I distracted them with the camera while Chris grabbed the rose bush and ran

This is a Chihuly Floribunda.  Planted at Tall Tales Headquarters this week. 

I spotted it at Henry's Plant Farm when I was wondering about.

I had a nice chat about it with this nice lady who looked like a rose expert to me.  We discussed the dreaded "witches broom virus" and whether or not it only affects knock out roses (it doesn't) and if there was a rose that was immune (there isn't).

Because I can't live without roses, and even though it may eventually become diseased, it was purchased and planted.

And yes, there has already been a cutting brought inside.  I might have to go back and get another.

There were several that caught my eye. 

Luckily I did not have to get into any shoving matches with anyone over the chihuly.

These two hecklers tried, but I distracted them with the camera while Chris grabbed the rose bush and ran. 

A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.  Especially when it comes to rose bush buying.

Comments

[Janet]

gorgeous roses!

[Chris]

We have a Tuscan Sun Floribunda that looks very similar! It gets so many blooms and turns amazing colors. I am not familiar with the witches' broom virus. Must look it up now!

[Diana]

What a gorgeous rose! That virus was pretty bad in Oklahoma whwn we left five years ago, though my roses weren’t affected. I haven’t heard of it in our area.