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16-05-2003, 02:44 PM

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I have a garden with a beautiful white rose that has some tulips (red)
growing around them for colour, and the tulips seem to be bleeding colour
into the rose. When the rose bloomed last year it was somewhat pink. Why
does this happen? Should I move the tulips elsewhere in my garden?

Heather

no, it's impossible for tulips or anything else to bleed colors into roses.
if your rose has turned entirely red, it's the rootstock you are seeing,
the hybrid grafted onto it has died. If any of the canes are blooming any
color other than the color of the rose you planted, cut them off as close
to the main cane as possible. If it's blooming entirely red, dig it up and
plant another rose.

over the years I've grown hundreds of tulips--most die and I have to keep
replacing them although a few are pushing 20. I can still discern the 'S'
pattern down the middle of the 10 x 130 ditch garden. of daffs and tulips.

m