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Sat, May 14, 11 at 15:25
| Hi, I'm new to roses and the rose forums. Someone suggested I post this picture here to ask whether it's a "bad" wild rose. If so, what do I do about it? I was pleased about the find until someone suggested it could carry a virus that will kill my other roses. :(
It is growing on the edge of our woods about 100 yards or more from the house and from where I have just planted cl. Eden. Thank you,
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- Posted by harborrose 8a-PNW (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 2:54
| Is it really pink or is that just my monitor and old eyes? |
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| Rosa multiflora is the host of the virus causing RRD--Rose Rosetta Disease. It is a small white rose. If yours is pink, you don't have a problem (unless it, too, has contracted the disease). |
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| Your photo looks like Rosa eglanteria, a species rose which can grow wild. We have a particularly lovely thicket of it growing a few miles from me. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rosa eglanteria on HMF
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 9:21
| I looks like R. carolina to me, or something like that. That would make it a real native rose, instead of a foreign introduction. Enjoy! |
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- Posted by armomto3boys (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 13:28
| Yes, it is pink. Yay, I'm happy for good news! Thank you!! Here is another pic that's not so "glowy"
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- Posted by harborrose 8a-PNW (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 15:17
| I'm glad it's really pink and something you'll enjoy instead having to deal with the problems that accompany multiflora. I think multiflora is a pretty plant and bloom, but I would not hesitate to pull it out if it showed up anywhere near my house. |
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| Le-Ann, I'm so glad your rose turned out to be not a "bad" rose after all. Nothing to worry about now! Ingrid |
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| It could be a rose of the R. carolina - R. virginina complex, although those generally bloom a bit later in the season. Since these species will hybridize readily, it's hard to tell withoout seeing a live specimen. In any event, it is not R. multiflora, so I would not worry about a virus. |
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