Last summer, during the worst of the drought, I purchased a Marilyn Monroe rose at a local nursery. I knew that I couldn’t plant the bush then; but since it was on sale, and looked gorgeous in the photo on the tag, I decided to buy it and do my best to keep it alive in a pot until I could plant it in cooler weather. It took some t.l.c., but my chance paid off. In the autumn, I planted Marilyn next to my Mr. Lincoln rose, which is a tall magenta red, and that is a lovely pairing. (Unfortunately, this morning I wasn’t able to get just the shot that I wanted to demonstrate this point, but I’ll keep trying.)
This gorgeous, apricot-colored, hybrid tea rose has sturdy, substantial blooms reaching 5 to 7 inches across and is a variety known for tolerance of heat and humidity and for its disease-resistance. Its only drawbacks as far as I can tell are that its fragrance it quite light and it is rather thorny … but what a beauty!
A Taste of Morning 
Great shots of MM. A little thorny, huh? Do you think there might the a joe DiMaggio rose or a JFK?
There is in fact a “John F. Kennedy” rose. It is a white hybrid tea and supposed to be fragrant. Perhaps I shall have to dig up some asters to make room for “him” next to Marilyn next year. Ha! Ha! Thanks for the note.
Very pretty. We’re waiting for our rose season to begin.
Ours started late this year, but about half of my roses are blooming. I hope that you get to enjoy yours soon!
They are beautiful! I also love Mr. Lincoln roses, they are happy due to the rain.
Mr. Lincoln is one of my favorites also. I’ll put some pictures of “him” up soon : )
I think you got your shots just fine this morning! If it looked any better I’d be knocked out of my chair and covered in coffee!
🙂
You made me chuckle. Thanks! Have a great day!