Tears of a firefighter
My 'Firefighter' hybrid tea-rose has arrived!
'Firefighter' is so very special. It was named 'Firefighter' to honour the Firefighters who lost their lives on 11th September, 2001.
I was waiting for it to bloom more than any other flower, or rose, here at Cherrybrook, in Sydney, in 2020.
When I look at this rose, with its fire-engine red colour, I will reflect upon the vision that I have in my mind, even after so many years, of seeing those brave firefighters going into those twin towers - to their doom. Just devastating.
‘Firefighter’ was bred by Joseph Orard, in France, in 1998 and was introduced into the United States by Edmund’s Roses in 2005 as “Firefighter” and into Australia by Swane’s Nurseries in 2009.
My 'Firefighter' unfurled today, Thursday 15th October, 2020.
I photographed 'Firefighter' in the late afternoon after a thunderstorm swept across the Hills District of Sydney. Quite symbolic I thought.
This is a brand new rose for me - it is very similar in colour, texture and fragrance to 'Mister Lincoln' (my favourite all time rose). This is the first 'Firefighter' for Spring, 2020. It is especially fragrant and is a rich dark red rose, although it is tagged as 'fire-engine red" by the growers.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8. L 100mm lens
Tears of a firefighter
My 'Firefighter' hybrid tea-rose has arrived!
'Firefighter' is so very special. It was named 'Firefighter' to honour the Firefighters who lost their lives on 11th September, 2001.
I was waiting for it to bloom more than any other flower, or rose, here at Cherrybrook, in Sydney, in 2020.
When I look at this rose, with its fire-engine red colour, I will reflect upon the vision that I have in my mind, even after so many years, of seeing those brave firefighters going into those twin towers - to their doom. Just devastating.
‘Firefighter’ was bred by Joseph Orard, in France, in 1998 and was introduced into the United States by Edmund’s Roses in 2005 as “Firefighter” and into Australia by Swane’s Nurseries in 2009.
My 'Firefighter' unfurled today, Thursday 15th October, 2020.
I photographed 'Firefighter' in the late afternoon after a thunderstorm swept across the Hills District of Sydney. Quite symbolic I thought.
This is a brand new rose for me - it is very similar in colour, texture and fragrance to 'Mister Lincoln' (my favourite all time rose). This is the first 'Firefighter' for Spring, 2020. It is especially fragrant and is a rich dark red rose, although it is tagged as 'fire-engine red" by the growers.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8. L 100mm lens