YELLOW & HOT ORANGE ROSE

We are still being subjected to icy weather here in Britain and things are looking a bit sad in the garden although there is a sign of life poking through by way of the tips of daffodils.  The trough under my sunny, south-facing window now has plenty of signs of life with iris, tulips, and hyacinths poking through.   I can't wait to see the colourful display.  Apart from a few ragged polyanthus flowers though, in the back garden, there are no flowers.  The climbing and bush roses are making leaf buds though and really I ought to be spraying them for mildew at this point but it is just too cold.  In a few weeks, when the weather is less cruel, I will prune the shrubs and bushes to invigorate them.  The climbers need no work except for checking for broken shoots.  Meanwhile, I keep on buying cut roses for my home and after a couple of weeks of having white roses, decided on a splash of colour.  I bought a small bunch of short-stemmed roses in a yellow and hot orange.  So pretty, and I am sure they will last a good week or two.  Can you believe the below is a rose bud?  Doesn't it remind you of a vibrant coloured tulip?

The white roses will start to drop their petals any time soon but I found this photo interesting.  Close up, (click on the image for a larger view) the aging petals look like meringue or silk chiffon.