Blooming her heart out.

Evelyn Flush., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

Of our second year Austins, Evelyn is so far the best bloomer. She still does have a bit of blackspot but appears to want to hold onto her leaves. Unlike Cupcake, which is looking skeletal right now. Boo! I guess that 10 inches of rain in one month would put stress on any rose.

Evelyn's flowers hold up pretty well to heavy rainfall. Tamora also holds up well. I guess Evelyn has tough genes!