Help! I've noticed on a branch of my "Duchesse de Brabant" that there
is a strange rose. It is a single blossom with petals that are white
towards the eye and dark pink/red towards the edges. This is an own
root's rose and the branch in question is coming out at the same place
as all the other canes. The pictures in my Ortho book that look the
closest to the flower are the "Betty Prior," "Carefree Wonder," "Pink
Meidiland," and "Red Meidiland." Any ideas of what is going on?
Thanks.
Beth
Central VA zone 7

<bethgsd [at] aol.com> wrote in message
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> Help! I've noticed on a branch of my "Duchesse de Brabant" that there
> is a strange rose. It is a single blossom with petals that are white
> towards the eye and dark pink/red towards the edges. This is an own
> root's rose and the branch in question is coming out at the same place
> as all the other canes. The pictures in my Ortho book that look the
> closest to the flower are the "Betty Prior," "Carefree Wonder," "Pink
> Meidiland," and "Red Meidiland." Any ideas of what is going on?
> Thanks.
> Beth
> Central VA zone 7

Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different
color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose
blooms are red and white striped, but reliably
produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on
occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but
would enjoy. :)

Roses will throw off mutations which will
often result in a new color rose bush or even a
climber from a shrub rose (or vise versa). I'll
bet your Ortho book has a section on the history
of roses that discusses natural mutations.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

Gail wrote:

Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different
color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose
blooms are red and white striped, but reliably
produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on
occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but
would enjoy. :) <<

This good to know. I was worried that the mutation would take over the
whole rose like rootstock will with grafted roses.

Beth

<bethgsd [at] aol.com> wrote in message
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> Gail wrote:
>
> Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different
> color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose
> blooms are red and white striped, but reliably
> produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on
> occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but
> would enjoy. :) <<
>
> This good to know. I was worried that the mutation would take over the
> whole rose like rootstock will with grafted roses.
>
> Beth
>

The mutation Gail mentions are fairly common and usually refered to as
'sports'.

You MIGHT be able to get a full bush by rooting a cutting.

Tim

On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:03:30 -0700, "Tim Tompkins" <timpkins [at] frii.com>
wrote:

>
><bethgsd [at] aol.com> wrote in message
>news:1131407582.355073.100120 [at] g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Gail wrote:
>>
>> Sometimes a rose bush will throw out a different
>> color rose. I have a Variegata di Bologna whose
>> blooms are red and white striped, but reliably
>> produces pure red (or reddish pink) roses on
>> occasion. So I wouldn't worry about it but
>> would enjoy. :) <<
>>
>> This good to know. I was worried that the mutation would take over the
>> whole rose like rootstock will with grafted roses.
>>
>> Beth
>>
>
>The mutation Gail mentions are fairly common and usually refered to as
>'sports'.
>
>You MIGHT be able to get a full bush by rooting a cutting.
>
>Tim

Plus, you might get a local expert interested in propagating this,
because that's how some new varieties get started (and maybe you'll
get a rose named after you <g>. However, not all sports keep the
mutation and some revert back to the original form.