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| Ebb Tide Rose in Maybelline's Garden |
See how the flowers purple up as they aged? The image below is of an Ebb Tide flower right before the petals drop. It's much closer to the color of that from Weeks Roses.
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| Aged Ebb Tide Rose in Maybelline's Garden |
I can't get down and take a whiff of them yet so I'll have to believe the description given by Weeks Roses:
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| Ebb Tide Rose photo courtesy Weeks Roses |
Ebb Tide™
2006 Intro
(cv.WEKsmopur) Pat.#10,478
Floribunda - Smoky deep plum purple
Soooo mysterious in its color…and soooo powerfully perfumed…it's certain to attract attention. Dusky deep purple buds swirl open to very double old-fashioned flowers of velvet plum washed with a haze of sultry smoke. The intense clove fragrance can nearly bowl you over. But keep your balance or you'll find yourself face down amongst the deep green leaves.- Height / Habit: Medium / upright, bushy
- Bloom / Size: Medium, very double, old-fashioned
- Petal count: Over 35
- Parentage: [(Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile) x Stephen's Big Purple] x [(International Herald Tribune x R. soulieanna derivative) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)]
- Fragrance: Strong spicy clove
- Hybridizer: Carruth - 2006
- Comments: Gets all the better with establishment in the garden.
PS - the plant that Ajax used as a chew toy has rebounded and has a generous amount of buds ready to burst.
PPS - did you know the meaning of Ebb Tide? I didn't. It's the tide between high tide and low tide when the sea is moving away from the shore.
PPPS - who do you think of when you think of the song Ebb Tide? Farmer MacGregor thinks of the Righteous Brothers.
6 comments:
I just LOVE this rose! Mine was that second photo purply color, except in the heat of summer, then it was magenta! I don't have mine anymore (long story, but not its fault). I think I'd love another one of these fabulous roses!
The alkaline nature of your soil has a lot to do with what color you'll get off a rose bush. The same holds true for summer bulbs. One would think you'll get a multitude of colors by planting a mixed bunch of Gladiolus. But what you get is a lot of yellow.
I think your photo of it is quite lovely. How is the fragrance? They promote it, so does it measure up? That's the sealing of the deal for me.
I don't grow many Floribundas - I like to grow older shrub roses. But if this is a good one....then I might just go find one.
Aunt Snow, I really didn't notice the scent until more flowers opened. Yes, they have a nice fragrance. You might want to consider this variety when bare root season comes along. Until then, go to your local nursery and sample what is currently in bloom. Make your notes to purchase a bare root plant in January when the prices are waaaay lower.
Bill, the blossoms darked as they aged.
Holly, so far so good. We'll see if they can take the summer heat.
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