Just Joey is just such a lovely and unusual rose, and although it’s not turning into a big bush, it’s in a tough place beside the driveway, continually battling off the attentions of a purple penstemon on one side and a rosemary on the other. Not to mention the weeds and grasses.
On the other side of the driveway is Bridal Bouquet, one of our first hydrangeas, and one that was bought from a nursery rather than from a cutting, so I know what it’s called.
Bridal Bouquet opens lime green, turns white, and finally fades to pink. It’s growing happily in semi shade, as is the Thalictrum, which has really taken off, with it’s airy purple and white flowers on stems almost as tall as I am. The leaves are delicate and airy as well, and the purple flowered ones have dark burgundy stems. The other purple is Statice – Limonium perezii or Perez’s Sea Lavender, which is a bit difficult to say.
There are lots of Cupani Sweet Peas tucked in around the base. I have plenty to give away this week as I’m trying to keep them picked so that they keep on flowering.
Just Joey is such an unusual colour, especially the buds which are almost parchment-like. Check out Rambling in the Garden for vases of flowers from around the world.
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Really beautiful
Thank you, it’s one of my favourite roses. 🙂
This vase full of flowers could certainly be a bridal bouquet it is so beautiful. Any bride would be thrilled to carry it on their special day. Gorgeous roses.
Thank you! I think the thalictrum helps to give it a frothy bridal look.
Your florals are always so luscious and fresh. The parchment bud color of Just Joey is certainly intriguing. Have a great week Cath.
Thank you 🙂 this one is staying quite fresh. The statice, thalictrum, and hydrangeas all last well, and Just Joey is holding up as well. I hope you have a great week as well. It’s all a bit crazy at this time of year.
What a wealth of beautiful blossoms.
Thank you!
How beautiful – such delightful blossoms, and a joy for those of us in the midst of winter! Good to see your thalictrum – I added about 3 varieties a little over a year ago but they are not well established yet. The airy purple ones are gorgeous, aren’t they? Thanks for sharing
Hi Cathy, my thalictrum took about 3 years to really flourish. The first year was a drought and I thought I had lost it. The purple ones are lovely with their dark stems.
The dark stems sound delicious!
The ‘Just Joey’ goes amazingly well with the purples and whites. So pretty. Years ago my mother considered adding a ‘Just Joey’ to the garden but she was completely put off by the horrifying, vivid and very ugly photograph the supplier had used in the catalogue. If only she’d known how beautiful it was in real life!
That’s so odd that they used an ugly photo, as it always looks pretty. However my photo of the bud does look a bit weird, like leather or skin, so perhaps they got that kind of effect.
It was just a hideous vivid orange as far as I recall. This was the 90s so maybe photography wasn’t quite as good in those days.
Maybe, although I think it can still be a challenge to be accurate. Susan Rushdon has a series of articles based on her experience with photographing roses commercially. This one is about getting the colours right. https://susanrushton.net/2014/12/01/photography-tips-getting-colours-right/
I’ve always loved the combination of peach and soft purples. This is just beautiful!
Thank you 🙂
Lovely Cath. Especially love the airy Thalictrum – looks so pretty with the rose. 🙂
Yes I just love that airy effect. I can’t seem to get gypsophila to grow, so thalictrum and achillea ‘the pearl’ are alternatives.
Gorgeous color combination and Just Joey is lovely!
Thank you 🙂
‘Just Joey’ is my favorite rose. The color got my attention, then the scent sealed the deal. I don’t have one in this garden. That must change.
It doesn’t take up much space and you’re right, it has a gorgeous scent as well.
Lovely, Cath. Your choice of complimentary and contrasting colors really makes this one shine!
Thanks for making me think about that Eliza 🙂 I guess it is a split complementary, where purple is matched not with yellow which would be its complementary, but with the 2 colours either side of yellow on the colour wheel – the lime of the young hydrangeas on one side and the pale orange of Just Joey on the other.
Just Joey is a favourite of my parents. Dad grows a whole border of them for mum to have in the house. It is darkest December here and a delight to see your lovely vase full.
Oh that sounds lovely. What size are the bushes at your parents?
Soon it will be our longest day and then your days will start getting longer, and ours will start to slowly dwindle.
They are quite mature and Dad prunes them hard each late Winter. (Feb/March) When in bloom I guess they are about 1.5-2m tall and fill an area of a similar space.
Gorgeous! What a sight for our colour- starved dreary December eyes.
Really nice !