Many yrs ago I had a grafted one that didn't stripe. A friend had gotten a grafted one from the same nursery, and it did stripe. She rooted a cutting for me, and it has remained striped all the time. I've had it for over 10yrs. Love it! I would give that own root a chance. I think it may possibly just need some time to mature in order to keep the striping. It'll just be a waiting game I suppose. But if you find in the second blooming that it still hasn't shown the stripes, I would contact RVR and send pics, and just let them know that it might not end up striping. I'm sure they would replace it. I have been dabbling in growing roses from open-pollinated hip seeds, and a couple of them are striped roses. But the initial blooming and sometimes the second bloomings did not show much striping at all. By summer the striping comes on in full force. One in particular, a seedling of BROADWAY that grows near a bed of several stripeys, does this every yr so far. It's still pretty small, but I think once it becomes a big, established plant, it will show stripes all the time.

Usually the stripees do not have classic exhibition form. Most of them pop open. And I actually like the fully open form better anyway, as it better shows off the stripes. I have Secret Recipe, but I just recently got it from Heirlooms, so it's too early for me to make any comment on it. The other striped mosses however are probably similar, and none of them has exhibition form either. Of those, I grow Strawberry Swirl and Rose Gilardi. Rose Gilardi is the better rose of the two. But I don't know of any exhibition form striped minis that hold that form for any length of time. I do take pics sometimes that show such form, but usually it's just becaue I happen to catch them at the right moment, not because they stay that way. As for Dreamcatcher's availability, I just took a look around and I don't see it anywhere. That's a shame. It's a nice rose and should be more available. It's a short climber and does hold good form for awhile. We had one last week in our auction. I got mine from the Uncommon Rose when they were still in biz, but they've been gone for 5 years now. And it's not going to get any better in the future -- The USDA is stopping imports of all garden roses to the U.S. from Europe/Japan etc effective Jan. 2012 due to some citrus root weevil issue, or so I hear. Lesmc -- In referring to Stars N Stripes, I was referring to the red/white stripe mini by Ralph Moore. There is however a Clements shrub rose called Stars and Stripes Forever that I think is a dog and is soon to be outahere. Stars and Stripes Forever grows like a climber and yes, it hardly ever blooms here either. And even when it does bloom, its blooms have all the same faults as Scentimental, which I also disliked and got rid of. If you want a red/white striped big rose, you can't beat Fourth of July.

Not a sport, but I found a seedling like Captain's Adventure growing in the pot next to it. ould a seedling be up like this so soon? That is Sam Spade hosting the baby plant. Don't think I'll have many sports, although miniature Oze is turning all green and losing its white margins. Could it be sporting, or just undergoing stressful conditions?

Thanks for the tip...entomology not one of my strengths-nor is gardening, actually.Never would've known any name for it without looking it up. Just a novice, enjoying the benefits of Garden Web's members' experience. Lots of pest issues this year for some reason. Have had to search for help alot this month- so glad I found this site. Anyway, I just thought it was pretty as well, and figured I'd post its picture. Thanks again!