What a great name! These two pics were taken at Queens Park in Invercargill in the modern rose garden and my title for this post is the real name of the rose. Southland, New Zealand; 25 February. ~The New Zealand Rose Society has a page about it at their website: December – Bright as a Button and it’s worth a look if you’re interested in the history of this type of rose and its origin.


It’s Sunday tomorrow in New Zealand and I’m including links to some spiritual writing I’ve enjoyed in the last day or two that’ve helped sustain me:
Poem: Set an intention ~by Madeline Bialecki
Poem: Held Together And Re-Membered ~by Malcolm Guite
–for this I recommend to listen to the sound file of the poet reading the words
Discussion: What The Heart Wants ~by Bishop Jake Owensby
Text by Liz, photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2022)
Lovely, Liz. I don’t remember ever seeing a rose with a single line of petals and a dark center.
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There’s a very ‘tropical’ coloured rose of similar pattern that I featured in a post of April 2020. Although you’ve already seen the post you might enjoy another look as the rose is a very cheerful sight – with the wonderful name of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ 😀 Link: https://exploringcolour.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/looking-on-the-bright-side/
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That one is gorgeous, too, Liz. But apart from your photos, I don’t think I have seen one in person. I will pay closer attention in future! 🙂
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Simple, yet so stunningly beautiful! The sort of roses that I would love to grow… 🙂
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I can’t remember .. do you have any particular challenges to growing roses where you are?
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They struggle a bit when we have no rain for ages. I do water them, but it’s hard work to give everything enough!
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Yes, the whole watering commitment can be a bit of a bind.
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What a great flower!
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Unusual appearance for a rose!
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My birthday is in December and this flower is beautiful!
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Love the birthday connection! 🙂
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🥰
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Thanks for the share, Liz.
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Very apt
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Yes! And so cheerful 🙂
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Indeed
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Beauteousness!
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Love your word “Beauteousness!” thanks Cindy 🙂
~”a word at the right time—how good it is!” Prov 15:23(pt) [new english translation]
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