A hint of pink

I was able to get out among the roses this evening after some "down time", and I noticed a trio of similar blooms even though they were on different rose bushes.  The thing that they had in common, however, was their parent plant, namely the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose.  The three roses were grown from seed from an open-pollinated (very likely self-pollinated) 'QE' mother plant.  The white blooms with a hint of pink are very pretty indeed.

Unnamed 'QE' seedling #1
Photo taken:  May 28, 2017

Unnamed 'QE' seedling #2
Photo taken:  May 28, 2017

Unnamed 'QE' seedling #3
Photo taken:  May 28, 2017

Update of June 4, 2017:     Below are two more different 'QE' seedlings that have the same color traits as the seedlings above.  You might detect a pattern here.  If you read my post of May 31, 2012 which I titled "Singles are nice, too",  you will see another strong trait among my seedlings.  Is there enough evidence there (and here) to determine who the "paternal grandfather" of the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose might be (which is to say, the "pollen parent" of the "pollen parent" of 'QE').  It still remains a mystery to me.

Unnamed 'QE' seedling #4
Photo taken:  June 4, 2017

Unnamed 'QE' seedling #5
Photo taken:  June 4, 2017

Patience pays off (finally)

It's hard to establish what is "normal" around here.  For the last 2 years, the first rose blooms in my garden opened on April 21st, but this year was quite different.  Today (May 10th), one of my 'Queen Elizabeth' seedlings was the first to open, and it was a welcome sight.  It helps that it is a 10 petal bloom (easier to open), but its size is an impressive 4 inches.  Below is a photo of today's bloom as well as a photo of the seedling way back in the year 2010 when the plant produced its very first bloom.  Check out the dates -- sometimes it doesn't take very long for a seedling to produce its first bloom.

Photo taken:  May 10,  2017

Birth date of rose:  March 15,  2010
First bloom:  July 24,  2010