More roses from Portland
Here are some individual rose shots from the Portland International Test Garden. Since I grow mostly old roses, I have been out of the loop on the hybrid tea and modern roses front. It looks like the hybridizers have introduced some exciting selections. Here are some that caught my eye.
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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| "Rhapsody in Blue" - isn't this color amazing? |
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| Another lovely lavender rose called "Bewitched". |
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| "Cinco de Mayo" was a 2009 AARS winner. |
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| "Daydream" is a rose that we grow in our garden but it doesn't look like this! |
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| "Dortmund" again - this time growing among the branches of a pink dogwood. |
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| "Dr. Dick" - I laughed when I saw the name of this rose. It immediately brought back memories of Christine Baranski on "Cybil". She was also dissing her ex-husband "Dr. Dick"! |
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| "Grande Amour" - a stunning red rose. Perfection! |
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| "Heaven on Earth" |
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| "Ketchup and Mustard" - now who would name a rose this? |
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| "Kiss Me" |
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| "Princess Alexandra of Kent" - a lovely profuse rose. If I get the chance to grow roses again, this is one for my want list. |
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| "Sparkle and Shine" |
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| "Strike It Rich" |
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| This rose was labeled "Unnamed Trial Rose" and it was a stunner. It is sure to be a success. |
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| I thought the foliage was quite interesting as well. |
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| "Barbra Streisand" - I've read a lot about Ms. Streisand's demand for perfection in choosing her namesake rose. It looks like she made a good choice. Another superb lavender rose. |
Comments
ProfessorRoush, the color is enhanced a bit but it was pretty vibrant. It is like you said earlier, the roses out there just look different.
Lisa, I know, it is hard to choose just one!