First Rose of Spring

[dancinghorse]

After a cold and snowy winter (by Arizona standards), the roses are back and budding like budding things. Blue Girl wins the race to be First Rose, 2013. She's a little small, but she's in great form.

Comments

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Heh. Why's she called Blue Girl, when she's clearly pink-and-white?

(If you disregard the flowering fava beans and rosemary, our first flower of the season is a California poppy. Unsurprisingly, probably, but I was surprised none the less.)

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

I love California poppies!

Phone cam tweaked the color. She's actually pinkish lavender in bud stage and bluish silver when in full bloom.

This is closer to the actual colo(u)r: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cube.oit.duke.edu/~dds/roses/blue3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://duke.edu/~dds/roses/details.html&h=614&w=819&sz=150&tbnid=MhhQ8lOmSup6pM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=155&zoom=1&usg=__RU-PLfQEkHcvUBDFhu2xQLw6ylI=&docid=XB1cj1AnANRRYM&sa=X&ei=jfRVUffqKOOkiQK0g4DIDg&ved=0CEUQ9QEwAg&dur=21

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Ooh, pretty! (Karen really likes roses. We need to plant more. I know nothing.)

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

I just go with pretty. And fragrant. Though I would like a "black" (well, dark, dark, dark red) rose), and those don't have much if any scent. The others will make up for it. I have Melody Parfumee AND Perfumed Delight. Quite heady on summer mornings when the jasmine is also in bloom.

[monder.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you are interested in miniatures, but there is a mini called Black Jade that is both fragrant and very dark.

That is such a pretty picture, we are truly a house of plague today. Paul has something nasty too, so my oldest has been rallying and carrying the house through the day.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Such a beauty!

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love Blue Girl. Heirloom looks like coming in next, and that's gorgeous, too.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Lovely!

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Thank you! She bloomed like mad after that, and is resting now. But I see new shoots, so there's another round coming.