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Burgundy Ice striping?
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Posted by particentral 8 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 19, 09 at 9:12
| I pulled into my driveway this morning and noticed, as I have for the last week or so, that my Burgundy Ice was looking "Bad" to me and that it needed to be deheaded. There was so much WHITE on the blooms, like it does when they are spent and need deadheading. WELL I had a few minutes (it was chilly too!) and I went to look closer, snips in hand, and discovered that what looked like spent flowers are actually a bush covered in striped flowers! Itr never did this during the summer, only now that the weather has cooled. Any idea what would do this to the entire bush? If it was just one or two flowers I could say oddball flower, but the whole plant? I have to sya I actually like it better this way (i have a thing for two tone or striped roses). LOL but all in all it is odd to me.
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RE: Burgundy Ice striping?
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| Oops, I forgot to lable the photos. The bush is the top photo, the second is the normal color blooms it normally has with the striped flowers in the background. Then we have One of the stripeys up close and then a spray of the striped buds unopened and almost open..... |
RE: Burgundy Ice striping?
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| According to HelpMeFind, Burgundy Ice is a sport of Brilliant Pink Iceberg. Check out the link. Your bush (or the presently blooming portion of it, anyway) appears to have sported back to Brilliant Pink Iceberg. Some plant sports ("mutations", actually) are unstable that way. |
RE: (Or maybe it's Pink Iceberg)
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| (Pink Iceberg is the rose from which Brilliant Pink Iceberg sported, and Pink Iceberg in turn is a sport of Iceberg. Given your experience these roses appear to be an unstable collection of mutations of Iceberg.) |
RE: Burgundy Ice striping?
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| Oh goodie! LOL I knew someone would have the answer! If it would stay this way I would be very very happy. If it doesn't I will be fine too, but I feel better knowing it isn't nutrient deficient or anything like that. |
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