Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Lo How a Rose e're Blooming

'Lo how a rose e're blooming', one of my favorite old Christmas songs, speaks of Mary giving birth to Jesus, the savior of the world.  Viewing the infant, we see the man/God hanging on the cross, died for the sins of all.  I am thankful remembering this today.

Here are 2 roses blooming now, outside and in the greenhouse.  The first is a floribunda that will be named shortly, while the second is a Hulthemia that has an unusually large blotch.  It is being tested along with a Hulthemia sister seedling.  Coming from a smaller family of seedlings, they are two of the best 3 Hulthemias this year.  You know that I will be repeating this cross more extensively in the coming Spring.

Merry Christmas!
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 25, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family, too, Jim and thank you for all your help and generosity over the past few years.

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  2. UnknownDecember 26, 2012 at 3:51 PM

    I too am thankful for this. Merry Christmas.

    That is an extremely large blotch. It takes up half of the petal.

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  3. Jim SproulDecember 27, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Thank you Simon and Adam.

    Wishing you and your families happiness and peace in the coming New Year!

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