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'Shafter' rose Reviews & Comments
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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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20 APR 16 by
GeorgeZ
I have Dr. Huey if you want to dig it up and take it.
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20 APR 16 by
LaurelZ
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 When I mentioned that often the nursery info is out of date, someone on garden web said, oh the member of help me find are supposed to fix that up.
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Does anyone know if there is a pink sport of Dr. Huey? I have a pink, once blooming own root, found rose that keeps throwing red blooming shoots that look to me like Dr. Huey. It was stable for many years and then they just started appearing. Thanks for your help.
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12 JUN 09 by
tash
My Dr Huey was very pink when I first moved into this house. It was also covered in BS and aphids. I got rid of the aphids and most of the BS and fed it and this year the blooms were much redder and truer to Dr Huey. It's just a guess but it might be health or food related?
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20 APR 16 by
LaurelZ
I have a photo taken of a Dr. Huey with a pink flower along with the mostly red ones. I will post it under Dr. Huey for you to see.
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