Great timing for this rose to open on Mother's Day, and for me to be able
to photograph it with good lighting - these dark reds are so hard to get
the colour right! A partly overcast day with the shadows going the right
way and the opportunity. This rose was chosen for me to add to my garden
by a rose friend (Roger Mann) who also writes books on roses and other gardening plants.
Although I love the flower, the bush is one that needs to be partly hidden
as it seems to be tall & leggy in my garden; that could be because of nearby native
Australian plants that grow in a wind-break.