colorful in their own right.

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Rose ‘Fourth of July’

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Susan

Rose ‘Fourth of July’
Happy Independence Day!

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The Green Rose

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Susan

Green Rose
This really is a rose, officially a China. In rose shows, it is eligible for the Genesis Award.
The cluster of green you see are really the sepals. I have been told there are true flowers deep inside the cluster of sepals; I have never seen one.
When I took the test to become an [...]

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Mermaid 2009

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Susan

Rose ‘Mermaid’
This is the rose that was almost destroyed in Albuquerque’s “100-year Snow” in December of 2006. Although it is not yet as tall as before the storm, 2.5 years later, ‘Mermaid’ has returned to its full glory in terms of quality and quantity of blossoms!
Patience does pay.

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Mini-Flora Rose ‘Foolish Pleasure’

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Susan

Some people think the fall bloom in the desert is even prettier than the spring bloom!

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‘Cinnamon Delight,’ A Russet Rose

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Susan

‘Cinnamon Delight’ is a miniature rose, and its official ARS color classification is russet. Russet roses are not all that common. They are generally achieved by some mix of mauve roses with yellow roses.
Probably because of the mauve component, russet roses seem to like some degree of protection from the hot afternoon sun. [...]

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SW Desert Gardening Challenges: Snow

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Susan

Click HERE
for a Power Point slide presentation of some of the damage from Albuquerque’s Big Snow of December 2006, as well as recovery from that damage.
Please be patient as the show loads. Thanks!

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One Rose with Two Names

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Susan

“Yoyo” is a sport of “Gizmo,” which is the bright orange blossom in this photo. Yoyo has a range of expression, from solid red (mainly in cooler weather) to red with “hand painted” orange stripes (mainly in mid-summer).
Yoyo was registered in 2003. In 2006, the same sport was registered in its solid red [...]

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