photo: rose Blush Noisette

December 25, 2002 Austin, Texas Zone 8

Blush Noisette has been the workhorse of the rose garden this year. She's covered in little bouquets of flowers. Usually one opens much before the others, and then is faded while others are still in bud. The flowers are the most bluish-toned pink, especially in colder weather. In the summer, the flowers are more pale. Her scent is one that actually wafts on a warm breeze.