Rose photo courtesy of Nippstress

Here's Baptiste Lefaye blooming happily in part shade at the foot of a large oak tree in zone 5 Nebraska. It blooms early in the June flush, so it coincided nicely with the columbine in 2013.

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Rose photo courtesy of Nippstress

This is a Black Night bud in my zone 5 Nebraska garden. I had to turn down the exposure quite a bit to accurately capture the dark red color it is in real life, so the edges look a bit sharp in this photo. It survives our winters with at least some cane intact and blooms off and on through the summer.

Uploaded 2 JUL 13

Rose photo courtesy of Nippstress

Here's a low bush shot of Bad Worishofen in full bloom. It stays low and is never out of bloom all summer in my zone 5 Nebraska yard, even in deep drought or hot sun it just keeps blooming like this. Out of 700 or more roses in my yard, it keeps drawing my eyes to it when I glance towards it.

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Rose photo courtesy of Nippstress

This is Black Cherry during the June 2013 spring flush in my zone 5 Nebraska garden. For me, this plant stays around 3 feet and blooms profusely in the spring flush and regularly the rest of the summer, with healthy foliage and good winter survival with most if not all of its canes intact.

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