Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (rainbow, roses and camellias)

[aimeekitty]

This is Great Maiden's Blush (Alba rose). She's very happy, apparently. I've never seen a rose with leaves like this! To understand this photo better... GMB right now is a babybaby rose and is just a green stick with ONLY these leaves on top. :) This is not a branch, this is the whole plant.


My bright pink camellia has more blooms on it, now, too. (It's Marie Bracey Camellia)


Surprisingly, the red camellia that Mitch's parents gave us has NOT gone into shock and is blooming it's head off. The blooms are so large that they weight the bush down. Look at the ruffled double petals!
Kramers Supreme Camellia


Rainbow! It was a full rainbow and very bright,... but it was hard for me to get a photo.

Comments

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

Goodmorning Obi Wan! :D
I have NO IDEA about whether she'd have iron deficiency or not. I fed them with superthrive when I planted... that was about a month ago? What should I feed her?

[gothiclibrarian.livejournal.com]

http://www.organicrosecare.org/articles/nutrients_iron_and_clay.php

I've had it happen once and I checked the Ph then amended the soil.

You can also get a liquid iron supplement that you add when watering, but it's not a long term solution.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

hhm. well we have highly clay soil that is alkaline. I thought that when this rose was put in (my garden guys put this particular one in) put soil around it. (ie amended the soil)
... so.... should I amend the soil around the rose without disturbing the roots somehow...? like leave a perimeter around the rose?
or should I just go with a liquid iron supplement?

[gothiclibrarian.livejournal.com]

I'm an AMATEUR rosarian don't forget, lol! (ie, follow up on all advice with your own googling)

I know with the tiny baby plants it's hard (my hedge of Blanche de Belgique were as tiny as that when we got them...and 1 was promptly crushed by one of the brats next door, but I digress). Were I you I'd remove any mulch around her and throw some compost or peat moss (I think that's also good...sorry, it's been a while since I was at this stage of planting) on top of the existing soil then go ahead and get a bottle of the chelated iron supplement and add the recommended amount for the recommended frequency. Add more compost several times a year.

I think you can also use blood meal but frankly, that shit is nasty!

Have you considered checking into your local rose societies? Their meetings are often free and full of info...I know when I first got into roses I went to a few and it was great because a lot of the info online and in books isn't tailored to your particular clime, whereas you go to these meetings and everyone's got similar dirt and weather.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I'll go ask my nursery rose lady then to make sure I don't do something stupid. XD

I need to join a local rose society, but frankly, I'm just trying to keep my head above water right now, I dont really have time to go to meetings. OY!

I'll definitely try what you said, though, because that wouldnt disturb anything and it couldn't hurt!

I have some bone meal... but that's diff.