The last one has the look of a painting! I don't know why it looks so much like a watercolor - but it's breathtaking! Carol

No, your rose isn't a mutant. You are just the proud owner of a candelabra--I mean a rose that puts all its energy into one of these huge long canes called candelabra. They invariably have five or more buds on them right at the cane tip. This adds a nice comical note. I have an Angel Face that has done this. Only it was two candelabra with an itty bitty central part that was the main rose plant. I thought I'd cut one of the big tall canes back to see what it might do, and leave the other alone. The cut cane did nothing, but the remaining big tall cane kept blooming and looked like a fool. I've read that the rose is happy with its place when it sends these tall canes up. Right now I have them all over my garden because it's the time of year they like to do this. I would prune Strike it Rich's weird cane back when your roses drop their leaves for winter and just put up with it for now. I'll bet it changes for the better this coming spring. Definitely give it more time. I think you're doing all the right stuff for now. Diane Angel Face with her "crown" growing at the tip of her candelabra. This was one funny looking rose. Still is.

How do I get rid of it? It is connected to the Strike It Rich. It's almost like an underground "U" shape, with one branch of the "U" sticking above the ground as Strike It Rich and one branch of the "U" sticking up as the Dr. Huey. The smaller red-leafed growth is the Dr. Huey.

Here is another picture of them. And to think I was so upset last year as on the first bud it looked like something had eaten through it so had to cut it off. Saw the same thing or so I thought again this year but it fooled me and I guess I was being paranoid due to it because had not problems with it. First saw these ones online and when I did I thought oh wow I will have to keep my eyes peeled for one. Well I found one at Lowes soo had shopping cart on me and bought one of them. It is going on oh give or take 3 or 4 years old.