'Freedom' has been a very strange rose. This was a rose that was
given to me last Valentine's Day as a bouquet, and I rooted one of the
stems. It sat for months in the summer heat without growing, then threw
out a shoot with cooler fall weather. A bud formed which lasted several
weeks as a bud, then when the weather turned cold, I brought the potted
plant into the garage. The flower opened and it has lasted about 4
WEEKS in the open stage (so far).
It is not the most beautiful rose as a garden plant so far, (but still a tiny plant) and only slightly fragrant.
As a bud, it held at this stage for about 3 weeks, and felt like cardboard.
In the lower light of the garage window, the flower opened up and the inner petals had the more expected color.
Here it is when given to me as a bouquet, which didn't last a particularly long time.
It is not the most beautiful rose as a garden plant so far, (but still a tiny plant) and only slightly fragrant.
As a bud, it held at this stage for about 3 weeks, and felt like cardboard.
In the lower light of the garage window, the flower opened up and the inner petals had the more expected color.
Here it is when given to me as a bouquet, which didn't last a particularly long time.
