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different looking rose on an own roots rose
Help! I've noticed on a branch of my "Duchesse de Brabant" that there
is a strange rose. It is a single blossom with petals that are white towards the eye and dark pink/red towards the edges. This is an own root's rose and the branch in question is coming out at the same place as all the other canes. The pictures in my Ortho book that look the closest to the flower are the "Betty Prior," "Carefree Wonder," "Pink Meidiland," and "Red Meidiland." Any ideas of what is going on? Thanks. Beth Central VA zone 7 |
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ups.com... Help! I've noticed on a branch of my "Duchesse de Brabant" that there is a strange rose. It is a single blossom with petals that are white towards the eye and dark pink/red towards the edges. This is an own root's rose and the branch in question is coming out at the same place as all the other canes. The pictures in my Ortho book that look the closest to the flower are the "Betty Prior," "Carefree Wonder," "Pink Meidiland," and "Red Meidiland." Any ideas of what is going on? Thanks. Beth Central VA zone 7 Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose blooms are red and white striped, but reliably produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but would enjoy. Roses will throw off mutations which will often result in a new color rose bush or even a climber from a shrub rose (or vise versa). I'll bet your Ortho book has a section on the history of roses that discusses natural mutations. Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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different looking rose on an own roots rose
Gail wrote:
Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose blooms are red and white striped, but reliably produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but would enjoy. This good to know. I was worried that the mutation would take over the whole rose like rootstock will with grafted roses. Beth |
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different looking rose on an own roots rose
wrote in message oups.com... Gail wrote: Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose blooms are red and white striped, but reliably produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but would enjoy. This good to know. I was worried that the mutation would take over the whole rose like rootstock will with grafted roses. Beth The mutation Gail mentions are fairly common and usually refered to as 'sports'. You MIGHT be able to get a full bush by rooting a cutting. Tim |
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different looking rose on an own roots rose
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:03:30 -0700, "Tim Tompkins"
wrote: wrote in message roups.com... Gail wrote: Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose blooms are red and white striped, but reliably produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but would enjoy. This good to know. I was worried that the mutation would take over the whole rose like rootstock will with grafted roses. Beth The mutation Gail mentions are fairly common and usually refered to as 'sports'. You MIGHT be able to get a full bush by rooting a cutting. Tim Plus, you might get a local expert interested in propagating this, because that's how some new varieties get started (and maybe you'll get a rose named after you g. However, not all sports keep the mutation and some revert back to the original form. |
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