4 Jun '06 6:32 pm I have several rose bushes from climbers to hybrid teas and even old fashioned roses. My problem is that my hybrid teas are all blooming a dark red and they are not supposed to be. I have the JFK(white), Tropicania(Orange), Senior Prom(Pink), and Chrysler Imperial(red) that are all blooming dark red. I have tried everything that I know and nothing has worked. If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Seeing red...
4 Jun '06 10:42 pm Have they bloomed the right colour before?? Weren't you sold incorrectly tagged roses perhaps? A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but it sure won't change it's colour!
diane3404
helper
5 Jun '06 3:35 pm Yes they did bloom their right colors but have all changed within the past year.
nancy
valued helper
Utah, USA
15 Jun '06 4:03 pm Most roses sold in the US are budded on another rose variety called "Dr Huey", which is a dark red rose. If the tops of your roses die, either from cold or another reason, the Dr Huey will sprout up from the roots and all your roses will be red. I think this is a very possible explanation, in fact the only logical answer I can think of. If you want your old varieties back you will probably have to buy new roses.
diane3404
helper
15 Jun '06 4:29 pm Thanks for the information. At least now I can figure out what is going on.
goose
Weekend Gardener
Coatesville , Auckland
So glad there is an answer
15 Jun '06 7:16 pm I have been watching your post with interest thinking surely someone must know the answer. I had thought of the reverting to root stock but as our root stock usually has small white flowers here in NZ. I was waiting for someone from your country to give you an answer and now I think you have it. I have lost 3 beautiful Old burgundy roses in just the same way. They were lovely the first season, o k the next but gone the next. I am going to try again but plant them in a different location. Good luck if you decide to do the same.
diane3404
helper
Re: So glad there is an answer
16 Jun '06 4:15 pm
goose wrote:
I have been watching your post with interest thinking surely someone must know the answer. I had thought of the reverting to root stock but as our root stock usually has small white flowers here in NZ. I was waiting for someone from your country to give you an answer and now I think you have it. I have lost 3 beautiful Old burgundy roses in just the same way. They were lovely the first season, o k the next but gone the next. I am going to try again but plant them in a different location. Good luck if you decide to do the same.
I am sorry to hear that you too have lost roses to this kind of thing. Now that I know what is wrong I have to decided to try again. Maybe this time I will do the right thing by my roses. I wish you the best of luck also. Thank you.
