And in the Beginning . . .

. . . there are the Chinas.

Spring is definitely here now, and the roses are beginning their sequence of bloom. First up are the Chinas … my second favorite type of rose (after the ramblers, of course).

Ducher.


Mableton Rouletii.


Fabvier.


Pompon de Paris, aka., Climbing Rouletii.


Old Blush has almost finished its first flush, and Reuter China, Jean Bach Sisley, and St. Thomas China will probably have flowers in the next couple of days.