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'Dr. Huey' rose Reviews & Comments
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I just posted a pretty good pic of a well-cared-for Dr. Huey
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Pretty in it's season but a horrible mildew magnet.
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Not a mildew magnet for me once I started taking care of it about 4 years ago. I didn't choose it - was here when we bought this house. The budded variety, whatever it was, was long gone when we got here.
Now, I've got a ton of pruning to do on the good doctor!
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Is it possible to breed from Dr. Huey?
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Not as a rule. ‘Dr. Huey’ is a triploid which means it has 21 chromosomes. From the HelpMeFind GLOSSARY / HYBIDISING ROSES: The genes of a rose, which make it what it is, are strung along its chromosomes, which occur in the plant cells of the rose in multiples of seven. Whether a rose is compatible -- i.e., capable of being crossed with another to produce useful seed -- depends on its having a number of chromosomes to match those of its partner without odd ones being left over.
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#2 of 8 posted
15 DEC 19 by
Dewberry
Thank you very much!
How would one know when there was an exception to the rule?
Could a triploid breed with a triploid?
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I am sorry, I don’t know.
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If you believe the original rose literature, then you shouldn't be able to breed with Dr. Huey. However, being triploid does not mean "sterile". There are a number of fertile triploids which have provided some really interesting results. I have raised hybrids from R. Minutifolia, R. Stellata mirifica, R. Hugonis using triploid minis. If you are interested in attempting breeding with Dr. Huey, try it. Huey does set self set seeds and they do germinate. I have raised self set seedlings out of curiosity. I've not retained any as they weren't things I sought. Give it a try. You might be surprised!
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The short answer is, YES,,,
Roses break genetic rules quite often.
Triploids are often fertile, but not always, more easily as pollen parent. Ploidy is quite an interesting topic.
For most answers regarding this and other rose breeding queries visit RHA Forum and take advantage of their database.
Best wishes, Robert
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#6 of 8 posted
18 DEC 19 by
Plazbo
Its possible. It just might be a bit more difficult/unreliable. Some triploids are very fertile like Blue For You but others are often more stubborn and may be better used for pollen (given the millions+ pollen produced, theres a higher chance some of those will be fertile).
The other aspect is climate, Iceberg is a triploid that produces fertile seed in some climates but none in others. But the climate aspect is likely to vary from one rose to another.
If it werent for fertility in triploids we wouldnt have modern roses which stem (many generations back) from crosses between european tetraploids and asian diploid roses.
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#7 of 8 posted
29 FEB 20 by
HubertG
I just found two random hips on my 'Dr. Huey'.
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Yes, Huey sometimes sets hips and sometimes they have seeds in them. Sometimes, they even germinate. Imagine being able to create something like Mick Hurley. https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59533.0&tab=1 Of course, I am being facetious.
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If Dr. Huey were everblooming I’d want to plant it everywhere. I love this rose. I bet a lot of people have a sentimental attachment to this rose because of nostalgia for their childhood. It’s beautiful, and I have more memories of old houses and landscapes half wild than of well-trimmed gardens. Dr. Huey is free simplicity and innocence to me.
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You would love New England in the Spring when the once blooming roses are at their best. In old neighborhoods almost every yard has a 'Dr. Huey' blooming profusely where the original rose scion died leaving the rootstock to happily thrive with abandon.
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I moved into a renovated 90-year old house in Washington, DC in March. I was delighted to observe burgundy and green rose shoots sprouting up by the backyard fence. I speculate that it was there all along and landscapers tried to get rid of it but didn't get the roots. It's still got tender young foliage, even though its now about three feet tall, with five or six young canes. Not a hint of flower buds, but really strong growth.
I'm thinking it's probably Dr. Huey, but it seems like, even if it had been practically erased, it still should have flowers on it. The foliage and growth really is like that of a hybrid tea climber, with five leaflets and still that matte burgundy and blue-green color. Am I right that it may well be Dr. Huey, even though it's not blooming?
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Yes, it's Dr. Huey. In my zone 5a, there are lots of Dr.Huey take-over from cheap bare-roots (less than $5 each). Most of them don't have blooms, and the only one that blooms in the entire neighborhood of 400 houses: it was pruned short & fertilized well. But the house across the street has a hedge of non-blooming Dr.Huey, very messy for the past decade.
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I keep learning despite advancing age. Am I right that Dr. Huey blooms on old wood? If so, I'm looking forward to seeing blooms next year.
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Once-bloomer like Dr.Huey: They need to be pruned short RIGHT AFTER blooming, and NOT in spring-time. If we have a brutal zone 5a winter that kill them to the ground, then the new growth in spring will have flowers. But folks who don't prune Dr.Huey right after blooming, will get a messy tall bush with zero blooms in spring.
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I'm afraid that ship has sailed. But it didn't bloom this year, anyway. So maybe this year's growth will be next year's bloom. After that, I will do as you recommend. Thank you, Straw Chicago.
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