Glory of Edzell, Hybrid Spinosissima Rose
Dr Brownell Rose

Glory of Edzell Rose

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We (the rose and I) have waited four years for this photo debut. Finally with enough cane length to wave in the breeze, above and between two 5-ft grevilleas, she was ready for a few photo sessions.

One of our garden's first bloomers– the greetings from 'Glory of Edzell' are eagerly awaited. The petite charm of Spinosissima leaves inspired a collection of these roses, which are usually once bloomers. Relatives of the wild Scots Briar, native to Scotland, this is a hybrid named after either Edzell Castle or a small hamlet (pop. 708) by the same name.

 

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The buds, what can I say? Elegant– with that burnished bead of a calyx.

 

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 Fresh stamens are a must for most photos, but all stages have dignity.

 

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My shrub only has about seven canes, so I'm not about to dismantle them. However, if the featured rose is in my garden, I always want to show it to you in a vase as well. In the future when the shrub has more girth, long canes would be gorgeous swooping out of a large arrangement, but for now I just picked laterals, in bud, and placed them in small bottles. They continued opening for three days !

 

 

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