Saturday, January 8, 2011

either name works for this rose.   The rose is a tall shrub rose (7-8 feet tall) that blooms once with single pink blooms in June.  It is hardy to zone 2.  The hips stay on all winter to add a red color to the winter landscape and it is tall enough so the berries stay out of the snow.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

the seed heads are gone but the stems hold up to the cold weather.  The word "Calamagrostis" is derived from the Greek word kalamos (reed) and agrostis (a kind of grass).  Several calamagrostis grow in my yard.  The green one - 'Karl Forester'
The white varigated one - 'Overdam'
The yellow varigated one - 'E-----