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Comment by Mary Melvin on April 22, 2012 at 9:02am

I had a friend tell me that I should cut that (actually, those because it's coming from 2 different stems) branches off at the nubby near that roots because otherwise the "parent" would take over the double delights. She told me how to plant the branches so I might have a new rose bush from the red roses (she did a Don Juan rose that way). I'm going to give it a shot.

Comment by Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A on April 22, 2012 at 6:58am

h'mmm, my guess then is that you're getting roses coming up via reversion to what the root stock is from.

Comment by Mary Melvin on April 21, 2012 at 10:43am

Thanks, Willis. They've been in the same spot for 3 years and this is the first time this has happened. They're planted about 4 feet apart.

Comment by Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A on April 21, 2012 at 10:38am

Mary, cross pollination would cause the 'hips' to be potentially different roses (seeds). The shrub rose bush you have either was mis labeled or you have a rose on a different root stock and the roots pushed up a cane with roses different then the named cultivar. You shouldn't see roses popping on an existing shrub that aren't either from the grafted section or the root system. If you processed the hips and then planted the seeds you could get a new cross pollinated rose perhaps. Just speculating.

Comment by Mary Melvin on April 21, 2012 at 9:02am

First, I'm purely an amateur when it comes to growing roes. That being said, I'm confused. I think my rose bush cross-pollinated. I have a double-delight rose bush that has roses like this:

I also have a David Austin Falstaff Red climbing rose that looks like this (hasn't fully bloomed out yet):

I have found THIS on my DOUBLE-DELIGHT bush:

Granted, I'm not complaining here. I just didn't think this would happen. I'm I right? Have they cross-pollinated?

Comment by Nancy E Jenkins on April 12, 2012 at 11:17pm

Lyn, but you don't have to shovel snow.

Comment by Lyn (Sydney,Aus) on April 12, 2012 at 10:59pm

Rose, how I agree! I really think we only have 2 seasons here. Summer from September to May and winter from June to August. Makes for a long gardening season, we never have to hibernate!

Comment by Rose in Santa Barbara, CA on April 12, 2012 at 7:57pm

Jan, the Brownell rose I'm not familiar with. I will look it up!

Comment by Rose in Santa Barbara, CA on April 12, 2012 at 7:56pm

Lyn,

In California we had a most balmy winter, to the point of ridiculousness! I have EGGPLANTS producing fruit in January, our most "wintery" month! Sounds like our balmyness extended to you down under. We may as well accept it for what it is...summer with short days, winter with long days!

Comment by Rose in Santa Barbara, CA on April 12, 2012 at 7:54pm

Melissa, the black part is dead, just trim it off. Mini roses are surprisingly resilient. But dont expect much from a $5 walmart plant, you'll get disappointed.

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