My rose has four or five blooms coming out. Can't tell if they'll be mottled yet or not. The miniature rose is doing very well too. Amazing considering it was almost completely brown just three weeks ago... and the fact that mini's aren't my thing.
Bangs? I don't see anything wrong with bangs... What is Bocce anyway? I've heard of it, and never played it myself. Kinda like golf, the way it's supposed to be. (I took out power to a small area once by hitting a pole transformer with a golf ball. Never played golf since.)