I bought a Jacobs Coat rose a few years ago and the first year it was
beautiful with a wide range of hues. I completely abandoned my garden
and weeding for a couple of years,and finally cleaned up the area, fed
and mulched the rose (the only rose there, btw)

So this year it was absolutely covered with blooms. Problem is, all
the blooms were the same blood red color - no variation in the blooms
as they matured at all. Any ideas as to what happened here?

"sarab" <sarab [at] nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a Jacobs Coat rose a few years ago and the first year it was
> beautiful with a wide range of hues. I completely abandoned my garden
> and weeding for a couple of years,and finally cleaned up the area, fed
> and mulched the rose (the only rose there, btw)
>
> So this year it was absolutely covered with blooms. Problem is, all
> the blooms were the same blood red color - no variation in the blooms
> as they matured at all. Any ideas as to what happened here?

By the description, I think you mean
Josephs Coat. Do a search on the name at
www.helpmefind.com
and see if the Josephs Coat photos fit
what you remember of your rose.

Now the bad news: It sounds like your rose
reverted to the rootstock, such as Dr. Huey.
I.e., the scion, or desirable part of the bush
(Josephs Coat) died and was replaced by the
part below the bud union, the rootstock.

It's a common problem that you'll find
discussed in various garden forums.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8