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I think some growers should be accountable , this is only a recent cultivar. Rootstocks of these growers should be looked at their stage of production , I wish they would clean up their act.
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Dear Warren
Thank you for your email. I've only been growing roses since 2006 and although I have a lot of them, I'm still learning - what is the issue with the 1 year old plant? Should they not sell them so young? I'd be grateful for any tips you can give me and advise questions that I should ask of suppliers.
Kind regards, Alana
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I'm guessing Warren's concern is about the virus affecting the plant. Since Eyes for You hasn't been around long, the virus more likely comes from the understock. Growers should keep an eye on their understock plantations, to check that they aren't diseased.
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Mine is own-root directly from Steve Beck's initial stock. I have a hunch where the grafted ones are from... and it doesn't surprise me in the least that it is infected with RMV.
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Alana, if you don't mind, can you please tell me (via PM if you like) where you got this plant from? Whomever sold this plant sold one badly infected with rose mosaic virus.Is it own-root or grafted?
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Simon, thanks for your email. I can't remember which supplier as I bought quite a few new ones this season from several new suppliers. I was very surprised that I was able to get a plant as it is so new. It appears to be root stock but I'm not sure.
Are you aware of anything I can do to clear the virus?
Cheers Alana
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Unfortunately, once it's got it, it will have it for good. They are having success treating it with higher temperatures for extended periods of time and then removing budwood from the treated parts. You need specific facilities to do this.
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Hi Steve, So glad to read your comments about Red Intuition. I knew I could rely on you to have one of these! I have been looking at some fabulously healthy looking specimens in Bunnings recently but have never been a big fan of striped roses. Last week as I stood considering whether or not to purchase, I thought "I must check HMF and see if Steve has some of these" as you seem to judge roses with the same standards and opinions I have.
I decided to purchase once I read the comment on the tag regarding the bountiful and continuous blooming and am looking forward to seeing this season's blooms.
I note that HMF describes the rose as "very disease resistant", however, another comment says it is susceptible to black spot and mildew. How do you find it performs in this regard?
Kind regards,
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The description I have from the label on Firestar just purchased has a copyright to NORWOOD 2010. Description is: Floribunda, foliage from the ground up and flowers in abundance. Colour orange, becoming raspberry-pink. Scent: Light. Flower: Double, about 30 petals. Distinct, unusual frilly petals, attractive colour-change as the flower opens. Diameter approx. 10cm.
Bush: Bushy, excellent flowering continuity, mature dimensions approx 0.80m x 0.75m. Health: Very good disease resistance.
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27 OCT 11 by
 jedmar
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Thank you, description added.
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The 'Firestar' (Delforge, 1967) rose may well be a climber. Refer the 2005 reference.
Alana - I suspect your photos are those of the 'Firestar' (Harkness, Before 2006) rose. They are similar to the frilly outline photo on p33 of the 2009 Australian Rose Annual.
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It certainly seems to be the Harkness rose. See here:
http://www.firestarrose.com.au/index.php/the-birth-of-the-rose/
It also seems to be synonymous with 'Easy Does It'
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Thank you for your comments. I'm not sure that it is Easy Does It which appears frilly from the beginning of opening, however, Firestar does not have the frilly shape until it is aging and then it is not a frilled edging but a crimpling of the petal. Colour match seems identical, however, my camera is not picking up the bright strawberry colour which develops at the edge of the aged petals.
Cheers
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Hi Patricia. This is a rose introduced (or renamed) for firefighters and in memory of Victoria's Black Saturday. It is definitely not a climber but a low growing and well rounded bush. The colour match is very close to Easy Does It but not the frilly edging. I'll try to find a picture of Firestar by Delforge. I do love these investigations into rose blood lines and breeding.
Kind regards,
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