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req: help identify this rose (?)
Hello,
My wife and I recently purchased a plant from one of the many flower/plant shops and stalls in Mongkok, Hong Kong. The seller provided care instructions on watering (in bright light, water 1x daily and in low light water 3x weekly), told us that it would not need to be repotted anytime soon, and told us that it was a rose. I'm curious to know what variety specifically it might be, if indeed it is a rose. We spent some time in the local large public library browsing books on roses and looking at photos - we thought that r. glaucus might be a match, but maybe not. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg Thanks for your help ! |
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Michel Place wrote:
Hello, My wife and I recently purchased a plant from one of the many flower/plant shops and stalls in Mongkok, Hong Kong. The seller provided care instructions on watering (in bright light, water 1x daily and in low light water 3x weekly), told us that it would not need to be repotted anytime soon, and told us that it was a rose. I'm curious to know what variety specifically it might be, if indeed it is a rose. We spent some time in the local large public library browsing books on roses and looking at photos - we thought that r. glaucus might be a match, but maybe not. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg Thanks for your help ! That's not a rose, sorry. Roses do not have trumpet shaped flowers or canes like those pictured in the photograph. Mike |
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help identify this rose (?)
It could be a plumeria rubra.
a.k.a. Red Frangipani or Jasmine Mango or Temple Tree. Jocelen. www.rosarosam.com "Michel Place" wrote in message ... Hello, My wife and I recently purchased a plant from one of the many flower/plant shops and stalls in Mongkok, Hong Kong. The seller provided care instructions on watering (in bright light, water 1x daily and in low light water 3x weekly), told us that it would not need to be repotted anytime soon, and told us that it was a rose. I'm curious to know what variety specifically it might be, if indeed it is a rose. We spent some time in the local large public library browsing books on roses and looking at photos - we thought that r. glaucus might be a match, but maybe not. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg Thanks for your help ! |
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Mike wrote:
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Michel Place wrote: Hello, My wife and I recently purchased a plant from one of the many flower/plant shops and stalls in Mongkok, Hong Kong. The seller provided care instructions on watering (in bright light, water 1x daily and in low light water 3x weekly), told us that it would not need to be repotted anytime soon, and told us that it was a rose. I'm curious to know what variety specifically it might be, if indeed it is a rose. We spent some time in the local large public library browsing books on roses and looking at photos - we thought that r. glaucus might be a match, but maybe not. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg Thanks for your help ! That's not a rose, sorry. Roses do not have trumpet shaped flowers or canes like those pictured in the photograph. Mike Thanks for the tip off. |
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help identify this rose (?)
Rosarosam wrote:
It could be a plumeria rubra. a.k.a. Red Frangipani or Jasmine Mango or Temple Tree. Jocelen. www.rosarosam.com "Michel Place" wrote in message ... Hello, My wife and I recently purchased a plant from one of the many flower/plant shops and stalls in Mongkok, Hong Kong. The seller provided care instructions on watering (in bright light, water 1x daily and in low light water 3x weekly), told us that it would not need to be repotted anytime soon, and told us that it was a rose. I'm curious to know what variety specifically it might be, if indeed it is a rose. We spent some time in the local large public library browsing books on roses and looking at photos - we thought that r. glaucus might be a match, but maybe not. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg Thanks for your help ! I think you've hit it. Searching for frangipani images on Google, I found a dead ringer for the plant that I've got here and am now reading up on frangipani care. Thanks a million ! |
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My guess is a Ademium Obesum, better known here in the states as a Desert Rose.
The best photos I've found online are on eBay. Plumeria is known for its very strong fragrance and it will have very large, long (12-18") leaves. In mild climates Plumeria will grow into small to medium trees, maybe up to 25' or so. It will freeze in cold areas and must be protected in a greenhouse or such. The Desert Rose has much smaller leaves, less than 6" and with age a bulbous base. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg |
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req: help identify this rose (?)
Unique Too wrote:
My guess is a Ademium Obesum, better known here in the states as a Desert Rose. The best photos I've found online are on eBay. Plumeria is known for its very strong fragrance and it will have very large, long (12-18") leaves. In mild climates Plumeria will grow into small to medium trees, maybe up to 25' or so. It will freeze in cold areas and must be protected in a greenhouse or such. The Desert Rose has much smaller leaves, less than 6" and with age a bulbous base. The stem is pale whitish green and woody. Branches terminate in clusters of green leaves (usually 4-5 leaves per cluster) and some also have blossoms. Blossoms have 5 petals, pale pink darkening to red at the ends. Inside the blossom is yellowish. I've posted a photo of the plant online (if this matters, the stem appears much darker in the photo than in reality): http://monokromatik.com/veethree/flo...rch04/rose.jpg Thank you ! I couldn't judge the length of the leaves of Plumeria from photos that I'd found online and couldn't discern any aroma from the single open blossom as I'm in the throes of a rather bad headcold. My apologies to the group and Rosarosam in particular for not providing leaf dimensions and other info in my original post that probably would have made an id easier. I have a feeling that you're probably correct in suggesting that I may have a "Desert Rose". My wife confirmed this morning that there's no fragrance from the flower, the leaves are quite small, and it looks much more similar to photos of desert rose that I've been able to find online than to Plumeria images (I had ascribed the differences in appearance to there likely being many varieties of Plumeria and was satisfied when I found one image that resembled my plant). Lastly, my plant being "Desert Rose" would explain why the clerk at the shop told my wife that it was a rose. Thanks again ! |
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