“Modern Rose - Benson and Hedges Gold® (Wordless Wednesday)”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on Sept 28th, 2011.
This is also my entry for :
1) Fertilizer Friday - hosted by Glenda of Tootsie Time, and
2) Weekend Flowers #14 - hosted by Tina at Tina's PicStory.
20 sweet words:
Very pretty. I really like the two tone of that.
Cher Sunray Gardens
Cher, happy morning!
This B&H Gold is more intense - darker and brighter tone of yellow/orange and pink while B&H is more subdue. (IMO)
Can I see Dunhill or State Express 555 anywhere?
Looking at your golden yellow roses makes me smile while in the middle of a storm. Keep them coming!
Wow what gorgeous blooms! I love the deep yellow with orange highlights. Just lovely.
Very lovely colors. I wonder if the cigarette maker Benson & Hedges developed these :)
Rainfield, I haven't seen any other ciggarette roses yet, but secret roses maybe :>)
Hardinera, roses are certainly a sight to behold.
Lona, sometimes this rose has a tinge of pink at the edges too.
Solitude Rising, this rose was developed Dr. Samuel McGredy IV, a world reknown rose breeder from Northern Ireland who later moved his operations and settled down in New Zealand. The rose was introduced in 1979 as Benson and Hedges Gold ®. This is a bushy compact Patio Rose.
I wonder why was it named after a cigarette company?
As I know, during those days, big cigarette companies sponsored many sports and other events.
I would love to see the real gold of B&H !
Oooops thought Bananaz got a challenge leaving comments which got mixed up with your older post. tQ for your flowers haha. Bananaz quit B&H coz of my daughter who only few months old then. Lovely golden yellow roses.
Keats, this rose was photograped at the Honey Bee World Trade exhibition area. It was indeed a valuable experience for me, being able to see it for real.
Bananaz, a cigarette company inspired a special rose. Your precious baby inspired you to make a bold step to quit smoking. This is good for Mango too!
Very luscious roses! I am in awe of that color. Reminds me of orange juice and strawberries.
Yes,yes, Rosey. Orange juice and strawberries - that's what I think too now!
It is strange that Sam McGredy named it after a fag company when he is in fact a health concious person. I wonder if anyone knows why?
So pretty!
This rose is a beauty! The shading of the gold colour is stunning.
Gorgeous rose! Very pretty.
The colour is simply gorgeous! my neighbour used to have an orange rose which I used to photograph each time it bloom, unfortunately the plant died.
Lovely roses Autumn Belle. You've captured their images exquisitely!
Such a beautiful roses!
That is one of the most beautiful gold roses I have ever seen. I love the darker outline.
Millie, Lavender Cottage, Beth, Jama, Carolyn, Malar, Sage Butterfly. I'm so glad you appreciate the beauty of this rose. Surprisingly, I can't seem to find a mention about this cultivar while I was browsing through some books about roses at the bookshop.
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