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'Dr. Huey' rose Reviews & Comments
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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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Saw something funny at the local market the other day. Someone was selling an un-named "local heritage rose". Climber. Small red flowers, once a year.
I didn't bother to tell them it was just one of the most common rootstocks globally, and had obviously survived when the scion had died. Probably should have.
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Yes you should have. But kindly. Everybody has to start somewhere in learning about old roses. The first one I ever found was R. indica major and I thought it so beautiful I wrote to the Heritage Rose Journal about it.
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Fair point. I'll tell them (nicely) next time I see them.
And to be fair, indica major is quite beautiful, as is Huey.
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'Dr. Huey' is a nice rose. I did not dead-head it after its flush to see if hips formed. One solitary, small hip formed out of the dozens of flowers on the plant. When I eagerly opened up this hip recently, I found only one seed inside it. Despite this, I will try to germinate it, although that is exceedingly unlikely. Has anyone else had any experience with 'Dr. Huey' seeds?
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I don't think anyone sells Dr. Huey roses. I looked at Angels Gardens, but I did not see Dr. Huey listed. I think the only way to get it to have a rose that died or dig it up from someone else garden or some abandoned space.
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#1 of 2 posted
20 APR 16 by
 GeorgeZ
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I have Dr. Huey if you want to dig it up and take it.
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20 APR 16 by
LaurelZ
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I was not really wanting much, but I know someone who wanted one to do experiments in breeding, but I live in California . I was just thinking to help fix up the data base. When I mentioned that often the nursery info is out of date, someone on garden web said, oh the member of help me find are supposed to fix that up.
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