The VERTICAL dimension

Quite a few of my seedlings resulting from open pollination of the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose have inherited her tendency to grow rather tall.  For example, my seedling that was born (the sprout surfaced above the soil) on March 19, 2009 is now 5 years and 4 months old, and it stands a full 8 feet tall.  Today  I stacked and stitched together 2 photos in order to get the entire rose in one frame, as shown below.

Photo taken:  July 19, 2014

Below on the left is a cluster of semi-double blooms that were half way up the rose bush, but are somewhat hidden in the full-length photo above.  And below to the right is a photo of this rose's very first bloom, which fully opened on June 1, 2009.

Photo taken:  July 19, 2014

Photo taken:  June 1, 2009

Royal roses

Small clusters of blooms have the potential for some of the best rose photos.  You have to be vigilant out there in your garden, and sometimes you will find some real gems.  The roses shown below all have one important thing in common:  they are all unnamed seedlings resulting from open pollination of the great 'Queen Elizabeth' rose.  Royalty indeed.