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'Apple Blossom' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 140-639
most recent 24 APR 23 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 22 APR 23 by Give me caffeine
Struck from a cutting a bit over 2 years ago. Seems healthy and quite vigorous, but is very spiky and very sprawly, which leads me to think that it's probably going to be of limited use in the sub-tropics. Once-blooming roses tend to feel a bit disappointing in a climate which allows a lot of things to bloom in mid-winter, and dealing with rampant producers of thorns in such a climate is not exactly thrilling either.

Might be good if confined to a bed that provides other interest most of the year, and if trained up something to keep its teeth from biting anyone too often.

So far it has not flowered, so I haven't had a chance to check it for scent, or for lasting qualities as a cut flower.
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Reply #1 of 10 posted 23 APR 23 by Patricia Routley
What is the provenance of your rose please?
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Reply #2 of 10 posted 23 APR 23 by Give me caffeine
Margaret sent me a cutting of the one in her old garden.
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Reply #3 of 10 posted 23 APR 23 by Margaret Furness
From the Wembly Rd hedge. Ie a foundling.
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Reply #4 of 10 posted 23 APR 23 by Patricia Routley
Thank you to you both. It was your words “very spiky and very sprawly” which made me ask. I have added a photo of my bare autumn bush, which may I add, was a pleasure to deadhead a month or so ago. It certainly does have prickles, but not too many of them. The 2016 reference is of interest.
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Reply #5 of 10 posted 23 APR 23 by Give me caffeine
Added a shot of mine. It seems to mostly like growing sideways.

I may be being a little harsh on it, but I can't help thinking that if you're going to have a once-blooming multiflora, that makes pink/white multiflora flowers with non-spectacular scent, it would make more sense to use one of the thornless cultivars. Much easier to deal with all year round.
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Reply #6 of 10 posted 24 APR 23 by Margaret Furness
I like the foliage though.
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Reply #7 of 10 posted 24 APR 23 by Give me caffeine
Beautiful plumage? :D
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Reply #8 of 10 posted 24 APR 23 by Margaret Furness
There's a book around, called Birds of the Mesozoic - a Field Guide. A tongue-in-cheek way of presenting serious science, but it took me a while to catch on that the coloured illustrations must be largely imagination.
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Reply #9 of 10 posted 24 APR 23 by Give me caffeine
Lol. Just looked it up. Seems like a good one. I might check it out sometime.

The illustrations would have to be largely imagination, but given the author I'd say they would be informed by known examples. There has been some innovative work recently which nails down the real colours of some fossil bird plumage. Quite fascinating stuff, if you're into palaeontology.

And I assume you got the Monty Python reference (I'm still being a bit harsh on this rose).
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Reply #10 of 10 posted 24 APR 23 by Margaret Furness
Ex-parrot.
If you don't like Apple Blossom /whatever, hoick it!
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Discussion id : 97-447
most recent 11 FEB 17 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 11 FEB 17 by ratdogheads
Available from - Northland Rosarium
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