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Title: Old Roses
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 16, 2006, 18:30:10
Rosa Mundi, Penelope and an unidentified Alba. Penelope is past its best; I'll get another pic when the next flush of bloom comes.
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Post by: Emagggie on June 16, 2006, 21:02:18
The Alba is just beautiful. ::) (meant to be an admiring glance)
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Post by: GREENWIZARD on June 16, 2006, 21:04:06
very pretty :)
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 22, 2006, 22:27:56
The Alba appears to be Rosa alba maxima, otherwise known as the Jacobite Rose and various other names.
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Post by: Emagggie on June 23, 2006, 08:22:35
Thanks Robert, does the perfume match its beauty?
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 23, 2006, 18:37:30
it does on a good day. I find plant scents are very much dependent on the weather; the classic this year was two Dragon Arum blooms; I couldn't smell the first one at all, the second was quite distinct from twenty yards. i've no idea what made the difference.
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 30, 2006, 19:46:26
Here's a better one of Penelope
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Post by: busy_lizzie on June 30, 2006, 21:37:09
I love old fashioned roses! Lovely, Robert! busy_lizzie
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Post by: supersprout on June 30, 2006, 21:59:14
Beautiful robert, I can almost smell them from those photos :)
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