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One or more site guests believe this photo is incorrectly labeled or inaccurate !
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10 SEP 08 by
Nicole
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not correct rose for this cultivar
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11 SEP 08 by
Sarah
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Actually, it could be. You can see that the center is white/yellow, and I see white on the petals. The plant I purchased had been kept in the bright Texas sun, and the bloom it had when I purchased it was very, very red like this.
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Dear Sarah,
Thankyou for the support.
The Bloom in question is definately a DD, and as I explained to Nicole, Australia has hot and long summers and our 8th year of drought when photo was taken.
The southern Australian climate is perfect, dry heat and not much humidity, which brings flushes from late September through to late April.
All watering is done via nature and recycled washing machine water.
Your photo file is beautiful Sarah, and look forward to viewing further photo's from you.
Yours faithfully
Bruce.
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Dear Nicole,
Sarah is correct, thie photo is actually that of a Double Delight.
I live in Victoria(souther Australia), and the photo was taken in at least or 8th year of drought.
Many days of intense sunlight on end, averaging b/w 30-35C.
The whole flush, the plants last of the season, was this intense red on the 3 year old plant.
I've attatched another photo from the same plant, taken the year before to show how different blooms can be.
Feel free to look at all my photo's Nicole, and most of them do have rich color.
Look forward to your reply.
Bruce
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#4 of 6 posted
11 SEP 08 by
digger
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It looks like a Double Delight bloom to me. How long have you grown Double Delight and how many blooms have you actually seen Nicole? One reason I find DD so attractive is that blooms can look very different depending on conditions.
Nice photo Bruce, I like Double Delight blooms with a lot of red in them. We got a second one in 2000 and planted it where it gets more sun than the first does. The first only gets 6 hours of sun per day and blooms didn't get as much red as I like. The second gets 10+ hours and blooms occasionally look like yours.
Dave
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Dear Deb & Dave,
I totally agree Dave, my DD produced very pale yellow blooms in it's 1st year, I felt through lack of sunshine.Since transplanting it in July 2006 (our winter) from a spot of approx 7 hours sunshine (of that approx 2hrs dappled) to a very sunny and open section of the garden, it has thrived.
My Fiona's Wish was put into the old DD spot and it's color is now alot more rich, especially the yellow, with less sunshine in it's day.
Horses for courses, which is the beauty with roses, just transplant them to other parts of the garden if production or color is lacking.
Yourself & Deb should be proud of your garden, quite stunning and healthy blooms.
Yours faithfully
Bruce
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Looks like 'Double Delight' to me too. Of course it could also easily be, 'Mon Cheri'.
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