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Carding Mill, The First., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

I joked about this one being pokey, but it's blooming before most of our roses. And such a gorgeous color. It's Carding Mill!

Waiting for the other shoe to drop...

Another Lovely Heritage., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

...with this rose. It has a bad reputation for being a disease-riddled octopus that drops its flowers in 24 hours, but right now it seems like such a pure-hearted little thing. And that flower has been on the plant for 48 hours, LOL...