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Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 23:00
Picture taken in Yunnan. |
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| Wow! I've never seen anything like that. Could it be some strain of RRD? |
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- Posted by henry_kuska z5 OH (kuska@neo.rr.com) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 23:27
| Do a Google search for "R. sericea pteracantha". Also see pictures below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 'R. sericea pteracantha' rose Photos
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| This is one of the several exotic rosa omeiensis. |
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| I love this rose! I have it situated so I can see both the rising and setting sunlight coming thru the thorns. |
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| yep, me too, underneath a stipa gigantea. Great ferny foliage too and actually, not as deadly as you might imagine (compared to a bracteata for instance). And pretty little four-petalled flowers in spring. |
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| That's a lovely image of it, too. :-) Jeri |
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| Jeri, there are many different types of R Omeiensis. They look very different. |
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| I want it. I love roses with red thorns. The bigger the better. Something to look at when they aren't blooming. |
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| Thanks to a blog on this:
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Sat, Aug 11, 12 at 2:28
| I've heard it called Wingthorn rose. Carol |
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| How drought tolerant is this rose?? Would it work well in a cactus garden that receives very little moisture? |
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| Hi weldon, If you are looking for a drought tolerant rose to grow with cactus, you might want to check out Rosa minutifolia. Too much water will literally kill it. Here's a picture of it at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA in March. The Theodore Payne Foundation has it in stock, but as far as I know they don't ship. Melissa |
Here is a link that might be useful: TPF available plants, scroll down for roses
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| I know someone who kept these successfully in desert South West. The dry weather is okay. You need to water from time to time. |
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| Those thorns are really majestic looking, aren't they? Not sure I'd want to grow it though. I grow my roses for the blooms not the thorns, lol. That is definitely NOT the rose for Strawberryhill! |
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| Thanks, Tessies. I noticed that the TPF does not mail. It is getting so hot and dry here that I think I'll need to go to desert plants. Always looking for something new and different. |
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| um, and the thorns are not bright red all all the time either - it can get very sere and dark on older wood - I treat mine almost like a dogwood or philadelphus, pruning out all wood over 3 years old - it keeps it neater too as it has a tendency to fling out long (and vicious) stems like some member of the rubus family. Even so, for a few weeks in early summer, it can be astonishingly lovely. I don't tend to go for the bizarre (I would never buy R.viridiflora or the bamboo rose) but will make an exception for this one. |
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| campanula, I wonder what could have promoted the evolution of such stained-glass-like huge thorns. |
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| some fierce chomping beastie? |
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