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This is probably the most accurate color representation of 'Ebb Tide' I have seen. The color in person is eerie and yet, beautiful. The scent... WOW!
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Thank you, Jeffrey! Not the easiest color to take photo of? Isn't it?
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#2 of 6 posted
4 MAY 09 by
 Jeffrey
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Not easy at all. You got it just right. I have this rose now... It will bloom for me for the first time this season. I can't wait!
How does this rose do for you? Meaning, size of plant, health, repeat bloom? Do you have any shots of the plant?
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Jeffrey, I actually have three bushes of Ebb Tide but they are all young roses - planted last year. I had one before, but it's got mowed over by a hired helper.
Unfortunately, I am of no help for you. What I know for sure is that it fades badly, I wish I could find a spot with afternoon shade. Alas....
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#4 of 6 posted
4 MAY 09 by
Jeffrey
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I lucked out, then. My garden gets morning sun, then bright sky, but no sun in the afternoon. Plus, I'm on a hill that faces east looking towards Oakland (I'm in San Francisco). The climate is very mild here. My rose is still in a 7-gallon pot, too, so I can move it if the need arises.
Eventually, I'll take some cuttings so I can replace my grafted rose with an own-root version... I don't have a helper to damage my roses... I have to do that all by myself...
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#5 of 6 posted
4 MAY 09 by
Cass
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No rust, Jeffrey? That's the big problem here with many HT's, why the number in the ground is...one, and it's rusted like an old nail because I didn't strip the foliage and we have a mild winter. I have a garden of Carruth Blue roses, but this one is missing. I got mad when Wild Blue Yonder ended up pink and nothing but pink year round.
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#6 of 6 posted
4 MAY 09 by
Jeffrey
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I have rust in the earliest spring due to our usual cool, wet weather... I seldom have black spot... My garden in Dallas, TX was just the opposite... The susceptible roses were totally defoliate by the end of summer unless I sprayed regularly... I did manage it by meticulous watering, but it was a problem...
I get balling here in early spring. In Texas, I had to look it up...
Pink Wild Blue?! Was it possibly mislabeled?
I love blue roses... I had a few myself. My current affliction has to do with tan roses... JACtan, Honey Dijon... I noted that many tan roses have orange and mauve parents... I want to try crossing Egg Tide with something orange like Livin' Easy or something like America...
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