Texas Gardening: Spring blooms - Part 3 - What do you see?, 0 by Elphaba

Elphaba wrote:
Tracie, I love your Spanish rose. It kind of looks like my Maggie. This is her only bloom so far and I was shocked this morning to see it. I saw the bud and it looked like it had been completely devoured by something. Half the flower is missing, but it's still pretty and its fragrance is wonderful.

I had to be careful to step around a fire ant hill to take this picture. They are supposed to be one of the best predator bugs around and yet look at this beetle on the rose. What the heck are those ants doing!

Placeinciarita, I didn't even know that there were yellow knock-outs! Gorgeous! I might get one to replace Sunsprite. It's a new one for me. The flowers are huge, clear and fragrant, but the plant has been a magnet for mildew.