The bushes are taking over!

Wow... stunning rose, hmhb...
If you photograph cuttings of any plants rooting in water, please may I put the pics. in my blog about Cuttings in Rainwater...
thanks. :o)

Beautiful plants and photo's hmhb,our October hasn't been quite as sunny up to now !

Stunning bush

Absolutly stunning.

That's a BIG rose bush! Amazing! And that deep blue sky...:-))

Your plants and garden look gorgeous Hmhb :-)))

Right, I'm totally confused - easily done, I know! Is it a rose or is it a hibiscus that you call a rose? The leaves certainly don't look like a rose, so I'm guessing - HIBISCUS! But why is it called a ROSE?
Puzzled of Buckinghamshire

Wagger (in a stage whisper) They call a hibiscus the confederate rose (in confederate states of USA) Lol

~Fabulous!!!

Ian, why do they call it that ?

Thank you one and all; you make me feel like a proud parent! Right to Wagger and Ian, it is a hibiscus - but it is "commonly" called a Confederate Rose; it is a very common plant throughout the South. One of the other plants I have (which grows wild in the South) is a rose mallow, which is a relative to the hibiscus.

Terratoonie - Yes, you certainly may. Last year, I rooted "butterfly plants" (I'll look up the technical name) and "bleeding hearts" in water, along with Schefflera. Will start some soon and keep track of them for you.

Great blog and photos

THANKS IAN - she shouted gleefully. Pinching the idea from Yorkshire and Lancashire then. No offence meant, hmhb. :<)

stunning flowers,, hmhb :o)

Also known as a Rose of Sharon up here. Great photos Hmhb. Those shrubs are gorgeous. I have some hibiscus seeds that I want to try and start. They are supposed to be hardy to zone 5 so should be OK here in a sheltered spot.

Real roses sulk in the South due to the humidity (black spot & powdery mildew) and the nematodes attacking the roots (hence most are grafted on Dr Huey or Fortunei root stock). Some of the small older roses can be grown on their own: Louis Philip is a small, fragrant burgundy. From China, Hibiscus mutabilis or Confederate Rose changes color as it ages.

Gilli, thank you. I also have another variety of hibiscus seeds I want to try - A huge dark red bloom. On the Rose of Sharon, I tried one of those, but I think it was too small and the ants devoured it. Might try again, although, our alternate name is "althea." We must compare pictures on these sometime. Keep us posted on your seeds.

Orgratis, envy the folks who can grow roses. They do "sulk" in the South. But, the rose radicals down here really grow some beauties; personally, I stay away from them for all the reasons you mention, but I've tried to grow them many times.

So many other things thrive in the southern climes that compensate some. Bellingrath Gardens is a good source of inspiration!

Lovely blue sky in the photos. I like the rose too :o)