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Help me identify this rose, please?

15 years ago

I just moved here last year. This is a really nice bush with very glossy foliage. It blooms in clusters and it is very thorny. Even the leaves have thorns !!! It is really nice and I would like to know what it is so I can better care for it. It doesn't seem to have any problems with pests or disease. It was apparently rooted from a bush next door, but she doesn't know what it is either :( ...

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anntn6b
15 years ago
How tall is the parent plant?
Does it repeat bloom?
Do the bases of the blooms have a white-ish cast to them?
How wide are the blooms, when they open, in inches?
notrafficinga
Original Author
15 years ago
How tall is the parent plant?
I you hold up the canes, they are about 4.5 feet tall. The habit is spreading.

Does it repeat bloom?
I didn't notice it bloom in summer and fall. It was nowhere near this big when we moved in last June.

Do the bases of the blooms have a white-ish cast to them?
Yes.

How wide are the blooms, when they open, in inches?
2 inches.

It also has a nice "tea" scent, not citrus, not overpowering.

Thanks for your response, Ann !!!
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notrafficinga
Original Author
15 years ago
Fell off the front page, so I am bumping. Has anybody seen this rose before? I did try HMF, but the list is long and I don't know what class this. I am not really good at judging the bloom type. Thanks !!!
notrafficinga
Original Author
15 years ago
I took the suggestion in the other thread and posted this to the "name this rose" forum.
cherriej
15 years ago
Hi,

This rose looks like John Franklin to me. I don't grow it but I have seen it at a few nurseries and was thinking about buying it to replace my Champlain which is always a mildewed mess.

John Franklin has those same glossy leaves that are in your photo even though the photos on Help me Find don't show them.

Check out the photos on Help me find:

Here is a link that might be useful: John Franklin

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