fun with Margo Koster & sports
I found a very old Margo Koster rose in our garden when we moved in. My FIL, who grew up in our house from 1915-the 1930s, said that he remembered it from his youth. Since it dates from 1935, it sounds as if it was planted shortly after it hit the market.
It was the first rose on which I saw a color sport - instead of being a coral color, it sported to a raspberry color. I rooted it, and have some raspberry color bushes, although the sport back to coral sometimes. I realize now that this family of roses has LOTS of color sports.
Well, mine stayed just those two colors until last year, when one of them produced a cane with pure white roses. I rooted it, and planted it, and so far for 2 years it has produced nothing but pure white roses. This is so fun! Here is a picture of the white one, next to a coral one with one raspberry colored bloom.
Jackie
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Sport? From old unknown...
Comments (30)ffff, I am not familiar with either of the ones you mentioned, so looked them up. They do look very similar to the Lawson or Peck. I like the sport flowers better than the original, so far. We had about half an inch of rain on the weekend and the sport open flowers and buds were just fine, while the mother plant buds and flowers balled and are pretty much ruined. The color also stays true until it wilts. I sure hope it's easy to root! Carol, enjoy the wet weather, much preferable to this drought in my opinion. There is a good chance El Nino might take over this year and change our weather pattern back to much more precipitation, sure would be great. Ah, Mount Hood, we visited a couple times while living in WA State. Gorgeous, lots of wildflowers and lovely cool temps. :o)...See MoreWhat does 'sport' mean?
Comments (6)The cause of sporting is unknown to me. However, sporting is more characteristic of some rose groups than others. In the polyanthas, for exmaple, the Koster group (Margo et al including Mothersday/Fathersday) have produced some 27 registered sports. And the Orleans family has produced some 44, ranging in color from white through pinks, reds, corals, orange, and mauve. Currently, Bee's Knees has produced a number of sports--Erin Alonso being one of the best (IMO)> Some roses produce only a climbing version--e.g. Climbing White Pet. Others produce none for a hundred years and then produce a sport--Marie Pavie yielded Marie Daly some 114 years after its introduction. Go figure. Jim D...See MoreA Sport in My Garden
Comments (59)Theoreticaly, you could be right. However, some viruses may induce mutations. Phyllody can be viral or other phytoplasmic infection. Most mutations are degenerative. Not all, but most. Climbing mutations often are degenerative in bloom production compared to their original bush forms. Frequently, they are once flowering and require selection to sort out those which repeat. Cl. Iceberg is an excellent example. When first released, there were several strains of the climbing form, many of which didn't repeat and some which didn't flower much at all. Of course people wanted the more continuous, heavier flowering version and that's what has become the standard in commerce. Kim Here is a link that might be useful: Phyllody...See MoreMargo's baby
Comments (6)I'm pretty sure they are all sports. it is a very sporting family. It's a long history of sports that goes back to tausenschond i believe. I would guess that margo's baby is a sport of margo. but if you are wanting something exact i would avoid this family, because whatever you buy might just sport to something else. the family seems a little unstable, sort of like the orleans line of polyanthas, or for that matter the fairy family, i think it's all that china in their blood....See More
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