Our extra large red roses

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Saturday 02 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike

Following on from looking at our first roses of the season, we have been fortunate enough to have a full show of red roses this year. We’ve had a few before, but not as many, and certainly not as healthy or as beautiful. You’ll note the spotted leaves; well that is down to large volumes of pine tree pollen in the air at this time of year, which was brought down by some recent rains.

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I am sure these won’t last that long, as it’s warming up day by day, and the summer temperatures here pretty much spell the word ‘doom’ for our flowering roses. Some will still flower, but the very high temperatures of southwest Türkiye and the hot winds of summer often just end up roasting the flowers on their stems, believe me!

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But this year has produced something different altogether, some extraordinarily large flowers. Take this pair of beauties for a start. I’m guessing it’s the wet winter that is responsible, but whatever the reason, it’s a good result.

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I’m often sticking my paw into the frame, but on this occasion it seemed the best way to show off the sheer size of the bloom. I don’t know how normal these are; but certainly they are the largest we’ve ever seen here.

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