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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
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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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I am new to this site. I have a rather dumb question about the cutting exchange. I understand the exchange part but since I have just moved into my house, my roses are too young to get cuttings this year. Can members exchange cuttings for postage cost or is this cutting for cutting exchange?
Sorry if this sounds dumb.
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The cutting exchange does not have formal rules or guidelines regarding participation with the exception of observing local and international laws and regulations as outlined on the cutting exchange page.
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