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What trickery is this !!!!

thorngrower sw. ont. z5

15 years ago

Decided to move a rose I planted last year to another spot. I bought it from the super store here in my town. It was potted and growing and planted soil and all. As it came out of the ground this a.m. it was actually 2 smaller bushs planted together to look like a gallon pot. I really don't know why companies are so dishonest. Sorry just had to vent.

Mark

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patriciae_gw
15 years ago
Separate them and rejoice-you now have two roses for the price of one. They will grow...

patricia
daisyincrete Z10? 905feet/275 metres
15 years ago
When I lived in England, a lot of plants in the garden centres came over from the growers in Holland.
It was common practice for them to grow two, three, four or sometimes even more plants together in the same pot. It made a much more substantial looking plant, which would sell for a premium price!
I suppose there are two ways of looking at it.
On one hand it's a bit of a cheat, as you don't have the large plant you thought you had.
On the other hand, when dormant, you can separate them and end up with a number of plants!
Daisy
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15 years ago
Let me get this straight: you are complaining because you got two plants for the price of one???
organic_tosca
15 years ago
No, Trospero, thorngrower is complaining because he feels he was lied to. I agree that the best thing now is to feel good about having two plants for (maybe) the price of one - but I also sympathize with thorngrower, as he/she probably wanted a larger plant. It seems a bit fraudulent on the part of the vendor to present a plant as something other than what it is. All that being said, I hope all these posts will help thorngrower to feel better - they surely would help ME to see the bright side!
alameda/zone 8/East Texas
15 years ago
I bought Mutablis from Chamblees, was repotting it, there were 5 little roses in one pot! All are still alive and doing just great!! It wont be long before they will be big and I am thrilled to have several plants of this rose. I would consider it a bonus to have two.
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rosefolly
15 years ago
Actually I've had roses do this all on their own in my garden, and more than once.

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lemecdutex
15 years ago
I've seen some cutting-rooted perennials come that way (chrysanthemums, for instance), and I guess it never occurred to me to think of that as some kind of trick. I always assumed it was a way of being sure that each pot would be nice and full. Was this sold and marketed as being an extra-large plant? As rosefolly says, I've had roses separate out that way myself. One of the first experiences with roses I ever had was with some yellow Floribunda. After it had been planted a year or two, I dug it up to move it and it had separated into two or three plants, when I know it started as one when planted.

--Ron
sunnishine
15 years ago
I have a purple passion rose (J and P) that I bought from Lowes in a 5 gallon many years ago. I just planted it without noticing that it was 2 plants. That was 3 summers ago. i figure the roots are too intertwined at this point to separate them and the rose is not suffering at all. In fact it make a quite beautiful full bush so I have no plans to change anything.

2 for 1 is a good deal. I got several minis recently that are the same way. I think I am lucky! :)
teeandcee
15 years ago
I understand feeling lied to, but I always get excited when I discover more than one rose in a pot. In fact, when I'm buying anything I'll look around for any that accidentally have more than one plant per pot.
thorngrower sw. ont. z5
Original Author
15 years ago
My sister and I were discussing this two roses in a pot this morning. She works at one of the local nurseries. She feels the same as I do . In our area a gallon pot is a plant two or more years old. Nurseries in town that import there plants have this small plants put together to look like one larger plant.THe other nurseries that grow there own don't do this practise. I see what everyone is saying rejoice i have two small roses now. Now all I have to do is wait to the small roses grow up. Or order it from Pickering like I should of done in the 1st place. The whole thing is stupid and petty on my part and should have never been posted. Please accept my apology for this post.

Mark
sammy zone 7 Tulsa
15 years ago
I agree with you. When I order a rose, I want the growth on the rose I ordered. I don't like to have two little twigs that will have to start all over. This means often that this year I won't have many blooms. If I had been sent one large one, I might get some blooms. Also these little things often cannot take the winter well.

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patricianat
15 years ago
Paul, I'm with you. LOL
judith5bmontreal
15 years ago
Mark, your post was not stupid or petty. As Sammy said above, you paid for a larger plant that would perform well this summer and survive the next winter.
No need to apologize.
Judith
teeandcee
15 years ago
I agree with Judith. Normally any type of deceit really annoys me!

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