Monday, May 16, 2011

The Sedona Rose

Sedona
I snapped this photo of the Sedona rose at a home center nursery in, appropriately, Sedona, Arizona last week. It is outstandingly bright orange, with a light scent. Sedona (the rose) was introduced by Jackson and Perkins last year. It was offered as a potted 2 gallon plant in the nursery through Weeks Roses. Sedona (the town) is famous for its red rocks.
From January, 2011, Sunset at Boynton Canyon area, Sedona, AZ
From January, 2011, Boynton Canyon area, Sedona, AZ, a mule deer is more indignant than surprised at our passing car.
The rocks in Sedona truly are RED, glowing in the sunset, brooding in the twilight, with changing variations throughout the day. Sedona is in Sunset zone 10, a dry climate with a fairly long growing season and enough winter chill for bulbs, stone fruits and lilacs. Sedona provides a very nice gardening climate for desert-lovers.
Grayback Mountain dominates the views in West Sedona, along with Italian cypress and the ubiquitous photina bushes .

I think that the Sedona rose is well named for this lovely, colorful place. 

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8 comments:

  1. MashaMay 16, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Great pictures, I loved the red rocks and the deer. The rose is beautiful too, although I can't say I am a fan of such bright colors :).

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  2. Roses, Color, and LightMay 16, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Thank you, Masha. I stick to a serenity palate in my own garden. But I really am amazed at the intense color of the Sedona rose.
    Sandra

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  3. organicgardendreamsMay 16, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Sandra, the photos of landscape of Sedona are truly stunning! I love the one with the sunset and the mountains glowing in the last light of the day. I can imagine that 'Sedona', the rose would look good in this dry desert-y climate. I have observed that bright colors go very well with intense sunlight.
    Christina

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  4. Roses, Color, and LightMay 16, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Thank you, Christina. Sedona is a beautiful place, and you're right, the colors of the rose are appropriate to the climate and landscape.
    In my extreme northern Arizona home, some 200 miles NE of Sedona, the soft pastel shades of my own garden scheme are soothing and refreshing enough for me.
    Sandra

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  5. KelseyMay 16, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Oh, I want to be there!

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  6. Roses, Color, and LightMay 17, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Kelsey, Sedona is a beautiful place to be.
    Sandra

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  7. The Redneck RosarianMay 19, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Sedona is a stunning rose. I saw a bloom of it at the Birmingahm Rose Show a few weeks ago, it was larger than my hand! A triumph for J & P and for the city of Sedona!

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  8. Roses, Color, and LightMay 19, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Yes, Sedona is a large rose, and really almost noeon bright. I was glad to get to see it blooming. It's a great rose for Sedona.
    Sandra

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