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| Most of the roses I "rescued" this summer turned out to be modern-looking roses, but then there are two roses that look like they're of the same variety, and they look nothing like the other roses. They haven't bloomed yet, so possibly they're once-bloomers, or at least like to take summers off. They are pretty shade-tolerant, vigorous and just generally tough. One of the roses needed a 3-g pot when I first potted these roses up since its roots were pretty impressive. I need to check on the other one to see if it needs a larger pot yet... I did a bit of googling to see what roses might usually have 11 leaflets per leaf, and it seems that some Hybrid Spinosissima roses do. I'm not sure what other suspects I should rule in or out? Here are some foliage photos, just to see if you recognize the general habit of these plants. I do expect them to bloom eventually, but it might be spring before that happens, and I thought it might be fun to see what we can tell about a plant without knowing what the flower looks like...
I'd love to get your opinions, if you have any. Thanks, |
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- Posted by malcolm_manners 9b C. Fla. (My Page) on Sat, Sep 13, 14 at 21:36
| This looks right for the chestnut rose, R. roxburghii. It comes in single and double forms. The double ones will repeat somewhat once the plant builds some size. The single form seldom repeats. |
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| That would be pretty cool if they were R. roxburghii. That's a rose that was already on my want list. I looked at photos of the double form first at HMF and thought, "well, maybe?", but then I looked at the single form, and thought the resemblance was pretty close. If it is a chestnut rose, should I expect some of those pretty red-orange leaves this fall, or is that not so likely this far south? Thanks for your help, and please accept my condolences on your mother's passing. Best regards, |
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- Posted by malcolm_manners 9b C. Fla. (My Page) on Sun, Sep 14, 14 at 7:36
| Virginia, Without flowers, you really can't tell single from double -- the plants are utterly identical, except that the single one will eventually grow to be a larger bush. |
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| They looked different to me, but possibly the page for the single flower version featured more young plants like mine is? Thanks for the info... guess I'll just wait for flowers. Virginia |
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