I have a couple dozen seedlings of 'Voodoo' parentage, but only one can have the first bloom of the year. This honor goes to a seedling born on June 12, 2008. As you see in the following photos, the blended colors of today's bloom are much improved over the plant's first bloom that opened on August 9, 2008. Unlike most of my other seedlings, this rose bush has "semi-double" blooms, as the petal count is 15. Beginning its 5th growing season, this plant is now 3½ feet tall. The pictured bloom is 3 inches wide.
Update of May 25, 2012: The bloom of May 20 is shown 5 days later. I really like the way that the blooms of this rose bush turn a ruby color as they age, rather than bleach out as most roses do. In fact, most of my other 'Voodoo' seedlings undergo the same photochromatic reaction to some degree.
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| August 9, 2008 |
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| May 20, 2012 |
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| May 20, 2012 |
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| May 25, 2012 |
