Buffista gardeners: any idea what this flower is? It's growing in a big bush in the backyard -- it must have been done flowering when we moved in last September.
The picture was quick and sort of crappy, sorry.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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Amy - May 27, 2011 8:45:18 am PDT #9878 of 30001
Because books.
Steph L. - May 27, 2011 8:49:46 am PDT #9879 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Isn't that a rose? I don't know what kind, but it's not the elegant-looking ones you see cut in florists' shops. We have one of those bushes, and I've been calling them roses for 3 years.
Steph L. - May 27, 2011 8:51:24 am PDT #9880 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Possibly a variety of floribunda rose? [link]
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Amy - May 27, 2011 8:53:36 am PDT #9881 of 30001
Because books.
Stephen thought it was a rose! I thought it was a little too ... floppy? Open? But I'm probably just thinking of florist shop roses, and not one of the varieties.
It also has only a very faint fragrance, which made me question it.
Tom Scola - May 27, 2011 8:57:22 am PDT #9882 of 30001
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Burrell - May 27, 2011 9:24:21 am PDT #9883 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's definitely a rose. I'm no expert, but my guess would be Doctor Huey. It's a red rose that tends to open into a loose flower like that, with a bit of white at center of the petals. Can't recall stamen color. It's often used as root stock for grafted plants because it's hardy and grows well.
{edited to weed out wonkiness}
Ginger - May 27, 2011 9:28:36 am PDT #9884 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Robin Hood [link] is another possibility. Wander through the Antique Rose Emporium site to see how many types of roses there are.
Amy - May 27, 2011 9:31:28 am PDT #9885 of 30001
Because books.
Thanks, ladies. I'm unreasonably excited that we have a rose bush I knew nothing about.
It kills me that apparently there were also pear trees that the previous owner had taken out.
tommyrot - May 27, 2011 9:38:13 am PDT #9886 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
tommyrot - May 27, 2011 9:44:02 am PDT #9887 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.