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. Sylvia KFebruary 5, 2014 at 6:08 AM

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

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  2. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:34 AM

    That is a gorgeous rose!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 5, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    Beautiful and interesting!

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  4. VeenaFebruary 5, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    Double Delight Indeed !!
    Nice Click :)

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  5. Saru SinghalFebruary 5, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    Beautiful and interesting fact. :)

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  6. CloudiaFebruary 5, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    Smashing! Thanks

    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral

    =^..^= <3

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  7. Krishna/കൃഷ്ണFebruary 5, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    Beautiful flower.... nice capture...

    thanks

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  8. OmanFebruary 5, 2014 at 10:31 AM

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

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  9. Leslie:February 5, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Doubly delightful...:D

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  10. Oakland Daily PhotoFebruary 5, 2014 at 11:34 AM

    One of my favorite roses because of its heavenly scent.

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  11. Alka GurhaFebruary 5, 2014 at 12:31 PM

    So real, as if in front of my eyes.

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  12. CyberKIDFebruary 5, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    A real beauty!

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  13. The MukhtiarsFebruary 5, 2014 at 12:43 PM

    Beautiful

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  14. UnknownFebruary 5, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    Beautifully captured :)

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  15. NamrotaFebruary 5, 2014 at 3:00 PM

    I feel like smelling it on my screen :D

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  16. Yamini MacLeanFebruary 5, 2014 at 3:26 PM

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

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  17. rupam sarmaFebruary 5, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    So beautiful

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  18. LowellFebruary 5, 2014 at 5:25 PM

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

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  19. joshi danielFebruary 5, 2014 at 6:19 PM

    gorgeous :)

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  20. Roger Owen GreenFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:18 PM

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

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  21. UnknownFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    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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  22. UppalFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:34 PM

    The rose looks great!

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  23. ObsessivemomFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:42 PM

    That's beautiful... True double delight.

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  24. BirdmanFebruary 5, 2014 at 8:56 PM

    I see the 'double' too.

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  25. kalpana solsiFebruary 5, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    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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  26. Reader WilFebruary 6, 2014 at 12:25 AM

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

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  27. PETRO50February 6, 2014 at 2:35 AM

    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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  28. AmitAagFebruary 7, 2014 at 2:02 PM

    Doubtlessly Double Delight!!

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  29. Lady In ReadFebruary 7, 2014 at 10:58 PM

    aptly named!

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  30. Ritesh AgarwalFebruary 8, 2014 at 12:21 AM

    good new cover pic...

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