Ever wonder where bare root roses come from? I was reading a book the other day...and it said bare roots are roses that have been grown for two years, harvested, pruned and shipped. I have even read books about what is better...waxed or unwaxed. All that being said, I received my second order from Edmund's. Now, I have never grown bare roots before, but I have put close to 40 (if not over) in the ground this year....I have lost count and use a map to figure out which rose is which...and I will say ...these looked GOOD! If they are as awesome looking as the bare roots look, I will order from them again.
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These are soaking in Epsom salt.
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What you see above is the following. I will make them hyperlinks so you can click on them to see the images on the Edmund Roses website.
- Black Baccara Hybrid Tea Rose these roses look almost black and I am considering making these container roses.
- Rock& Roll Grandiflora....I looked high and low for a rose called the Abracadabra...that was only sold in Australia....I bought the Memphis Music rose but I think the Rock and Roll rose is almost the same thing!
- St. Patrick Hybrid Tea rose...this was my valentine's gift from my husband ..(I call my husband Johnny Bear) last year he bought me the first rose I ever planted on Valentine's day which was the Gold Medal Rose...which I, also, called Johnny Bear. So this will be Johnny Bear II. Evidently, it is purported to love heat..and some pictures I have seen almost make the rose almost look green.
- Ebb Tide Floribunda ....this rose is a deep, deep purple.
- Ketchup and Mustard Floribunda.....yellow center with red tips....appropriately named.
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| The canes were unwaxed and very, very healthy looking |
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| The roots were huge...if you told me this rose was three or four years old, I would believe you. |
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| Some have started sprouting...again, it is not waxed. |
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| Just a really healthy looking plant |
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They were shipped over the weekend and so it stayed at UPS for the weekend. They come in a box like this. They are packed in wood shavings and they have tags on each plant. Thankfully, the roots were still moist but next time I will ship to a place that is open on Saturday.
Moral of the story, if they roses look as beautiful as the bare roots did, I will definitely purchase again!
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| This post is schedule a day in advance. This was a surprise frost this morning, or at least, it was for me. |
