Today is National Red Rose Day. A red rose conjures of romantic love, passion, respect and courage. In celebration of the National Red Rose Day, I’m listing the red roses in my garden. I have 21 red roses, 17 varieties.
1. 1 Mister Lincoln – dark red – Hybrid Tea
2. 2 Veterans’ Honor – dark red – Hybrid Tea
3. 1 Firefighter – dark red – Hybrid Tea
4. 1 Ingrid Bergman – dark red – Hybrid Tea
5. 1 Drop Dead Red – dark red – Floribunda
6. 1 Let Freedom Ring – medium red – Hybrid Tea
7. 2 Dublin Bay – medium red – Climber
8. 1 Miracle on the Hudson – medium red -Shrub
9. 1 Oso Easy Cherry Pie – medium red – Shrub
10. 1 Othello – medium red – Shrub
11. 1 Grande Amore – medium red – Hybrid Tea
12. 1 Cramoisi Superieur – medium red – China
13. 1 Louis Philippe – red blend – China
14. 1 Fourth of July – red blend – Climber
15. 2 Scentimental – red blend – Floribunda
16. 2 Rock & Roll – red blend – Grandiflora
17. 1 Dick Clark – red blend – Grandiflora
Here is a poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796) titled
A RED. RED ROSE
O, my Luve’s like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June.
O, my Luve’s like a melodie
That’ sweetly play’d in tune.
As fair as thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:
I will love thee still, my dear,
Thile the sands o’ life shall run:
And fare thee well, my only luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho’ it ware ten thousand mile.
Happy National Red Rose Day!
Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses
Rosalinda R Morgan 