Jill I just looked at 'Girona' which is from viintagegardens, and which is in bloom this week and the inner petals are yellow with the outer petals pink., its' usual colors. I've never seen peachy tones on this rose. The reverse of ' Etoille de Feu' is a distinct Turkey red. If it isn't Brandy, might you post a photo of the reverse sides of the petals? Thanks, Lux.

Rather than use a stake with a tag attached, I ended up using black plastic "gutter guard" screening. I make a circle around the base of the rose using UV cable ties to close the loop. I then attach the label to the cutter guard. The picture below may help make it clear. https://picasaweb.google.com/HAKuska/HenrySRoses#slideshow/5070748980103566482 I feel that this worked better than a stake as I had the same problem that seil had: "My problem with tags that stick in the soil and not tied to the rose is that they seem to disappear on me." I suspect that deer or other "critters" dislodged the stakes. Here is a link that might be useful: picture of use of cutter guard

Not sure about Kung Pao, but the Chile De Arbol grows very spindly branches but the leaves are pretty narrow compared to Japs and many others. Sort of like a Serrano plant if you've ever grown them. And, unlike Kung Paio, I've seen them as starts at many garden centers. Might be similar to the kung pao. Anybody know? Anyhow, it's a very common pepper in Mexican cuisine and one of my favorites. They're versatile in the amount of dishes/salsa/sauces that they're used in, but they're pretty much a "ripen to red and dry" type pepper. Awesome flavor, pretty damn good heat, and very prolific. Here's a classic pic of one loaded down with ripened pods. Kevin Here is a link that might be useful: Chile De Arbol

The pot was plain black, not Monrovia. Here'a a bloom that just opened.