Picture of fortuniana rootstock from weeksroses.com. Comparing Dr. Huey-rootstock, Multiflora-rootstock, and Fortuniana-rootstock from link entitled "An overview of fortuniana". "Here in the Desert Southwest, with our generally alkaline soils and extreme temperatures, we find that r. multiflora has a shorter life span, losing its vigor after five years. While fortuniana bushes had superior root systems, they had difficulty with the harsh & cold English climate. ... fortuniana plants produced about THREE TIMES the number of blooms as those on multiflora and TWICE as many as on Dr. Huey."
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Picture of fortuniana rootstock from weeksroses.com. Comparing Dr. Huey-rootstock, Multiflora-rootstock, and Fortuniana-rootstock from link entitled "An overview of fortuniana". "Here in the Desert Southwest, with our generally alkaline soils and extreme temperatures, we find that r. multiflora has a shorter life span, losing its vigor after five years. While fortuniana bushes had superior root systems, they had difficulty with the harsh & cold English climate.
... fortuniana plants produced about THREE TIMES the number of blooms as those on multiflora and TWICE as many as on Dr. Huey."