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9 days ago by
fenriz
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This rose is apparently mislabelled as Rosa x centifolia, it lacks the moss of Rosa x centifolia “Simplex”/La Louise if that one has it but they have some similarities yet it lacks reddish thorns, but it’s standing a little shady. Or even rosa gallica or some root base? The flower was photographed with flash, the colour is a tiny bit less intense in vivo. I thought about r. rugosa var. rubra but it lacks the bushiness (2m high) and had no hips and it grows offshoots too.
May y’all help me in the identification of this rose.
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#1 of 4 posted
8 days ago by
 HubertG
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The foliage makes it look a bit like one of the Rugosa roses.
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#2 of 4 posted
8 days ago by
fenriz
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Thank you, after some reconsideration i think it’s a Rugosa too, the ofshoots we’re probably cut off in time.
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#3 of 4 posted
8 days ago by
HubertG
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Maybe it was a Rugosa root stock that has taken over, something like 'Hollandica', although I have no idea if that or anything similar is still used in Europe for that purpose.
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#4 of 4 posted
7 days ago by
fenriz
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A misidentification seems more likely, shouldn’t be the first time in a botanic garden. As rootstocks the industry prefers roses with less thorns but stranger things happened. ‘La Louise’ growing there by chance would be such a thing.
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What variety of rambler rose is it?
Good evening,
In autumn 2024, I bought a bare-root rose (unidentified) on special offer. It appears to be a rambler, and I have a shoot 70 cm long with a first flower (I haven't identified the fragrance) and a few buds. I think it might be Paul's Himalayan Musk. I'd like some advice on how to identify it. Best regards, Huyustus
Edit 26/05/25 :
Hello, here is an extra photo to help me identify the variety of this rose. The fragrance is light and musky and the flowers are rather small, 3 to 5 cm. Any suggestions? Yours sincerely, Huyustus
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Hello! I live in Boston, Massachusetts, zone 7A. I have walked by this gorgeous rose bush many times on my way to the library, with tiny pink blooms that seem to fade to a lighter pink over time. Please help me figure out what the name of this looming rose bush is. It looks like a polyantha, and I thought it was the fairy, but the petals on this mystery rose are more pointed looking than The Fairy's. Thank you for anyone who can help!
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Can you tell us about repeat bloom, if any? The picture looks like a rambler. Someone who knows the ramblers better than me might be able to ID the group of ramblers, Wicherana, multiflora for example, to which it might belong. There are two lost, almost certainly extinct, alas, Ayrshire ramblers from the early 20thC, which were bred in Boston, but what I could see of the leaves didn't look like an Ayrshire.
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This rose was sold to me as Lagerfeld - at Home Depot or Lowes (can't remember which). It is clearly not. However, I love the fragrance and find it an attractive very vigorous rose. Anyone have ideas of what it could be?
Very strong old rose and myrrh fragrance
Vigorous grower, multiple blooms in each flowering, constant flowering
Matte, light green darkening to medium green leaves. Red Stamens.
I'm in zone 6b - heavy clay soil, full sun spot that gets afternoon shade after 4
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#1 of 3 posted
7 AUG by
HubertG
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Could it be 'Fragrant Plum', another Christensen rose?
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It does look rather like Fragrant Plum, doesn't it! That's certainly a possibility.
Thanks for taking a guess :)
edited to add: or maybe Angel Face?
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#3 of 3 posted
7 AUG by
HubertG
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You're welcome. I think the red stamen filaments will be the key to eventually solving this, also knowing the roses typically sold where you bought it. I can't think of any other suggestions at the moment.
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