Comparison

9 years ago

I was looking on hmf at Irene ford and noticed there is quite a difference between a year old rose and a 20 year old established parent.

Year old, was a sucker I dug up and moved. it's now about 4 -41/2 ft tall. The blooms were near single at first but had gained some more petals in the next flush

20 year old Irene ford. This bloom had a good form to it and high petal count

another bloom from the 20 year old plant.

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jacqueline9CA

9 years ago

I hope this post is read by everyone who keeps posting on here that a 2 or 3 year old rose is not what they expected, is not the size they expected, is not "climbing", is not blooming yet, and they are thinking about taking it out as a consequence. It is so important to try and get through to people, over and over, that they need to wait until the rose is MATURE before judging it. Patience is a virtue. We are all WAY too impatient.

Jackie

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Melissa Northern Italy zone 8
9 years ago
You make a good point. It just shows how the expression of a rose's genes is conditioned by environmental factors (I include the maturity of a plant under this umbrella expression).
Lisa Adams
9 years ago
What a difference. No wonder many wonder at first if they've received a mislabeled rose upon seeing its first blooms. Lisa
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
9 years ago
With this particular rose I find it to be beautiful at every stage. However, I've had some real dogs whose flowers turned into swans after the first year. ( I mean no disrespect to those wonderful doggie creatures.)
User
9 years ago
Your young plant is lovely, but it's nice to have that full-petaled bloom to look forward to...

Virginia
nikthegreek
9 years ago
Being impatient with a rose is a trait which has been encouraged by the habit of modern HT's and floribunda bushes. If such a rose has not made good on its promises by the time it is 2-4 years old (depending on whether its grafted or not), it will probably never will.
jacqueline9CA
9 years ago
Ha! ANOTHER thing that is bad about modern roses - they train people to expect instant gratification with roses, along with way too many other things in our modern lives. I actually really enjoy watching tiny band heritage roses grow over several years into giant, ever blooming bushes. What you get, assuming you have planted one of the good ones which is suitable for your climate, will live and bloom for decades, and probably longer.

Jackie