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'Columbia' rose Reviews & Comments
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Could someone who knows 'Columbia' very well give me some guidance on how to recognise this rose.
The descriptions suggest a bright pink rose with blooms that darken in colour as they age, but none of the photos here show a particularly strong coloured bloom. Do any of the photos show a good likeness of the colour?
There are references to 'almost thornless stems'. Is the whole plant almost thornless, or just the flowering stems?
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If it helps, there used to be a 'Columbia' at the Pinjarra Heritage Rose Garden, bed 8, site 19.
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12 AUG 19 by
Hamanasu
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I have a Columbian climber that never climbed. The whole plant is virtually thornless. I counted about 3 prickles. The colour is deep pink. I'll post pics in a moment. (The scent is amazing, incidentally).
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Many thanks Hamanasu.
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I'm not convinced that the specimen at Washington Park is 'Columbia'. The foliage doesn't match any of the numerous mutations from the lineage. And the photos I took and another member took, from that garden, do not match other 'Columbia'. But the other 'Columbia' pics match the mutations from this lineage.
Unsure what we took a photo of, in other words.
But it is really pretty! Whatever it is. Very glossy foliage. Blooms don't seem to fade. A nice, moderate height, with thick canes. Smells good. I cannot comment on disease, as they spray there.
Sigh.
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This actually one of the few original HT's that I like. I'd like Picture, too, if it had fewer thorns and mildew.
I like this one because it is seemingly healthy for its class, has an interesting tone, and comes in dramatic proportions and a sturdy, not-sky-towering, plant.
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It's magnificent in its climbing form, too, Michael. Ever flowering (here), pretty disease resistant, intensely well scented with large flowers and very few prickles for a climber. Grows well own root, too.
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The two year old plant is so far thornless...
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