back from the dead?
 

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?


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back from the dead?
 

"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.

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"Dennis" wrote in message
...
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?

If the new growth is coming from the bud
union, it should be your rose. If it's coming
from the root stock (*below* the bud union),
it's a different rose, typically either one
that won't bloom, or blooms once per year.

I have a Dr. Huey I got from a reverted rose
(before I knew much about roses). I really
like it but I wouldn't want a yard full of them.
Dr. Huey is a common root stock, at least around
my part of the world.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

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Dennis writes:

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?

It could be either way. Wait and see when it blooms.

-- Patrick