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This is a picture of a rose now flowering in my garden, it now has several buds growing through the original flower - what causes this ? the shrub is 5 years old and has never done this before



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gosh! fascinating-- hope someone can explain it!

3 Jun, 2010

 

Two thoughts Are the lower leaves yellow - have you been over watering it? Or is it infested with thrips/midge? But if the other buds are ok, then perhaps its just a quirk?

3 Jun, 2010

 

This is called proliferation - the cause can be damage to the developing bud by physical injury, such as frost, or viral. As long as the whole bush doesn't have flowers like this, its hopefully not a virus.

3 Jun, 2010

 

If its viral Bamboo is it hopeless?

3 Jun, 2010

 

Not necessarily - the commonest cause is damage of some kind, but if you have a bush where all the flowers are like this 2 years running, they'll probably always be like it, and it will be a virus that's caused it. Sometimes, though, the plant gets over it and things revert to normal after a year.

3 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks B

3 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks for everyone's response, the rest of the bush is flowering normally and there are no obvious signs of frost damage, yellow leaves, virus or bugs so I am assuming it's just a quirk but if more appear I will let you know

3 Jun, 2010

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