Mr Lincoln 2020
My brand new 'Mr Lincoln' for 2020. It has just hatched - a few days later than the very similarly coloured and fragrant, 'Firefighter'. As good as the esteemed rose growers at Swanes tell me 'Firefighter' is, I still think 'Mr Lincoln', circa 1963, is the best hybrid tea-rose in the world. But that's just me.
It has long stems, a dark red/crimson colour and the best perfume you can ever get from a rose with the possible exception of 'Oklahoma' and 'Fragrant Cloud'.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
Photographed in front of the black, turned-off, screen of my Samsung television - to achieve the black backdrop. I can do this because 'Mr Lincoln' is currently growing in a huge pot, which I lugged in from the balcony, narrowly avoiding the Sonos Play 5 bluetooth speaker which sits by the door!! - lol.
Mr Lincoln 2020
My brand new 'Mr Lincoln' for 2020. It has just hatched - a few days later than the very similarly coloured and fragrant, 'Firefighter'. As good as the esteemed rose growers at Swanes tell me 'Firefighter' is, I still think 'Mr Lincoln', circa 1963, is the best hybrid tea-rose in the world. But that's just me.
It has long stems, a dark red/crimson colour and the best perfume you can ever get from a rose with the possible exception of 'Oklahoma' and 'Fragrant Cloud'.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
Photographed in front of the black, turned-off, screen of my Samsung television - to achieve the black backdrop. I can do this because 'Mr Lincoln' is currently growing in a huge pot, which I lugged in from the balcony, narrowly avoiding the Sonos Play 5 bluetooth speaker which sits by the door!! - lol.