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when i bought this cultivar, named "jalitah", the label promised it would look like this: http://foto.mein-schoener-garten.de/neu,foto,user,cameo,654616,orig.html
unfortunately, mine blooms just plain yellow. except this latest blossom is sporting magenta spots. i've been wondering whether it might've been a label mixup, though in general the rose does comform to the description. maybe it's something in the soil, or something missing, that would get it to bloom according to type?
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on 2010-10-10 07:46 (UTC)As to the rose not blooming true to description/label, it could be several things. It could have been mis-labeled at the nursery, it could be the soil conditions aren't ideal. It could also be a young plant??? I've noticed my roses are blooming better (colour/scent wise) now that they are a few to several years old. How long ago did you buy yours?
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on 2010-10-10 10:19 (UTC)yes, i was thinking "disease" when i saw the spots. googling comes up with botrytis, which is a fungal disease abundant in our area. *bleagh*. it attacks all sorts of plants other than roses, so i guess i'll have to do some triage.
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on 2010-10-11 06:43 (UTC)I get those spots on our roses sometimes, I don't usually bother treating but then I'm lazy and try to not treat every single little thing.
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on 2010-10-10 11:38 (UTC)Of course it is. It's a teenager. It has spots!
I'm not a rose expert (Robin McKinley would be the person to ask!) but I wonder whether they are indeed the same cultivar - this one seems to have straighter leaves and looks - at least from this angle - to be less complex than the ones I've seen in images.