Been doing some research on roses for next year. Will add to these entries as I continue my gardening knowledge and expertise ;)
Godspeed Ya'll
Love the roses I presently have six. Crimson bouquet, Blaze, Golden Showers, Don Juan, Blue Girl, and an unknown plum colored that was on the land when we bought it.
Rose fragrance will be strongest on warm, sunny days when the soil is moist because that is when the production of the scent ingredients increases. Often, a rose that was fragrant in the morning is no longer so by late afternoon. A variety which seems immune to the vagaries of weather is CHRYSLER IMPERIAL and SUTTER'S GOLD are fragrant even on cool, cloudy days. CHRYSLER IMPERIAL as well as MISTER LINCOLN are two of the best roses for potpourri as they also keep their strong scent after drying. To encourage the development of fragrance in roses, Dr. Gamble endowed the American Rose Society with funds so to award hybridizers who produced roses of outstanding fragrance and growth habit. Since 1953, there have been numerous winners. Some are TIFFANY, CHRYSLER IMPERIAL, FRAGRANT CLOUD and DOUBLE DELIGHT.
Besides the roses already mentioned, some other hybrid tea and grandiflora roses with significant fragrance include: ARIZONA, COMMAND PERFORMANCE, ELECTRON, FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, PERFUME DELIGHT, SUNDOWNER, SHEER BLISS, SWEET SURRENDER AND WHITE LIGHTNIN'. Some fragrant floribundas are ANGEL FACE, APRICOT NECTAR, CATHEDRAL, CHERISH, INTRIGUE and SARATOGA, white AMERICA is a climber with a spicy scent. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/publications/roses/fragrance.html
Just began this blogging adventure. Used to blog on Y360, and Multiply, this is the first place I've found that may suit my needs. So glad to be here and looking forward to meeting ya'll.
Love to garden, oil paint, camp, fish, travel. I babysit my grandkiddos 9 or 10 days a month.
So Howdy Ya'll and all that. Giggles, Hugs and Blessings
Movin' from Multiply, former Y360 blogger. Bloggin' since 1994? I think lol. Who knows now?? Alot of my friends are going to Blogspot. I haven't made up my mind definitely yet. Starting up here and there to get a feel, when it's right I'll know it.
Hope to meet good people and blog about what really matters in this crazy life. Godspeed from Lubbock Texas!
I want to share my vid. Since this was one of the highlights of my life it is my first entry. Well darn, can't get the vid to post. Let me hear it from ya, what am I doing wrong? lol You can insert a youtube here?
Afternoon Boomers!