The Seductive Black Roses In My Garden
Well, they are not really black as they are essentially a very deep red or dark purple. Innumerable Black is definitely an alluring color, which perhaps explains the number of black roses in my garden [http://www.rosegardenadvice.com/black-roses-in-my-garden]. attempts to create the purely black rose have failed. Even though veteran rose gardeners call several of their creations 'black', there is no authentic black rose anywhere in the world.
There is a sense of mythical quality attached to black. Some feel that black is a gloomy color but it actually is very elegant and adds charm to my garden. These nearly black roses in my garden do serve to accentuate my colored and white roses.
Ink Spots is the nearest to black with its deep dark blackish red buds that turn into very dark red blooms with black markings on the edge of the petals. Each bloom is about 3 ½ to 4 inches wide with about 25 to 38 high-centered and pointed solid petals. The inside of each petal feels velvety while the outside is more satin-like. Each stem carries a single bloom. This plant grows to a height of about five feet and has a very waxy and dense foliage. It not very thorny and has moderate resistance to common diseases. When grown in severely cold weather conditions, it would benefit with winter protection. It has little or no fragrance. This rose is a Wheels' creation of 1985.
Oklahoma, a hybrid tea, is a combination of Charles Mallerin and Chrysler Imperial. Each 5-inch wide high-centered bloom carries 45 to 50 petals. It blooms in repeat flushes through the season and exudes a very heady old rose and apple fragrance. The blooms are the deepest red in color and can easily be mistaken for black when the light is right. It reaches a maximum height of 8 feet and a width of 4 feet in Zones 7b to 10b. It establishes well both in the ground and in containers and benefits with regular spring pruning. It has a high level of resistance to disease. The blooms look better as the season progresses.
Ruby Celebration, a floribunda, is yet another beautiful deep, dark red rose that is called black because of its slightly black trimmings. It has a very mild fragrance and rich, glossy foliage. It grows to a height of three feet and spreads to a width of four feet. It starts blooming in late spring and continues until the onset of frost.
Souvenir du Dr Jamain, a combination of General Jacqueminot (1853) and Charles Lefebvre, is a hybrid perpetual. The medium, double cupped blooms are a very attractive violet to dark maroon with about 17 to 25 petals each. It is moderately scented and is a repeat bloomer that blooms in flushes throughout the season. It has practically no thorns and when grown in partial shade, gives the most brilliant color. It needs regular feeding and grows to a height of five to ten feet and a width of three feet in Zone 4b.
There is a sense of mythical quality attached to black. Some feel that black is a gloomy color but it actually is very elegant and adds charm to my garden. These nearly black roses in my garden do serve to accentuate my colored and white roses.
Ink Spots is the nearest to black with its deep dark blackish red buds that turn into very dark red blooms with black markings on the edge of the petals. Each bloom is about 3 ½ to 4 inches wide with about 25 to 38 high-centered and pointed solid petals. The inside of each petal feels velvety while the outside is more satin-like. Each stem carries a single bloom. This plant grows to a height of about five feet and has a very waxy and dense foliage. It not very thorny and has moderate resistance to common diseases. When grown in severely cold weather conditions, it would benefit with winter protection. It has little or no fragrance. This rose is a Wheels' creation of 1985.
Oklahoma, a hybrid tea, is a combination of Charles Mallerin and Chrysler Imperial. Each 5-inch wide high-centered bloom carries 45 to 50 petals. It blooms in repeat flushes through the season and exudes a very heady old rose and apple fragrance. The blooms are the deepest red in color and can easily be mistaken for black when the light is right. It reaches a maximum height of 8 feet and a width of 4 feet in Zones 7b to 10b. It establishes well both in the ground and in containers and benefits with regular spring pruning. It has a high level of resistance to disease. The blooms look better as the season progresses.
Ruby Celebration, a floribunda, is yet another beautiful deep, dark red rose that is called black because of its slightly black trimmings. It has a very mild fragrance and rich, glossy foliage. It grows to a height of three feet and spreads to a width of four feet. It starts blooming in late spring and continues until the onset of frost.
Souvenir du Dr Jamain, a combination of General Jacqueminot (1853) and Charles Lefebvre, is a hybrid perpetual. The medium, double cupped blooms are a very attractive violet to dark maroon with about 17 to 25 petals each. It is moderately scented and is a repeat bloomer that blooms in flushes throughout the season. It has practically no thorns and when grown in partial shade, gives the most brilliant color. It needs regular feeding and grows to a height of five to ten feet and a width of three feet in Zone 4b.
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