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One of the newer roses that Betsy and I have in our garden is Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick is a hybrid tea rose that does very well in hot weather, which we’ve had plenty of over the past two years.
When Saint Patrick buds, the yellow buds are tinged with green (some people say chartreuse) — see the photo above, and the hotter the weather the more green there is along the edges.
But as the flower opens the green starts to fade away, and the yellow becomes more pronounced. This picture was taken the day after the one above.
By the third day there is very little green left, and the blossom is a beautiful yellow or gold. The blossoms are quite large and last for quite some time.
Saint Patrick is a rose we very much enjoy, especially during the heat of the summer.
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