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Fara Shimbo
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Initial post 19 APR 06 by David Elliott
I have noticed that one of the photos for this rose is markedly a different colour from the others. also it is labeled Rosa arkansana, the otheres as Rosa suffulta. A reference I have found states "Rosa arkansana, also known as Rosa pratincola, Rosa suffulta, and Rosa suffulta var. relicta".
Interesting how variable it is, hardly surprising though in view of the wide spread range, it shows how deceptive colour alone can be.


 


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Reply #1 of 4 posted 23 APR 06 by Fara Shimbo
It gets better-- I've seen flowers of R. arkansana that are not so much striped as stippled pink on white.  An example is here:

http://www.em.ca/garden/native/nat_rosa_arkansana.html

The flower color is very variable place to place, which is one of the things that makes these wild roses so enjoyable.
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 23 APR 06 by David Elliott
Could we ask you to add these two to the HMF page? They demonstrate very well the variation in this species.
Thanks for sharing them.
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 23 APR 06 by Fara Shimbo
I'd love to but they're not mine.  I could try to email the owner and ask.

Sometimes my own arkansanas show a bit of this stippling, will try to get photos when they bloom again.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 22 JUN 07 by Cavallo
That's amazing! I wish my suffulta did that. Mine's just clear, straight-up pink. Not that I enjoy it any less for being modest...
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