What we grow as 'Beauty of Rosemawr' (the four lower blooms) and "Camnethan Cherry Red" (single red bloom top centre). These have been taken in the middle of a spell of hideously hot weather so "CCR" is small and scraggly and 'B of R' is paler than it is in cooler weather. The bloom form of our 'Beauty of Rosemawr' is fairly consistent, regardless of season and temperature. The blooms open from small, plump buds to a circular rosette. As the blooms open, the petal ends tend to fold under, giving them a faceted appearance. As blooms open further, the outer petals reflex, creating quite a deep profile. As the blooms age, there is further folding of the petal edges, and those faceted petals become pointed and the ageing bloom is starry, "Camnethan Cherry Red" has fewer petals. The buds are slender and the bloom form is loose and informal. At its most structured (usually in very mild, cool weather here) you could describe the bloom as a broad cup, but any 'form' is fleeting. The pedicels curve and the blooms tend to nod, showing petal reverses that are sometimes, but not always, charmingly white-washed. In cooler weather, you sometimes see the most beautiful velvety highlights on the face of the petals. The bloom has a pale eye. If you asked me the colour of these roses, I'd describe what we have as 'Beauty of Rosemawr' in shades of pink and "Camnethan Cherry Red" in shades of red.
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What we grow as 'Beauty of Rosemawr' (the four lower blooms) and "Camnethan Cherry Red" (single red bloom top centre).
These have been taken in the middle of a spell of hideously hot weather so "CCR" is small and scraggly and 'B of R' is paler than it is in cooler weather.
The bloom form of our 'Beauty of Rosemawr' is fairly consistent, regardless of season and temperature. The blooms open from small, plump buds to a circular rosette. As the blooms open, the petal ends tend to fold under, giving them a faceted appearance. As blooms open further, the outer petals reflex, creating quite a deep profile. As the blooms age, there is further folding of the petal edges, and those faceted petals become pointed and the ageing bloom is starry,
"Camnethan Cherry Red" has fewer petals. The buds are slender and the bloom form is loose and informal. At its most structured (usually in very mild, cool weather here) you could describe the bloom as a broad cup, but any 'form' is fleeting. The pedicels curve and the blooms tend to nod, showing petal reverses that are sometimes, but not always, charmingly white-washed. In cooler weather, you sometimes see the most beautiful velvety highlights on the face of the petals. The bloom has a pale eye.
If you asked me the colour of these roses, I'd describe what we have as 'Beauty of Rosemawr' in shades of pink and "Camnethan Cherry Red" in shades of red.