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The Lilac Warrior

So it's one of my two 'Charles de Gaulle' hybrid tea-roses, soldiering on through Sydney's tropical summer storms.

 

'Charles de Gaulle' is a Meilland rose from southern France, and is arguably one of the toughest roses in the world - and is also wonderfully fragrant.

 

It is, I think, better than the other, rival, lilac rose 'Blue Moon'. It has a stronger perfume than 'Blue Moon'.

 

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS II USM lens.

 

Processed in Adobe Lightroom.

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Uploaded on February 3, 2025
Taken on January 30, 2025