19-OCT-2015
"Handel"
A climbing rose, probably treated as a pillar rose is best as it isn't as pliable
as some other climbers... plenty of blooms. Bred in New Zealand released in 1965.
Not much scent...
17-OCT-2015
"Tiffany"
I remember this rose being a favourite of Audrey Hepburn; it is a tall grower
quite upright and mine is located alongside "Eiffel Tower" both being a similar
height. I don't often photograph this rose because it is rather tall and
not in the border of the rose bed where I can easily get to, but early in the
season before the bushes get too full and tall is a good time for me to
get a shot at this rose. My book says it is fragrant, but I forgot to
test it before coming back inside. I'll check this and add a comment later.
13-OCT-2015
"Eiffel Tower" the rose
Named possibly for the elegantly tall bud before it opens into a high centred double flower.
The bush is tall and upright and likes our climate of hot dry summers and cool winters.
Bred in the USA in 1963.
Very fragrant, a lovely scent!
10-OCT-2015
"Cardinal de Richelieu"
An old Gallica rose from 1840 from Belgium. Gallica roses are the most ancient of the cultivated roses.
Compact, upright and thicketing growth, the fragrant flowers range form pink through
to maroom-red with some striped variations. The Cardinal de Richelieu opens deepest
violet-purple with a silver button eye and reverse and grows to a
medium bush height. Fragrance is slight - a bit like freshly cut grass, but may be
better first thing in the morning.
11-OCT-2015
"Souvenir d'un Ami"
A lovely little rose, very fragrant...on a tall spreading shrub... from 1846 and bred in France.
A sweet fragrance with a touch of cloves.
04-OCT-2015
"Cicely Lascelles"
The same rose showing its face... see yesterday's photo (next) for a comparison & story.
04-OCT-2015
"Cicely Lascelles"
A small climbing rose, has been blooming for a few weeks
Australian bred rose by Alistair Clark, the same breeder
famous for "Lorraine Lee" which does better in a humid summer
dry winter. Cicely Lascelles has blooms on short stems along
the long canes, and I believe was named after a young girl
who was lost at sea during the early days of settlement of Australia.