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Gardening

Tracer

(2,769 posts) Wed Jun 12, 2019, 08:56 AM Jun 2019

Odd occurrence.

I have a pale pink "New Dawn" climber that has been in the same place for years. It hasn't bloomed yet this season, but has plenty of buds.

Now, it seems to have thrown off a sport that is dark red! Is this possible, or is it a random bush that has been growing secretly for a long time? If so, how does a sport occur?

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Odd occurrence. (Original Post) Tracer Jun 2019 OP

It may be from the root stock. Lindsay Jun 2019 #1

It's probably a "Pharmacist" or "Apothacary" rose, and is growing Pathwalker Jun 2019 #2

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)

1. It may be from the root stock.

Reply to Tracer (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 09:16 AM

Jun 2019

I don't know what variety it is that is most commonly used for grafting, but if a rose blooms from the root stock it's often dark red.

I don't think I ever saw that happen unless the plant had died back to the root, though.

Pathwalker

(6,602 posts)

2. It's probably a "Pharmacist" or "Apothacary" rose, and is growing

Reply to Tracer (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 12:49 PM

Jun 2019

from the root stock. These are the names of the roses used for root stock.

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