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I found a rose that I was able to get a cutting from. It was growing in an old Texas cemetary. It has taken three years but this week it "bloomed". Now I am wondering if this is really a rose or something else. It has heavy thorns and thorns on the base of the leaves. The leaves have a heavy pine scent. Right now I am calling it "Fang" but I would love to hear some thoughts on its name and if it is even a rose.
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I'd say it was a triffid.
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#2 of 13 posted
16 APR 11 by
 Jay-Jay
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That's SciFi, Margaret.
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thanks Margaret, now that it is identified, I can make my fortune. What a lucky find, SciFi conventions here I come. Off I go to start some more cuttings.
patty
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A Texas cemetery is an odd place for an UFO to land, but there's no accounting for tastes ...
For those who don't know the triffid story; whatever it is, it isn't a rose, and I would be scared witless if I found one in my garden.
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Maybe it escaped from the Texas Trifid Ranch
http://www.txtriffidranch.com/
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#7 of 13 posted
20 APR 11 by
Kacie
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Not a rose. Not sure what it is though.
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#8 of 13 posted
9 DEC 13 by
Wasatch
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This looks like a member of the Zanthoxylum genus, probably Zanthoxylum hirsutum or a close relative. :)
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OK, not a triffid, but good for Scrabble; but not for anything else, at a rough guess!
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#10 of 13 posted
9 DEC 13 by
Jay-Jay
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Good catch Wasatch! The plant is even more usefull Margareth: it seems to have a good scent and excellent to grow as a bonsai. In the Netherlands Zanthoxylum is called "Kiespijnboom"... Toothache-tree.
As for ancient stories, native Americans chewed on the bark to cure toothache and other discomforts.
I like the looks of some with thorns/prickles on the leaves.
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#11 of 13 posted
9 DEC 13 by
Wasatch
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I too find them to be quite beautiful. The Zanthoxylum hirsutum is also highly attractive to wildlife, according to this blog: http://planobluestem.blogspot.com/2012/04/genus-zanthoxylum.html One of the commenters there says that these trees are either male or female. From the appearance of Tuscanrose's tree's flowers, I would guess that it is female, which means that it can produce the fruits that are very appealing to birds. :)
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Seeds appealing to birds, and with vicious thorns... not something to grow where it has no natural predators.
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#13 of 13 posted
11 DEC 13 by
Jay-Jay
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Hail the Triffids... They come!
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