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Old 15-07-2004, 04:02 PM
Mark. Gooley
 
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"Dennis" wrote:
I have a rose, Fragrant Cloud, the canes got torn off the poor thing,
I thought it was dead... then about a month or so later there are
leaves growing out of the root stock I left in the ground, and the
beginings of a bud. could this still be the wonderful rose I love? or
is it possible that it is another rose?


Well, if it was a Fragrant Cloud grafted onto a rootstock, you
probably have the rootstock...unless the new growth is from the
tissue grown from the scion. If there's a flower bud...well, wait
and see. The usual rootstock is not likely to bloom this late in
the season, whereas Fragrant Cloud is.

Mark.