From a distance the rose looks like a “Nevada”, but without its arching habit. Closer up, the flowers are the right colour but perhaps the wrong form. Do you happen to know what it is?
The beetle looks like a relative of the Hirschkäfer, except that these trundle about on the ground, as far as I know. Yours seems a bit heavy to be mucking about in a flower. Did you lure it there with promises of publicity ?
I can’t remember ever seeing a beetle right in a flower, but then I’m not very observant of f&f. Do you suppose it flew in ? The left side of the flower in the picture is slightly trashed, so maybe the beetle clambered in ?
Being half blind, I should cede to superior seers, and dearieme has now got it into my mind that but for the colour there IS a resemblance to this “Nevada” (second one down)…
You’re half blind and I’m losing my memory. I would have put the name, Dearie, but I’m buggered if I can remember it. My favourite yellow rose is Mermaid, but it won’t survive here. But I do love this one, and it smells fantastic too. It’s my favourite rose in this garden.
I’m supposed to be cutting the grass, but as soon as I remember the name, I’ll come back …
Yes, it flew in, Stu. And flew out.
Julia, thanks, you’re too kind. It’s just that I’ve finally read the book of instructions for the camera. Has your husband done that? It really helps.
Jesús, yes, that looks like our beetle. I couldn’t get it to pose properly, but we liked the colours.
I think it begins with a G, a shortish Latin-sounding name of two or three syllables …
yeah, Tom was right – it was too yellow for a Nevada. Our Nevada is now a poor, battered thing. We had a lovely Penelope once. We’re contemplating buying a Danish-sounding rugosa: Fru Dagmar Hastrop (approx).
The buds of this one are orange, the flowers open out as a saturated yellow and they gradually fade to white over a few days. You’ve always got a wide range of colour on the bush. I like that.
Dearie, you might like this one, Complicata. It sort of looks a bit like a rugosa, it’s very hardy, but with big single blooms. We had a lovely one until I moved it.
A Bad Guide
How lovely, how ephemeral, the summer’s day.
To be the center of everyone’s attention, giving it all away, for a while.
I’m sorry, perhaps it’s a crazy idea but I couldn’t resist the temptation:
Seriously, it’s a very good photo about the harvest (?) of pollen and nectar.
From a distance the rose looks like a “Nevada”, but without its arching habit. Closer up, the flowers are the right colour but perhaps the wrong form. Do you happen to know what it is?
The beetle looks like a relative of the Hirschkäfer, except that these trundle about on the ground, as far as I know. Yours seems a bit heavy to be mucking about in a flower. Did you lure it there with promises of publicity ?
That’s the ultimate proof it’s summer there…
Lovely pictures!
You made yourself a master in this art now.
I can’t remember ever seeing a beetle right in a flower, but then I’m not very observant of f&f. Do you suppose it flew in ? The left side of the flower in the picture is slightly trashed, so maybe the beetle clambered in ?
“…looks like a Nevada…”
Beetle and bees appear to find it so delicious, perhaps they know something…
Classic Lowell Thomas?
Being half blind, I should cede to superior seers, and dearieme has now got it into my mind that but for the colour there IS a resemblance to this “Nevada” (second one down)…
The beetle could be:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetonia_aurata
You’re half blind and I’m losing my memory. I would have put the name, Dearie, but I’m buggered if I can remember it. My favourite yellow rose is Mermaid, but it won’t survive here. But I do love this one, and it smells fantastic too. It’s my favourite rose in this garden.
I’m supposed to be cutting the grass, but as soon as I remember the name, I’ll come back …
Yes, it flew in, Stu. And flew out.
Julia, thanks, you’re too kind. It’s just that I’ve finally read the book of instructions for the camera. Has your husband done that? It really helps.
Jesús, yes, that looks like our beetle. I couldn’t get it to pose properly, but we liked the colours.
I think it begins with a G, a shortish Latin-sounding name of two or three syllables …
Okay, I looked it up. It’s Aicha. It’s Danish (V. Petersen, 1962). Rosa pimpinellifolia. 150-200 cm. Ours is a bit taller. It likes lots of sun.
Gugi ? One of the names of the Hirschkäfer is Donnergugi. “Gugi” is the genitive of “Gus”, I think.
yeah, Tom was right – it was too yellow for a Nevada. Our Nevada is now a poor, battered thing. We had a lovely Penelope once. We’re contemplating buying a Danish-sounding rugosa: Fru Dagmar Hastrop (approx).
The buds of this one are orange, the flowers open out as a saturated yellow and they gradually fade to white over a few days. You’ve always got a wide range of colour on the bush. I like that.
Dearie, you might like this one, Complicata. It sort of looks a bit like a rugosa, it’s very hardy, but with big single blooms. We had a lovely one until I moved it.
Hirschkäfer
Stag beetle. That’s a fine picture they’ve got of the German one.
Thanks for the tip, Crown. I’ll run it past the boss.
“Has your husband done that?”
I try not to ask what he does with my opponent… ;-)
But good for you!
Our Night Blooming Cereus is blooming tonight.
Yea!!! Night Blooming Cereus.