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Roses Of 2016

Updated on June 2, 2016

First Rose

What made you the first?

Anxious were you to burst forth?

Thanks for coming first!

First Roses Of 2016

The porch tellis with its 6.5 inch blossoms, the first of 2016.
The porch tellis with its 6.5 inch blossoms, the first of 2016. | Source
The inside story and the outside glory.
The inside story and the outside glory. | Source
What you see is less than what you get.
What you see is less than what you get. | Source
On its way to full blossoming.
On its way to full blossoming. | Source
Nearly fully blossomed.
Nearly fully blossomed. | Source
Loud and proud, announcing itself the only way it can.
Loud and proud, announcing itself the only way it can. | Source
Some distant cousins from the "Joseph's Coat" variety. While only 4" in diameter. These first 2016 roses had as many as 10 rosebuds on one branch end!. The name comes from each blossom's changing colors as the rose hip ages.
Some distant cousins from the "Joseph's Coat" variety. While only 4" in diameter. These first 2016 roses had as many as 10 rosebuds on one branch end!. The name comes from each blossom's changing colors as the rose hip ages. | Source

There is an added significance to the first roses....

Surely one of the favorite flowers of Americans is the rose.

All roses are beautiful, but the very first roses of the season are such a shocking reminder of why we plant them, that they take on a special aura all their own.

I view the blossoming of the first roses right at the top of the list, along with the return of the barn swallows and the hummingbirds at my home in the Rocky Mountains, as the sure signs that the seasons are still on the right track.

Spring has arrived. Summer will follow.

It's time to get the rest of the gardens planted..

A later season view of the Joseph's Coat rosebush.

This photo of the same rosebush was taken in a previous year and somewhat later season. Note the darker red color of some blossoms.
This photo of the same rosebush was taken in a previous year and somewhat later season. Note the darker red color of some blossoms. | Source
Eight days later than the original 2016 photo of this "Joesph's Coat" rosebush. More blossoms have blossomed, and the older blossoms have already deepened in color over the course of the last week.
Eight days later than the original 2016 photo of this "Joesph's Coat" rosebush. More blossoms have blossomed, and the older blossoms have already deepened in color over the course of the last week. | Source

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