Some of us know this better. When the golden shade of fall outside the window is here, we feel we change a little too. It's time to thank for what the year has brought and begin looking forward to new beginnings.
Change of color in my garden has a different turn. What has always been a shade of ultra pink to almost Persian pink, the same rose bush presents me with a new shade of color to look forward to.
The most creative garden fairy has come to visit.
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| What has been the familiar color, the roses blooming in the shade of ultra-pink. |
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| Looking majestic, a bloom oddly singles itself out from the rest, finding itself with a splash of ruby red. |
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| The norm and the odd. Both in full bloom, side by side in comparison. |
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| The garden fairy decided to do a paint job for a good surprise. Precisely half pink and half red. Some may say it's a job halfway unfinished, but I say it's a work of nature that merit praises. |
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| I complain not for the joy of discovering something as little as change of color on a negligible petal. Like everything else in life, beauty may not exist without first a separation then 2 sides join in harmony. One who does not see this quick to draw a thin line in between and see only and only, the thin line. |
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| I complain not but take present as a gift and smell the rose the same. |
Why roses change color?
When a rose bush suddenly has blooms of a different color than it originally has, it can mean a few things, among others:
- The rose is grafted on a rootstock, means it is not grown on its own root. The different color blooms come from the rootstock/understock instead, which always is a totally different rose.
- The rose is a sport (a version of) an older variety or/and is unstable, where the color of the parent rose/older version of the rose come to pop up once in a while, creating bi-color blooms or totally different color blooms altogether.
- The rose is affected by weather/season. The color of blooms turns lighter during cooler months and darker and intense in the hotter months..
5 comments:
So very interesting ..... gardening always has that element of delight when something unexpected or extra-ordinary happens!
Thanks to inspiration from you, I am growing roses again. Now I have 2 miniature rose plants, without thorns. Hopefully they survive under my care.
Oh you rough rosa sifu! You are really a 'sifu' in this area. My miniature rose has gotten tiny and still tiny. Waiting for a bigger bloom to come about! Your roses are gorgeous! That explanation on why roses change colour... great info. Thanks!!
Sun ni@ I always love this kind of surprises. They made me think and learn more.. Don't u think? Hope your gardens has many delightful surprises too!
Aaron@Patience is virtue. Keep growing and keep reading..Haha sounds like a good advice..
AutumnBelle@I'm sure they will. Roses are easy when you know how too and they are forgiving to mistakes as well.
Stephanie@Sad to break the news, your miniature will remain tiny. May be better nutrients or the older it gets, the bloom quality will improve but only slightly. May I suggest you trade for bigger rose variety?
I was already thinking along that line :-D
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