This is Louise Odier about a week after planting. They're such tiny plants. They're own-root first-year plants, and though I haven't measured them, I'd say they're 6" or less tall. I wanted own-root for several reasons, but I wasn't expecting quite this little to start off with. That's why I built protective cages for them.
I figured I wouldn't be getting flowers until they grew up quite a bit. But Louise is trying to bud! There are two three tiny buds forming.
BTW, what I will hopefully get once she's grown: Louise Odier
The first tiny bud.
This is right after I'd dumped out a bunch of ladybugs on Louise Odier.
Second open flower on Louise Odier plus what I'm guessing will be the third. There are a couple of other buds ramping up.
My tiny Louise Odier rose is going through her second round of flowers. This is the second bloom of that wave. The plant itself is still tiny, one of the two smallest of the baby roses. But it looks healthy, the flowers smell fantastic, and hopefully time is all that's needed. The pictures of mature Louise Odier bushes are enough to make me drool.
I have to practically lie down on my stomach to smell this rose, it's that low to the ground, but it's worth it. (And I was on my stomach to take the picture.)
My tiny Louise Odier rose is going through her second round of flowers. This is the second bloom of that wave. The plant itself is still tiny, one of the two smallest of the baby roses. But it looks healthy, the flowers smell fantastic, and hopefully time is all that's needed. The pictures of mature Louise Odier bushes are enough to make me drool.
I have to practically lie down on my stomach to smell this rose, it's that low to the ground, but it's worth it. (And I was on my stomach to take the picture.)