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'Folksinger' rose Reviews & Comments
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Help! The pictures of Folksinger are so confusing. Some show lots of petals and others just a few. Can someone explain that?
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#1 of 4 posted
12 DEC 12 by
 jedmar
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Different possibilities:
- Not the same rose shown
- Some roses bloom more double in spring when they are more vigorous and have a less double rebloom in autumn
- Some roses bloom differently in various climates and/or different soils
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#2 of 4 posted
12 DEC 12 by
oldblond
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Thank you, Jedmar
I never thought climate could have such a profound effect in terms of petal count. I have a feeling that this is a case two roses with the same name. Is there such a thing as rose DNA? If so, it would be fun to do a test on the two different bloom types, and see what results.
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#3 of 4 posted
13 DEC 12 by
jedmar
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Cheap rose DNA is something we are all waiting for. At present, it is possible, but cumbersome and expensive. The results are only meaningful if you have the DNA of the supposed parents to compare with. You also need to be sure you have the correct roses. Many times I see that comparisons are made with roses where we definitely know that they are mislabeled, such as Park's Yellow (in commerce). There is no sense in using this one as the supposed parent of Safrano, Devoniensis, etc. This happens when comparative DNA studies are made in universities by people who do not know rose history.
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The Heirlooms in the late 90s/early 00s would frequently mix up their apricot Bucks and their stippled Bucks. I live near them so I always corrected it for them, but it is a tedious task. Several Bucks look near identical until mature in the ground where the differences become quite clear.
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28 MAR 17 by
Sam531
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This rose has been a very pleasant surprise for me. I bought it on a whim because I thought the bloom colors were interesting, but didn't really expect much. This has been one of the fastest growing and best blooming roses I own. I planted it last spring and it just shot up. It was also the first of my roses to bloom after winter (it started getting new growth in February in Ohio). It is unfortunately NOT very disease resistant, but it didn't seem to slow it down one bit. The blooms are very pretty - they are a peachy orange with hints of pink and tiny little flecks of purple. I enjoyed the scent, and it blooms frequently as well. I don't think these would make a very good cut flower, but overall I like the rose enough to purchase another.
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30 JUN 04 by
Anonymous-84597
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A really good rose - many, many sprays of deep apricot buds, opening and fading to a creamy blush - all summer in the Midwest. One of the most consistently floriferous roses I have. Gets some mildew, and balckspot on the older leaves - though nothing incapacitating.
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