That brings back memories. At 4 different houses, I planted Sonia, Tiffany and Tropicana right by the door. My daughters grew up loving those roses, and each time we moved, they asked for them again. I didn't plant those roses at this house, and my daughters noticed that last time they were all here. They were joking around, and two of them said if they ever had kids, they were going to name them Sonia and Tiffany. The middle daughter said, no, she was never going to have kids or plants. She is going to move to Vegas and live at the Tropicana.
The youngest called me last week to say she was invited to a dinner at the Dean's house. Right outside their door, they had a Tropicana. She said the Dean was absolutely shocked that she knew the name of that rose. She's a business major, even though it's a big Ag and Hort school. She knew she made me proud when she called.
Oh--what surprised me this year is Belinda's Dream. Every other year it dies back to the ground. Last winter it was -17 degrees for 2 nights. I expected to lose all my roses. I ended up cutting most way back, but Belinda's Dream for once was over a foot tall. It was one of the first to bloom. Figure that one out!
