Please Help Identify Rootstock Rose?

8 years ago

I had a French Lace floribunda that was doing poorly, so I moved it to a new location. The next year I got lots of flowers, but none were French Lace. I figured it had reverted to its rootstock. But I kind of like the flowers, so have not taken it out! I wondered if any of you geniuses could tell me the rootstock/rose variety here? It's possible I bought the original rose from Jackson and Perkins, but I couldn't swear to that. It's equally possible (perhaps even probable) that I bought it from the local nursery as a bare root. And I'm in So Cal / Central Coast.

Here's a photo (not that great - I'll try for a better one this year):

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bethnorcal9

8 years ago

I wonder if it could be Multiflora? I've had a couple of my Canadian-grown roses die back to rootstock and they're on Multiflora, which is a pale pink that looks similar to yours.

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Bourbon Milkshake
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
The flowers remind me of "Odorata" but I am a newbie at this. How many leaflets per leaf? It seems to ramble like a multiflora I used to have and I think multiflora rootstock is more common. Oh wells, curious and trying but nevertheless a newbie.
DDinSB (Z10b Coastal CA) thanked Bourbon Milkshake
User
8 years ago
It could certainly be 'Manettii' (aka Odorata) given the double pink loose bloom style, but I'd have to see the foliage in detail to say for sure.
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DDinSB (Z10b Coastal CA)
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks, Paul and Bourbon Milkshake. Here are photos I just took of the brand new foliage. I cut it way, way down this time.
User
8 years ago
The foliage makes me think of 'Bonica'! I wonder if anyone used 'Bonica' as a rootstock??
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DDinSB (Z10b Coastal CA)
Original Author
8 years ago
HI Paul. I just looked up Bonica, but I think my roses are paler. It sets small hips toward fall. Look like little berries. Not a lot, but a few. I wonder if I'm assuming it's rootstock (very probably), but it could have been a seedling? No. Even as I write that, I feel certain it was old rootstock coming out to play as French Lace died.
DDinSB (Z10b Coastal CA)
Original Author
8 years ago
Hi folks. If you're still around -- here are two photos of the new buds and one bloom. Took them this evening. Does this help you in your confidence levels?