Rose Blooms

I'm surprise that my hybrid tea roses are still blooming. This vase has my 3 favorite red roses, Mister Lincoln, Olympiad and Papa Meilland. They are all very fragrant. Another worthy red rose is Veterans' Honor. Hopefully, there will be some available for the Riley County fair.
I like to cut my flowers early Monday morning and they usually last on my desk until Friday. It is best to re-cut the stems and change the water daily. One advantage of the hot and dry weather is that I'm having very little blackspot causing the leaves to fall off. I've got a drip tube that I run once a week on these roses. To learn about blackspot, go to http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=586#R .