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Here is Bonica again
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Posted by ashmeri Cent. Qld.Aust. (My Page) on Fri, Oct 28, 05 at 4:13
| Well, my Bonica with the 6 foot growth flowered right on to but before I cut the flowers away the long shoot had new shoots popping out along the length of it, all nice and strong and some have little flower buds on them
My question is, does it want to be a climber and let it do it's own thing or should I cut it off and keep it under control.
here is a pretty little rose given to me as a cutting, does it have a name ?
Marion
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RE: Here is Bonica again
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Gosh that Bonica of yours is a fast grower Marion.
My Bonica is so slow this year its just getting its first flower.
Is it a climber, mine is only a patio rose so very tiny in the growth a hard decision.
Your un-named Pink looks a little like my David Austin "Mary Rose" but plenty of others look similar.
It could be some kind of David Austin Rose have a look at the link below, so many there.
Cheers..MM. |
Here is a link that might be useful: David Austin Roses.
RE: Here is Bonica again
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Hi Marion,
Whether to cut the cane back on Bonica is up to you.
It is what you prefer from the rose shape-wise etc.
As it does have support behind it I would be inclined to leave it and see if it sends up similar canes.
Your little rose is gorgeous and maybe an old type?
Hard to tell from a pic.
best regards
sandie |
RE: Here is Bonica again
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- Posted by ashmeri Cent. Qld.Aust. (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 30, 05 at 5:13
Thanks MM and Sandie,
The growths are so vigorous on the new shoot, more so than on the older ones, I think I will tie it up and let it go and see what happens, all the new shoots from it have flower buds on them so it would be a shame to cut them off wouldn't it ? Marion. |
RE: Here is Bonica again
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Hello Marion
I have a newly aquired rose just like yours.It came from a garden in Buderim from a man who had propagated dozens from cuttings.He's lived there since Adam was a boy and probably has only about eight or ten rose varieties.One of them was brought over from England by one of his ancestors in 1860.
Anyway he was kind enough to give us some cutting material and some bare roots too.Most of them, including the one like you have, look like china roses and we also aquired one tea which has since turned out to be Hugo Roller.The little china roses thrive on their own roots.
Sorry I couldn't help with the name as my knowledge of rose varieties is not that great.I'm can only suggest that, if it's the same rose I have, then it looks like a china, grows like a weed and is probably fairly widely distributed and therefore the name will probably not be too hard to track down.
Good Luck
Thrip |
RE: Here is Bonica again
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- Posted by ashmeri Cent. Qld.Aust. (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 30, 05 at 19:04
Thrip, the little pink rose, sure is prolific, I was given my piece by someone who was given a piece and so on down the years. It is very easy to grow from a cutting, just stick a bit in and off it goes.
Wonderul. Wish I was doing as well with others I am trying to grow.
Marion |
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