rosa persica

In the Eye Zone

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My front garden has a bad case of hybrid Hulthemia. This Hulthemia phenomenon is manifesting itself on a new rose bush, ‘In Your Eyes’, causing it to erupt in blooms that open yellow, with a pronounced maroon “eye zone” in the middle of each flower.  The petals gradually age to cream, while the “eye zones” … Read more

Eyeconic

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Rose breeders are always looking for something new—blue roses, continuous bloomers, roses that flower in the shade and plants that are absolutely impervious to climate change, pests and diseases.  This has been going on for centuries, but in an era when breeding advances can be communicated around the world in an instant, the hunt for … Read more