spotty

Oct. 9th, 2010 21:57
piranha: red origami crane (Default)
[personal profile] piranha
yellow rose with magenta spots
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?

on 2010-10-10 07:46 (UTC)
red_trillium: orangey tulip with yellow centre (peach tulip)
Posted by [personal profile] red_trillium
I think the spots are a disease or something, mine get that every once in awhile.

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?

on 2010-10-11 06:43 (UTC)
red_trillium: Orange Dreamsheep with a kind of spooky jackolantern face (Spooky Pumpkinsheep)
Posted by [personal profile] red_trillium
Keep an eye on it but you might notice some slight colour shifts over the next few years.

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.

on 2010-10-10 11:38 (UTC)
green_knight: (Flower)
Posted by [personal profile] green_knight
It could also be a young plant???

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.

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