nope.

Just took these 4 pictures a few minutes ago.



Compare these to this:


I'm just hoping that it's "new season" roses that will end up looking different later on the season.

It can happen...

taken today. The front yard is really starting to ramp up & the back yard is starting to wake up. Not in any particular order as far as where, just alphabetical.

Camayeux - '09 back yard


Barbara Stressand - '09 back yard (moved from west side to pond area in winter '11)


Blue Girl - '11 front yard


Singin' the Blues & Sterling Silver - '10 pond area


Charisma - '09 moved from back yard west side to front yard


Cinco de Mayo - '11 moved from back yard west side to east side


Heirloom - '09 front yard


Hot Cocoa & Tuscan Sun - front yard (Hot Cocoa '12, Tuscan Sun '09)


Judy Garland - '09 front yard


Koko Loko - '11 front yard (not from Edmunds, but a local garden store! The one I got from Edmunds.. well, very pathetic)


Magenta - '11 back yard


NoID - just picked this up a couple of days ago. Very light scent, medium color leaves, few large thorns


Pandemonia - '11 (from Cliff)


Now this *is* Perfect Moment, just transplanted a few weeks ago. This bloom bloomed very washed out, for some reason (true to color)


Perfume Tiger - '10 Front Yard


Picante - '09 Front yard (I *love* this rose!!)


Princess de Monaco - front yard (just picked up)


Purple Splash climber - '11 back yard (planted this over Freyja's grave on her arbor)


Red Gold - '10 front yard


Ring of Fire mini - '10 mini bed (front yard)


Singin' the Blues (both Front yard & in my Pond area) '10


Stainless Steel, Singin' the Blues, & Sterling Silver in my pond area ('10 back yard)


Tuscan Sun - '09 front yard


Yankee Doodle - '10 front yard

oh, forgot the "bundle" type pictures.

My mini bed. Too many of these roses I have no idea who they are


East side of my porch along my house in the front yard. Cecile Bruner (pink), Betty Boop (white/red), Ruby Ruby (red), Henry Fonda (yellow, can't really see in this picture), Charles de Mills (magenta), Orange Velvet (salmon/orangey color), Charisma (hot orange in front), Theresa Bugnet (pink in back)

I'm skeptical on the Perfect Moment plant, too. I would have guessed that at a minimum it had yellow petals that turned red with time and heat. But I have not lived with one yet. Mine is still contemplating whether it wants to make buds this year.

Princess of Monaco looks pretty formal.

Any possibility NO ID is Gold Medal? It's a lovely golden yellow, isn't it?

Steve - It had a beautiful true Perfect Moment blossom open when I bought it, which is why I bought it. Plus it has a real Weeks tag on it stating it's Perfect Moment, so I think it's just one of those wacky 'first blooms are gonna be screwed up' type blossoms. And that no id DOES look like Gold Medal.. great eye!! It was tagged Golden Showers climber.

Beautiful roses Love the color on Picante