I have passed the last couple of weeks in astonishment as the rose count continues to climb. On April 6 I was pleased to see 5 roses. but knew there were more to come because it was loaded with green buds. By the 13th I counted 36 blooms and only 3 days later it was 100! After that it became too hard to count, but on the 20th I made an effort and hit 235! Today I decided since they are mostly in clumps of 6 I'd just count clumps -- and hit 70 without even counting individual ones. So well over 400, probably 500 if I had some real way to manage!
The bees have discovered the bush, too. They have a nice, rose fragrance, although not very strong.
I don't see very many green buds now, so it is probably at its peak.
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