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| Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin' 8 May 2025 |
I have written about Rosa ‘Zephirine Drouhin’ three times. I have not stressed, besides that it is the last of all roses in catalogues when they are place alphabetically, that this is one of the few roses that is thornless.
Zephirine Drouhin & the priest
As the rose season begins I find my hands are a sorry mess. I just cannot make myself use gloves. So I bleed.
I would think that if you thought of Platonic essences that a thorn is part of what makes a rose a rose.
This rose is classified as a 19th century Bourbon Rose. It is remontant (this means it re-blooms) and is most fragrant.
I find that I must scan my plants every day but I am unable to just post the scans without writing about them. In Spanish we have a saying “No hay mal que por bien no venga.” This translates sort of as bad things happen for good reasons.
These days I have been biking for an hour twice a day. I find that when I hit the pillow at night I am out like a light. Because my Kits house is small I store my bike in my office/studio. This means I have to move it onto the deck and then outside. Today without being aware the pedal tore off one of the lovely branch/leaves of one of Rosemary’s favourite gray plants. It is called Crambe maritima. I decided to scan it but with one of my hostas (one for which I have lost the label). I am placing here. I think it is lovely and I would only wish that some of my friends would understand that my plant scans are not always just accurate renditions but can be artsy or even art.
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| Crambe maritima & mystery hosta - 8 May 2025 |
