Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Butterfly Rose April 28, 2020

My Butterfly Rose looked very pretty this morning.  The blooms start peach-colored, then turn pale pink, then dark pink.  At any one time you can have all three colors blooming, hence the name.  They look like pretty butterflies.  About a month ago I cut it back to 4 sticks.  It was about a month later than recommended (Valentine's Day), but voles had gotten underneath it and hollowed out a den.  The whole rose - which was HUGE (this rose grows to 6 x 6) - had fallen over on its side.  So I felt I had to cut it back, fill the hole with water to chase the voles out, lift it up straight, stake it, mulch, and hope it would recover.  It did, and didn't seem to muss a beat.




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