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Does anyone know what this might be? It was given to me 5 years ago by my grandmother. She said it was sold to her as “The Fairy” but it doesn’t look like any picture of The Fairy I’ve seen.
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Take a look at the file called 'Multiflora nana perpétuelle'. Ignore the photos and just read the references.
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It's not 'Baby Faurax', but it definitely has that look about it.
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Yeah seems close, but too doubled.
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To follow Patricia's comment: multiflora seeds were and are sold in packets as Fairy Roses. Very variable outcome; some are good.
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Its leaves are a little wide and shiny for a fairy rose.
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Well that would be interesting if it was one of these. The bush is very prolific. My grandmother started this from a cutting 2 years ago. It blooms about 7 weeks after taking a cutting and makes cuttings very easily. I have been using it for a seed parent starting this spring and I find it makes way more flowers than I can pollinate. Also it is very disease and drought resistant.
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If it has luciae (wichurana) parentage to give it shiny leaves, it would probably root down (layer itself) readily. Does it do that?
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It's a little bit like 'Marjorie Fair'.
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.313781
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Marjorie Fair seems close but I think the pink is too dark and the clusters are a little too tight. Thanks for the input though.
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I haven't noticed it doing that (rooting down or layer itself) as it is upright and bushy. Also I've kept it trimmed well. But it roots a lot easier in general than any of my other roses.
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