Thursday, August 28, 2014

Rose of the Week: Peace

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This is another in the series featuring a rose from our yard.

Peace is said to be the most popular rose in the world.  This hybrid tea was introduced near the end of World War II, and millions of bushes have been sold.  I got my first Peace rose in the mid-1970s, when I lived in North Carolina, and it was one of the first roses Betsy and I got here in the Glade.  The yellow, pink-edged blossoms are always a treat.  It has a mild fragrance as well.

23 comments:

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Ahhh--gorgeous photo of "Peace"... Besides Mr. Lincoln and Double Delight, Peace is a favorite EVERY year...

Thanks for sharing this beauty today...
Love,
Wifey

Jeevan said...

Magnificent capture and super-cool colors!

Ginny Hartzler said...

Gorgeous!!! Like the sun shining inside a pink blanket.

Ms. A said...

I can see why this one is a favorite, it's a real beauty.

Teamgsquare said...

Color is so soothing, so rightly named has Peace. Love the way you have captured it.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

'Peace' is simply cool :) Awesome colors, sweet and soothing :)
Thanks George for sharing the picture of this beautiful flower with us :)

I Am Woody said...

Beautiful! Fantastic photograph!

happyone said...

A lovely name for such a beautiful rose.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Way back,the Peace rose was the first rose i ever tried to grow. It is a lovely flower.

Small City Scenes said...

What a beautiful rose, George. All the Peace roses are beautiful but this one is special.
MB

Ginny Hartzler said...

Hey George, are you dropping your other blog? Is my memory right that you have not posted on it in quite awhile? Gimme the scoop!

Terry and Linda said...

My favorite of all roses!

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

Linda P said...

A good name for a beautiful rose. I can see why it's so well-loved.

Indrani said...

Sweet colors. Lovely bloom.

Magia da Inês said...

彡✿⊱·..
Belo botão de rosa!
Deslumbrante!

。♡♡彡
Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos.
✿° ·..

Haddock said...

Like the concentration of yellow in the center.

diane b said...

This and the last rose are beautiful. The red one is well photographed as there is nod 'red' bleeding. The Peace rose has lovely colours.

Jorge said...

Uma bela flor dum tom amarelo irradiante de luz.
Fiquei maravilhado, George!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

luv the bits of pink. ( :

Krishna/കൃഷ്ണ said...

A bunch of colors

thanks

amanda said...

I may have commented that others are my favorite in the past, but I really do believe this one is my favorite! Maybe because peace is something on my mind lately. We recently spent time in a park with a "Peace" theme.. a Peace Bell, Peace Garden, Peace quotes engraved on plaques and benches throughout the park. The timing and power of the simple word aren't the only reason though - it's a beauty!

A Lady's Life said...

love it and don't we need it.

A Colorful World said...

I remember this rose. It really is so beautiful!