Bug

Does any one know what this is sitting in my rose bud?

 

Hi Rosietu.
According to my Readers Digest Field guide to Butterflies and other Insects of Britain it is a Rose Chafer(Cetonia Aurata)

An attractive green beetle that flies from May to August.
They may be found on the petals of large flowers, particulaly roses,on which they feed.
Length 20mm

I have no idea as to whether they are a pest.
Might be a good idea to try Google

Good Luck
Kandy

 

Its the rose-chafer's grubs that are a nuisance. They eat into root vegetables. The adult beetle is a beautiful metallic green and will just nibble small holes in flowers

 

Thank you Hornbeam I knew you would know...Re your pink rose that had to be a David Austin...what do you think of this? 1st flower on my Mme Gregoire Staechelin,Wonderful perfume recommended by David Austin it is a climber think its common name is Spanish beauty

 

Wow! That really is lovely. Wonderful colour and shape. The leaves look good and healthy too. New one on me but Ill look out for it now

 

That would make a nice addition to this thread rosietu if its one of your favourites. :D

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001837

 

The Rose is quite old Hornbeam bred 1927 just a few years older than me! full description on
Peter Beales website I would think the tub of chicken pelleted manure has contributed to the condition of the leaves, Tis a beauty no doubt,
I am waiting for the other four bushes to come into flower as this garden in Dorset is only 20 months old every thing is new.
PS loved your blogspot may take that up myself.

[ 29. May 2006, 08:38 PM: Message edited by: rosietu ]

 

I use pelleted chicken manure too. No smell and it really does a grand job. Mulch with garden compost in the autumn, two handfulls of pelleted chicken poo per bush in the spring and two more in the summer and that's it.