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Chinese rose flowering on balcony (From outside) 20th April 2020 002

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By Balcony


Chinese rose flowering on balcony (From outside) 20th April 2020 002

Chinese rose flowering on balcony (From outside) 20th April 2020.

I call this a "Chinese rose" because it came from some seeds one of my brothers gave some years ago. The seeds came from China. This is the 2nd year it has flowered.



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Well done for growing it from Seed David , it looks similar to one called Canary Bird I had in my previous garden .. its difficult to tell from a photo ..

20 Apr, 2020

 

Did it have 1,000s of tiny VERY SHARP thorns?

21 Apr, 2020

 

yes it did they were lethal Google it ,the foliage looks to be the same ....

21 Apr, 2020

 

Thanks very much, Amy, for the id! :) I think you are right too!

Here's a link to Alan's (Mr T) article on it:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/garden/658612/How-to-grow-Canary-Bird-roses

24 Apr, 2020

 

Thanks David ,I must warn you that if it is C Bird they do grow very big mine was huge ...

25 Apr, 2020

 

Mines in a tub on the balcony so I doubt very much it will get very big. Thanks, Amy! :)

27 Apr, 2020



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