This was my anniversary present from Dave. :) He took me to the garden center that has the better selection of roses and had me pick one. I chose one that he liked a lot, too.
I wasn't able to get the actual plant that caught my eye, because it had grown through its pot and into the ground and we couldn't pick it up, so it's not currently quite as magnificent as I know it can be. But it's lovely. The flowers are nice and ruffly, and have different shades of lavender and mauve.
After being at my house for a few days, the new buds opened up and they were a different color! :> More magenta/fuchsia than purple. I think it's going to be one of those plants that changes color with the temperature/time of year. I like this version, too, so I'm still happy.
I really like the way this rose always seems to ruffle.
Off we go... into the wild blue yonder...
