Confederate rose

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:41 pm

Hi, this is pictures of the first bloom on myConfederate Rose for this year.
I took a picture on 10/15 and then one on 10/16 and you can see it is darker today. Enjoy

Cat

drushing · Post by **drushing** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:23 pm

Very Lovely, Cat. It is amazing how much more color showed up in just 24 hours. Thanks for sharing.

Gen · Post by **Gen** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:54 pm

That is really beautiful, Cat! Thanks for sharing it!

the cat · Post by **the cat** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:22 pm

I love your roses. Thanks for sharing.

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:51 pm

Thanks All! It was my pleasure to share them with you. I wished all of you had one or two of them. I think you would enjoy them as much as I do. These are double Confederate roses.

I can't wait until the white one I have blooms it is starts out white and turns pink. I haven't seen one of those in bloom yet, so I am anxious.

Cat

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:47 pm

We have 3 confederate roses right now, they were so pretty when they bloomed. We took a bunch of cuttings before the frost got to them. When they take root I'm gonna pass them out to friends next spring. I sure hated cutting them back but at least I know they'll come back next year. My husband says their also called a hibiscus rose.

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:25 pm

uneekrose, I had three but i dug one up and gave it to a friend! I have cut mine back and give to family and friends. Even it you do't cut them back they will not die. But you live in NC and I know it snows there so it might be best to cut them back. We don't get snow here that often. I put alot of leaves around mine.

I have always cut mine back but my neighbors didn't last winter and they made it. I thinking of not cutting mine back at all, and yes they are known as Hibicus rose. But I have done a lot of research to know how to take care of them. The Conederate Rose have been a great joy.

Are your's a Double Confederate Rose? Mine is, I have a white one and a pink one.

Cat

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:27 pm

I cut mine back after the 1st frost and they come back every year. I have a light pink and a darker pink flower on one tree. I put pine straw around them after I cut them back, I put pine straw around everything. We live in southeast NC, a zone 7, so we don't get much snow. I didn't learn about the rose till a few years ago. My hubby works at a nursery and garden center, he put me up a green house 2 years ago. I do a lot of planting of house plants and sell them at one of the flea markets here in the summer. I love plants and there's a lot of resouces available online, what I don't know about I try to learn. I belong to several online garden clubs. I harvested my 1st pineapple last year and it was so sweet. I got 9 plants off of the one, they should produce this next summer. I have pictures on webshots. I just love trying new plants.