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All stages of this rose in one shot! Excellent!
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Thank you, Jay-Jay!!!
Marina
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#2 of 7 posted
9 JUN 11 by
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I love this rose in it's seemingly simplicity!
I hope mine will get as big as shown at some other photo's of this rose. From for instance: California Sue, Margaret Furness and Kim Rupert.
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I love it, too. Mine gets very big by the end of each season, but I have to prune it severely in spring because of winter dieback. It looks like I am on a 'border' for growing it without winter protection here.
I also have Happenstance - a 'miniature' version of 'Mermaid'. It is awesome, have to take pictures of it, too.
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#4 of 7 posted
9 JUN 11 by
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Marina, I see You live in zone 7a. My zone is 6a or 6b. The roses were left unprotected last winter ( I reckonned for snow) and survived well. Maybe in the future i'll have to cover them!
This years flowers are later, because of the damage caused by the countless hungry caterpillars of the Wintermoth and the Mottled Umber and a, for our conditions (sea-climate), severe drought.
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Yes, technically, I live in zone 7a. But our house is built in an open depressed field (like a huge bowl) - we get all the possible cold spells and late frosts here. And snow is a rarity.
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#6 of 7 posted
9 JUN 11 by
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As You can see, our garden is sheltered. But that has its negative sides too, because there is less wind, and I have to be aware of fungi. (as Blackspot, Mildew and Rust) But that is mostly not a real problem.
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Agreed, ideal photo for identification.
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