2026 Trip Chronicles: Page 5

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden 4/14 2of2

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With a second day of forecast calm early morning conditions, I came back the next day Saturday April 14. At 7:32am worked this above group of Good As Gold cultivar flowers against the cloudy sky.
Per FOSJRG:Yellow blend Hybrid Tea. Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2014 as 'Good as Gold'. Orange, golden-yellow shading, red highlights. Flowers deep golden orange-yellow finished with a kiss of red. Mild, tea fragrance. 27 to 35 petals. Average diameter 5 inches. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds. Tall, bushy, spreading, upright, well-branched. Large, glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets. Height of 47 inches to 6 feet 7 inches (120 to 200 cm). Width of 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 11 inches (180 to 210 cm). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Bred by Tom Carruth Parentage: Golden Beauty (Floribunda, Kordes, 2001) About Face.

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Then at 7:47am on the same rose plot, worked this Good As Gold cultivar group of roses.

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At 7::52am in the nearby Rainbow Sorbet plot, worked this close-up cluster of flowers.

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At 8:01am worked the above Ketchup and Mustard cultivar rose bloom with its exceptionally bright orangish-red petals.
Per FOSJRG: Floribunda. Red, deep yellow reverse. Mild, apple, tea fragrance. 20 to 28 petals. Average diameter 3.25 inches. Medium to large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, bushy, thornless (or almost), upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, light green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets. Height of 47 inches to 5¼ inches (120 to 160 cm). Width of 30 inches to 35 inches (75 to 90 cm). Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2012 as 'Ketchup & Mustard'. Bred by Christian Bedard (United States, before 2008).

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A more continuous breeze began that prevented further work until at 8:47am was back at the Good As Gold plot for the last shot of this morning, up against the gray cloudy sky subject.

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I returned 4 days later as the forecast again showed a low breeze though sunny this time morning on Saturday April 18, 2026. The above Smokin Hot, cultivar was shot at an early 6:43am PDT.
Per FOSJRG:Smokin Hot February 12, 2018.Orange blend Hybrid Tea. Orange, white reverse, light purple highlights. None to mild fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Medium. Height of 3 feet to 4 feet (90 to 120 cm). Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2015. Hybridized by Christian Bedard, Moonstone (Hybrid Tea, Carruth, 1998) x Paul Gauguin (hybrid tea, Christensen 1992)

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One of my favorite rose plots has the above Chilhuly, cultivar roses that often appear neon glowing.
Per FOSJRG:Red blend Floribunda. Exhibition name: 'Chihuly' Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2004). Orange and yellow. Mild, tea fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 4 inches. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Medium, bushy. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. Height of 39 inches to 47 inches (100 to 120 cm).

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A breeze rose up that stopped my shooting for quite awhile. Eventually that waned, then put some Good As Gold roses up against, this time at 7:57am, a nicely blue sky.

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These colorful roses were in the test plot where new roses are tested.

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A cluster of Life of the Party, cultivar blooms up in the out of focus blue sky with patchy thin clouds. With a breeze increasing, this was the last image worked this morning.
Per FOSJRG:Floribunda. Bred by Christian Bedard (United States, before 2017). Introduced in United States by Breck's Bulbs in 2017 as 'Life of the Party'. Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2019 as Huntington's 100th. Yellow, pink edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Compact, rounded. Dense foliage. Width of 2 feet (60 cm). Can be used for container rose or hedge. Prefers dry climates. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

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My next visit was on Thursday April 23, 2026, a nicely sunny day with clear blue skies. At 8:27am, I put the above Rainbow Sorbet, with 2 cultivar clusters of roses up against that blue sky.

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These flowers are in a plot with the cultivar named Rainbow Home Run, that may be incorrect. Numbers of plot signs are missing or incorrect and the web page listing for the garden plots is stale.

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At 9:26am, on the morning of Friday April 24, 2026 another 2 cluster group of Rainbow Sorbet cultivar roses, up against the blue sky.

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At 8:52am, a close-up of Frida Kahlo, cultivar roses.
Per FOSJRG: Frida Kahlo, February 12, 2018. Rosa 'Frida Kahlo' Red blend Floribunda.Red, yellow stripes. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 3.5 inches. In small clusters bloom form. Bushy, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2018. Hybridizers: Christian Bedard and Tom Carruth seed: City of San Francisco x Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens 1992)

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At 9:04am, these colorful Peach Drift rose blooms are small within low to ground plants.
Per FOSJRG: Bred by Alain Meilland (1940). Apricot or apricot blend. Bright apricot peach. None to mild fragrance. 15 to 20 petals. Average diameter 1.5 inches. Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Short, bushy, rounded. Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. Height of up to 18 inches (up to 45 cm). Width of up to 2 feet (up to 60 cm).

At page top, a second group of Peach Drift roses at 9:07am.

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And a third group of Peach Drift roses at 9:18am.

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An increasing breeze became and issue. My final subject this morning was the above a Memorial Day cultivar bloom at 10:02am.
Per FOSJRG: Memorial Day, Medium pink Hybrid Tea. To honor, celebrate & remember, Memorial Day strikes a cord in our hearts. Yet a symphony of feelings comes to mind with this unusual orchid pink hybrid tea. Enormous old-fashioned full flowers saturated with super-strong classic old rose fragrance hit a note of fond memories for all. Long low-thorned stems are lushly adorned with clean green leaves. Just one flower perfumes an entire room. Pink. Strong, damask fragrance. 41 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5 inches. Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, spreading, upright. Large, matte, medium green foliage. Height of 43 inches to 4 feet (110 to 130 cm). Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2001) Parentage: Blueberry Hill x New Zealand

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