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Marigold33 NY-Z7

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

I planted Firefighter several years ago and decided it was a 1 cane wonder, but to be fair I didn't give it a chance to come into itself. I was so set on getting The Magician, a rose I planted at my mother's house that I was so taken with and wanted to replace FF with The Magician. I don't like to remove anything and Iv'e given plants that aren't working out to family and neighbors if they'll have them. My husband isn't into gardening but it appears he secretly has come to like it more than he lets on. Either way I'm grateful for his help. So I wanted to remove FF, I did see one bloom at least and the bloom was as pictured and like a hybrid tea like it should be. I had no one to give it to so I was going to SP it. But hubby convinced me to find a spot, so we did. The rose bush became different, cluster flowered, with yellow in the middle, red but semi double different from it's original form. What happened? Ironically it resembles Raspberry or maybe it's Roseberry blanket (had it for many years) which I DID eventually shovel prune in another area only this is taller and more upright. Any ideas, thanks!

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jacqueline9CA

6 years ago

Marigold, please post a picture of your rose! And, where are you, approximately? There are actually many roses other than Dr. Huey which have been used as root stock, and although you probably do have Dr. Huey, let's make sure if it is that or some other rose.

Here, just for example, is a root stock rose which is in my next door neighbor's yard (not good pic because taken through my kitchen window). It was rootstock under a yellow HT rose standard! Its name is de la Grifferaie, and I think it is a much nicer rose than that boring yellow HT.

Jackie

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seil zone 6b MI
6 years ago
You lost the grafted variety and are now growing the root stock. From the description it's call Dr. Huey. It's very disease prone and only blooms once a season. You can keep it if you like it or just shovel it out.
Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
The only way it could be Roseberry is if a piece of roseberry blankets root was somehow moved to that spot. It grows well on its own root so if the sun, moon and Earth line up just right (just kidding) it can regrow from its roots. Firefighter must have passed away.
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Marigold33 NY-Z7
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks Seil! I thought it was something like that but not sure? The thing is it seems disease resistant. I forgot to mention it was recently moved again so I still don't know if it will rebloom given the chance? I can only note that it seems pretty clean despite anything. I really don't want a 1 time bloomer regardless.
Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Dr, Huey is a once blooming climbing rose. My father has it climbing his garage. I'm sure there must have been a hybrid tea there once and the doctor took over.
Marigold33 NY-Z7
Original Author
6 years ago
I can[t tell what it will do yet but it seems like a cluster flowered shrub so far, a far cry from the one thick cane and the one hybrid tea shaped rose it produced! I still can't wrap my mind around it lol
diane_nj 6b/7a
6 years ago
Here, Dr. Huey looks good when it is blooming, and then deteriorates into a black spotty, mildewed mess. It does bloom in clusters.
Marigold33 NY-Z7
Original Author
6 years ago
I'll try to take a picture over the weekend, thanks! I purchased 2 Sparkle N Shine roses, I hope they don't eventually change.
Marigold33 NY-Z7
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks everyone! I forgot to mention I'm in NY. So when Firefighter was moved it died and the root stock took over? I looked up Dr Huey, the roses look just like the red and yellow with the centers. I will take a picture, but it will be raining here until the weekend. I believe a few are blooming but the plant yellowed after moving it again.
rosecanadian
6 years ago
Jackie - wow!!! That's stunning!!! What a glorious rose!!

Carol
Marigold33 NY-Z7
Original Author
6 years ago
Here's a picture of it.

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