Anyone know what kind of rose this is?

[Joemonkey]

We have these flowers growing on a raised flowerbed area in our back yard, but have no idea what they are. We thought they were rose bushes, and they smell like roses, but they sure don't look like them! The petals are really soft, have like a soft fuzz on them, feel kinda velvety.

any ideas?

Pic 1

Pic 2

Here is what the entire "rose bush" looks like, along with our other rose bushes (at least we hope they are)

Pic 3

 

[tweakmm]

Is the bush thorny?

 

[Joemonkey]

yep, it's hard to see in the pics, the thorns are about 1/4 inch wide and 1/8 inch tall and are pretty damn sharp

 

[ElFenix]

vine rose?

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
vine rose?

i demand you change your avatar back NOW:beer:

 

[rickn]

maybe some type of apple blossom

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

It is indeed a rose. Looks like a Rugosa variety, but hard to be perfectly certain.

 

[Joemonkey]

i noticed the bloom closed up as it got darker/cooler outside... i'm assuming most flowers do this, but i didn't know roses did

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
i noticed the bloom closed up as it got darker/cooler outside... i'm assuming most flowers do this, but i didn't know roses did

The older climber roses from the late 1800's were often based on the rugosa. They are distinctly different than the modern "tea" roses. They are hardier and more vigorous, and resist the dreaded "black spot" better than tea hybrids. Their only vice is that they, like most perennial flowers have a distinct flowering period. THey bloom profusely during the early spring, but not again, or in some cases once more. I suggest you tie it loosely to a trellis or other support and feed it Osmocote (lazy mans way) once or twice a season. Withhold fertiziler before winter though so it does not try to produce foliage through the colder months. That places a stress on the plant it does not need.

Once a month, take 1/2 cup (a whole one once the plant matures) of Epsom Salts and place around the base of the plant. Do this before a good rain or water in after applying. Roses need lots of magnesium, which this provides. Magnesium doesnt travel well through soil, so you really want to soak the area completely to get it to penetrate deeply. You will find that this and fertilizer will give more blooms than you thought possible 😀

 

[Joemonkey]

wow thanks winston... unless you just made all that crap up! 😉

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
wow thanks winston... unless you just made all that crap up! 😉

😀

You are welcome!

As far as my veracity... Eli is on I believe, and he can critique my gardening advice 😉

 

[Joemonkey]

may i ask why you know so much about roses?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
i noticed the bloom closed up as it got darker/cooler outside... i'm assuming most flowers do this, but i didn't know roses did

The older climber roses from the late 1800's were often based on the rugosa. They are distinctly different than the modern "tea" roses. They are hardier and more vigorous, and resist the dreaded "black spot" better than tea hybrids. Their only vice is that they, like most perennial flowers have a distinct flowering period. THey bloom profusely during the early spring, but not again, or in some cases once more. I suggest you tie it loosely to a trellis or other support and feed it Osmocote (lazy mans way) once or twice a season. Withhold fertiziler before winter though so it does not try to produce foliage through the colder months. That places a stress on the plant it does not need.

Once a month, take 1/2 cup (a whole one once the plant matures) of Epsom Salts and place around the base of the plant. Do this before a good rain or water in after applying. Roses need lots of magnesium, which this provides. Magnesium doesnt travel well through soil, so you really want to soak the area completely to get it to penetrate deeply. You will find that this and fertilizer will give more blooms than you thought possible 😀

:shocked:

Holy sh!t!

I use 1/2 a teaspoon of epsom salts/gallon like every 2 weeks, lol.

I always thought that too much MG can lock up CA, but now that I look... I can't find that specifically. Only that too much CA can lock up MG. So maybe it's not as big of a deal.

Most any fertilizer worth a damn is going to have quite a bit of mg. I don't know how much exactly Miracle Gro for roses has, but this tomato plant food has 0.5%.

The only reason I suppliment at all is because I don't use chemical fertilizers in the yard.

🙂

 

[Shockwave]

Banana peels work also to provide the needed chemicals.