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One or more site guests believe this photo is incorrectly labeled or inaccurate !
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17 DEC 15 by
Boyed
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It is not 'Blue Moon' for sure
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I know roses appear vastly different in different places, but the three photos of this rose in this garden are so totally out of character with all other photos of it I have ever seen as well as all the blooms I ever had on it in nearly twenty years of growing it, it leads me to suspect something is very wrong. Blue Moon is a lighter lavender. These three photos show a very saturated, deep purple rose, tremendously darker than anything I have ever observed or seen in photos. Is there a possibility it could be a different rose?
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3 SEP 11 by
Eloise
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Thanks for your question! I must say I am astonished myself, the rose was given to me as Blue Moon in 2009, it is from a swedish gardener. I have been discussing this one in Sweden on a rose forum, with another holder of a cerise - not lavender blue - Blue Moon. Actually we are disappointed.
These new pictures are dark - I know - they were taken in the evening with warm sunset-light.
I have another picture at HMF, of the Blue Moon, which is older. if you look back you can see it. It is the same rose!
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Amazing Eloise! In 25+ years of being intimately involved with Blue Moon, I have never seen it aproximate anything close to what it is doing for you. I'm not doubting the validity of the identification, just expressing amazement at the color. It's as Ralph Moore used to love to say, "Just when you think you know the rules, the rose changes them!" Thanks. Kim
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3 SEP 11 by
Eloise
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I will delete my late photos of Blue Moon, because I get really insecure which rose this really is.. had some discussion that it could be the rose Twice in a Blue Moon - but looking it up at the HMF, I get the same results as for Blue Moon: the flowers are in general too bleach for my rose. hum.. will I ever get to know what it is?
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