The time finally arrived when I had to space out some of my 'Queen Elizabeth' rose seedlings because they were just getting too big. Then again, some of my 'Voodoo' seedlings were underperforming and were too small. So it was time to
shuffle the roses, thirty-eight of them to be exact. Some 'Voodoo' seedlings were moved from the big backyard rose bed to the driveway strip, some other 'Voodoo' seedlings were moved from the driveway strip (and backyard bed) to a new bed -- the
REHAB bed. Then, quite a few 'QE' seedlings were transplanted to the vacated places in the backyard bed. Some of the 'Red Galaxy' clones that I've been starting from
cuttings were also moved to the vacated spaces. This left my remaining 5
seedlings from 'Red Galaxy' to be re-arranged in their own seedling bed (they are still very small). And for good measure, some of the smaller 'QE' seedlings were moved to the forefront of the backyard bed (might as well call it the "rehab
row") so that they would get more exposure to the sun.
Enough talking; it's time for some photos of the results:
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The driveway strip
Photo taken: September 13, 2014 |
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The backyard bed
Photo taken: September 13, 2014 |
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The 'Red Galaxy' seedling bed
Photo taken: September 13, 2014 |
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The REHAB bed
Photo taken: September 13, 2014 |
Update of September 1, 2015: Two of the seedling roses in the "rehab row" were looking very pretty today. Even though the plants have similar looking blooms, their ancestries are quite different. The rose to the left below is an open pollinated seedling of 'Queen Elizabeth', whereas the rose in the photo to the right is one of the two siblings of my 'Red Galaxy' rose. Those three siblings share the same ancestry, namely an unlabeled rose growing in Germany. Both of the rose plants shown below are over 5 years old, and their diminutive size has earned them spots in the "rehab row".
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| Photo taken: September 1, 2015 |
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| Photo taken: September 1, 2015 |
