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Does it look like Dr. Huey?

10 years ago

Hi, I posted my question in the 'Name that Rose' forum and another member kindly suggested to post here due to low traffic in that forum:

Hi, this rose came with the house and I could finally see the blooms...excitement turned to disappointment as it look like Dr Huey? It bloomed in clusters at end of May/beginning of June, has upright canes but also one very long cane at the side that kind of behaves as a climber (it was bugging me so I bent the cane to the middle of the 'bush'). Thank you again!

Comments (10)

  • 10 years ago

    Looks like Dr. Huey to me and if it does not repeat bloom, I'd say definitely Dr. Huey.

    liakawak_nj6b thanked wirosarian_z4b_WI
  • 10 years ago

    Looks like the good Dr. Wait and see if it reblooms. This spring Dr. Huey was the best looking rose in my yard!!!!


    liakawak_nj6b thanked Buford_NE_GA_7A
  • 10 years ago

    Doesn't look like Dr. Huey to me either. Here is what Dr. Huey looks like:

    Your rose has too many petals per bloom and is too bright red. Dr. Huey is a deeper red--even my pic doesn't quite accurately reflect the actual color of Dr. Hey.

    And Dr. Huey is more of a sprawling rambler, rather than a climber--though with its long rambling arms, Dr. Huey could probably be trained to act more like a climber.

    Whatever it is, it is an attractive red climber. Enjoy it!

    Kate

    liakawak_nj6b thanked dublinbay z6 (KS)
  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    It shows signs of being pruned in the long past on the thickest canes as they look very old, brittle and dry. Looks like it's blooming on young and fresh canes. The interesting thing is that the blooms on the upper side looked bigger, fuller with a burgundy/red collor and the bottom ones looked like Dr Huey. Dr. Wait and see, lol I like this name! So far it hasn't rebloomed yet. Here are the close-up pictures of the upper side x the one that's on the bottom:

    Upper:

    Bottom:

  • 10 years ago

    I concur with dublinbay aka Kate, my Dr. Huey looks & grows like her photo. Its long arching canes get covered in red roses. I was going to pull mine out but it makes for a lovely flower arrangement if you enjoy playing with rose blooms. There are so many blooms they really work great as a filler or as stand alone for rose arranging! Dr Huey seems to last a couple weeks in a bouquet.

    Dr. Huey with an unidentified yellow, JFK and Fragrant Plum


    Dr. Huey filling a bowl.

    Carlota

    liakawak_nj6b thanked carlotaroser
  • 10 years ago

    Thanks everyone! I will enjoy the rose for what it is, carlotaroser I like the idea of it being a filler in the vase! Your bouquets are lovely!

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks, I was pleasantly surprised by Huey! Root stock was always the enemy, but when we moved in here, it bloomed before I got at the bush with a shovel. It was so beautiful, long arching stems (and I mean long!) covered in blooms. It just kept making me smile! So, I had to give it a try in a vase, what a great surprise! It really likes being cut and brought indoors.

    What I learned, as long as it's not causing harm, enjoy the plants you have in the garden.

  • 10 years ago

    I grew the Dr. Huey I found in my yard for several years. It has a lovely spring bloom. The only problem, however, was that immediately after it finished its spring bloom, it always came down with an awful case of blackspot! I still use that as one of my criteria for identifying Dr. Huey. After a couple years I couldn't take the bs attacks any more and dug it up.

    Kate

  • 10 years ago

    Kate, mine gets both black spot & rust! They really must be prone since none of my other roses in that area have any disease. We do have a lot of land, so I have the luxury of letting him do his thing and not mind the space he uses up. The neighborhood kids enjoy eating the ripe hips off the bush. They say the hips are delicious. I'm thinking of putting them in a tea or a jam.