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Wild Edric

This is Wild Edric, the first of the roses to flower this year.

As you'll see if you follow that link, "Wild Edric was a Saxon Lord in Shropshire, who was said to have married a fairy Queen. He reproached her one day and she disappeared. Legend has it that his ghost is still to be seen searching for her in the hills." There's a lot more on him here.

06 June 2015 in Flowers and gardens | Permalink

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Lovely rose. Poor Edric.

Posted by: Sam | 07 June 2015 at 10:02 AM

Off to Field Day to see Patti Smith: Mother Rose
"Mother rose Every little morn'
To tend to me There she stood
Waiting by the door Selflessly....

...Roses growing by my door Climbing up the vine"

I have kept Patti's use of capital letters and punctuation.

Posted by: Rose | 07 June 2015 at 10:10 AM

David Austin roses are so beautiful and I really enjoy reading the names ot them. I have just one,"Winchester Cathedral" and some pest or other has eaten all the leaves... Flowering still
though. Edric certainly never dreamed a lovely rose would be named after him!

Posted by: Kathleen | 07 June 2015 at 06:16 PM

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