Love the colour, I see buds different colour like peach . You always put up very different roses. This rose reminds me very much of another plant called Duke of Tuscany esp the left rose in the picture. But they are different of course a rose vs Jasmin...lol. I still remember you put up La Pactole ( hope spelling is right from memory). I really want to get that rose. It is on my mind. Thank you P.S : Waiting for you to put another thread with yellow roses. Jin

i learned more thru benign neglect.. .. than i ever did.. thru retentive application of science.. lol ... i swear .. ive killed more stuff with too much love.. than i ever did.. by just letting them do their own thing ... ken

if you want to find out if something is a seedpod.. dissect it and look for a developing seed ... if it is a aggressive reseeder ... then you deadhead unless you want A LOT more next year ... these 2 rules really arent plant specific ... but whether it will reflush bloom would be ... i am surprised the pic is jacobs ladder .. can anyone give a full latin name so i can look it up ... thx .. ken

Interesting, dbarron. Re longevity; there are various comments on-line about relatively short longevity for Jacob's ladder, at least in some growing environments (eg. Gardenweb below). Obviously the actual species and especially whether it's a cultivar is relevant, as well as the precise growing conditions (even within the same garden). That dbarron's plant had been moved between gardens suggests tolerance to at least some differences in precise growing conditions. But I have also seen greater longevity for a few individuals of the same perennial species or cultivar; most recently with a Trollius cultivar. Another factor might be digging the plant up and replanting it. Even from experience, many garden perennials do better when this is done periodically with upgraded soil. One other point; a generalization: perennials that are (can be) prolific reseeders (as with some Jacob's ladder) tend to be short lived. [https://www.houzz.com/discussions/polemonium-caeruleum-need-to-rethink-this-one-dsvw-vd~1640699[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/polemonium-caeruleum-need-to-rethink-this-one-dsvw-vd~1640699)