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Rosa ' Fru Dagmar Hastrup' 1 September 2 025 |
Rugose is an adjective meaning wrinkled, creased, or covered in ridges, often used in biology to describe surfaces like leaves, shells, or skin. It indicates a rough, uneven texture, such as the leaves of a Rosa rugosa plant or the exterior of certain corals. Its etymology is from the Latin adjective rūgōsus, meaning "wrinkled" or "shrivelled". Wikipedia
My roses will not bloom until June except for this one which blooms in very early May.
Today I looked at the rugose leaves of Rosa ‘ Fru Dagmar Hastrup’ and saw lots of beauty. In my youth I would have never noticed. It was my Rosemary who taught me to look at the small details of plants. She wore contact lenses and then had her eyes fixed but she always got very close to her plants.
What all the above means is that I cannot escape, nor do I want to, the ever present presence of my Rosemary in my house and garden.
As I read of all the problems in the world I live in, I thank her for making us move from Mexico City with our daughters to Vancouver.
