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'WEKnewibysbip' rose Reviews & Comments
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Is this rose the same as Show Your Stripes?
WEKnewibysbip : Fizzy Lady
JACnewibysbip : Show Your Stripes
Both have a breeding year of before 2019.
Is this another case of a rose being relabeled for sale in Europe by Weeks?
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#1 of 5 posted
6 JAN 23 by
 jedmar
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The varietal codes are too similar for it to be a coincidence. Umless these are siblings, they are probably the same rose. But why would Weeks change JAC for WEK? Licence fees?
The breeder of one is probably incorrect (Carruth vs. Bedard).
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Looking at those codes I suspect the 'wiby' refers to 'Wild Blue Yonder' and the 'sbip' to 'Stephen's Big Purple'.. can't figure out what the 'ne' is for though... 'Neptune'? or 'Neon Cowboy'?...
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Hi Marlorena, yes it's Neptune!
The parentage should be the same as the one listed on HMF for Show Your Stripes:
seed: Neptune ™ (hybrid tea, Carruth, 2003)
pollen: Wild Blue Yonder ™ × {[ Purple Heart ™ (floribunda, Carruth, 1999) × Unknown] × Big Purple}
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Thank you ! I like the breeding but not the blooms so much. I'll stick with Wild Blue Yonder which I've just re-introduced into my garden..
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I have no idea why they changed the name, but it would appear from the (few) pics available online that these could be the same. The main difference I see is in the fragrance, with Fizzy Lady said to have a spice fragrance and Show Your Stripes a citrusy one.
If they were siblings wouldn't it be unusual to give them exactly the same code?
I would bet you're right that the change in could be for some commercial/contractual reason.
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