Tuesday 19 June 2012

Roses Desktop Wallpaper

Roses Desktop Wallpaper Biography
At the end of the eighteenth century, as China Roses were prominently introduced to the West, there was a great revolution in the world of roses. The arrival of the China Roses changed the rose world profoundly. There are many poignant changes that occurred with the introduction of the China Roses including:

A China gene is thought to be responsible for repeatability of bloom. Up until their introduction, the only cultivated roses with any repeat bloom were the Autumn Damasks. The increased productivity of bloom was greatly prized in the gene pool.

The Chinas brought another dimension to the color range in roses. The Chinas have a unique aspect of defying the color principles commonplace with roses before that time. They have the unusual characteristic of darkening with age. Most of the roses up until that time faded with age. A China Rose may open yellow, then blend to crimson through gradations of orange and pink. This is the case with 'Mutabilis'. The Chinas broadened the color range to include shades of yellow and a deep crimson that were not known to European garden roses before that time.

The China Roses broadened the scents of roses. New blends became apparent when the Chinas hybridized with other roses. In A Fragrant Year, Helen van Pelt Wilson and Léonie Bell, state that Chinas are vaguely scented on their own. They remark that they are able to detect the fragrance of nectarine in 'Old Blush'. They go on further to say that 'Old Blush' gave a pepper smell to some of its offspring; in others a fruity smell was heightened. They believe that 'Parson's Pink' and 'Slater's Crimson China' had little scent. The mating with European fragrances produced a pronounced fruity bouquet, notably nectarine or raspberry, that can be found in the Bourbons.

The China Rose brought a change to the form of the flower. The high centered exhibition rose owes its form to the China genes. The China Roses also brought the rose world slender buds that unfurl when opening.

The China Roses have a mysterious origin. Although there is no evidence of how they were developed, they are the product of a rich culture of ingenious people. They were not seen in art before the tenth century, were not a part of mythology, and little is known of their history. What we do know is that they were cultivated for many centuries in China; however, the Chinese did not prize the rose as they did the chrysanthemum, which appears in their art from long times past.

Our cultivated plants are usually small (an exception is 'Mutabilis'), although the wild variety Rosa chinensis var. spontanea is described as big, sprawling, and like a climbing rose. Our cultivated plants are somewhat lax, airy, twiggy and sparse. The leaves are pointed, and new growth is tinted red. They usually are not very fragrant. They are loosely petalled, and can nod from weak stems. They are not very winter hardy. Some are nice in pots as they are small in stature: 'Slater's Crimson China' or 'Cramoisi Supérieur' are two examples. Others are effective when massed in borders: 'Archiduc Charles' is a beautiful and dramatic rose to this effect. They usually are best in a border when planted in groups of at least three; their delicate features may be overwhelmed by neighboring plants.
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
Perfect Roses in my Garden .. least they are perfect to me :)
Roses Desktop Wallpaper
FLORILE IUBIRII...STING & JULIO IGLESIAS

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