Wednesday, February 5, 2014

ABC Wednesday - D


Double delight was the name of this rose at the Rose Show in Maharashtra Nature Park.

'Double Delight' is a hybrid tea rose cultivar bred by Swim & Ellis and introduced in 1977. The plant grows about 90 to 150 cm high, blooms repeatedly and has strongly fragrant white flowers with dark red edges. The flowers have up to 30 petals. Wikipedia


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30 comments:

  1. And a double delight it is indeed!! What an exquisite rose and such a superb capture!! Beautiful!!

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  2. Double Delight Indeed !!
    Nice Click :)

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  3. Smashing! Thanks

    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral

    =^..^= <3

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  4. Lovely, lovely rose. A perfect bloom if I may add.

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  5. Doubly delightful...:D

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  6. One of my favorite roses because of its heavenly scent.

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  7. So real, as if in front of my eyes.

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  8. I feel like smelling it on my screen :D

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  9. Hari Om
    hehe I was having the same thought as Namrota! This is a truly vibrant shot. YAM xx

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  10. This is yummy and one of your best photos! Gorgeous!

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  11. Well named.
    Noticed it was 28C there. Its about 28F here!
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  12. Its beautiful. I wished to visit there for rose show on 2nd but somehow missed that opportunity. Thanks for sharing this. :)

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  13. That's beautiful... True double delight.

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  14. This is the first time I am visiting your blog and looked the look of it. Me too a Mumbaikar.

    The rose flower with its different hues is spreading its fragrance from the Nature Park to all members of ABCW .

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  15. Certainly, such a beautiful rose desrves the name gf Double Delight!
    Wil,ABCW Team.

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  16. Beautiful rose flower. Interesting coloring.
    I watched the videos Mumbai in motion. Nice and intriguing.
    Thank you. I've visited your region via video.

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