Yes, Porkpal, we always need more pictures, so that's a very good way to earn acorns.
I don't want to be misunderstood about the comments. When I said I didn't want to post comments that say: "This is a nice rose. It grows well in my garden. Blah, blah, blah," I meant that a comment like that isn't helpful. I didn't mean that you shouldn't comment on how much you like a rose. Please do tell us which roses you like best, but also tell us why. "This is a nice rose because....." If it has great fragrance, an intriguing color, or a good shape, include that information. If you dislike the rose, tell us why.
Toni has added comments about zone hardiness that are very useful to people in the colder zones. Rita writes comments that are full of information, including data on disease resistance. Ideally, the comments should help people decide whether or not they want a rose, the way that Rita's comment just helped Gloria decide that she does want Westerland.
Betty's suggestion about the staying power of color is a very good one. I want to know if a vibrant orange rose is going to turn pinkish-coral in just a few days and not hold its color. I always want to know about the staying power of roses in general. Some rose bushes are just too finicky to last a long time, and some blooms disappear too quickly. I have some roses that produce beautiful blooms at noon, but those blooms are already crumpling and shattering by the time the light gets better for photographs.
What about rain resistance? I have some irritating roses that I rarely see because the buds are ruined by rain or because the bloom shatters when the rain starts.
Factual comments are good too. If you know that a particular rose was the ARS rose of the year, that's a good basis for a comment. In fact, it would be really nice if someone could find a list of all the prize-winning roses and add that information to the database in comments. And if those comments aren't long enough to earn acorns automatically from the system, I'll give you acorns for doing it.
