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'Grevilli major' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 127-655
most recent 17 MAY 21 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 17 MAY 21 by Rosewild
A Seven Sisters Phenomenom now named “Seven Brothers”

Darrell Schramm, Editor of the HRG's The Rose Letter, invited me to visit his garden where I saw this rose and he asked me if I knew it's identity? It wasn't in bloom but the distinctive frilled stipules and light green rugose leaves looked identical to my 'Seven Sisters' rose. Sometime later he told me it bloomed small single red flowers, I was astonished!
From cuttings of his plant I grew it in my garden and indeed the first flowers were single. But within a year or two semidouble ones began to appear but so far none like the double flowers on my original 'Seven Sisters'. What was happening here? A chimera, sport or reversion? Of the many photos of 'Seven Sisters' posted at HMF, none show single or semidouble flowers, so it seems pretty rare.
In the 'Seven Sisters' references I learn the rose was also passed around by seed in the 1800's so possibly this is simply seedling variation. And among the six pages of HMF references I only find two sources mentioning single to semidouble flowers, August Jäger's Rosenlexikon [1936] and Robert Buist's The Rose Manual (1844). So, I shall keep you posted whether my plant eventually produces the typical double flowers but in the meantime I'll continue to enjoy my phenomenal “Seven Brothers”.
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Discussion id : 123-028
most recent 21 AUG 20 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 21 AUG 20 by CybeRose
There were/are two distinct varieties traveling under the same name. The first was double with flowers that varied widely in color upon opening..

The second was a smaller, weaker (or creeping) plant with single white flowers. It was also listed as Rosa Roxburghii, R. Roxburghiana or Roxburgh's Single White Multiflora.

Laffay thought the latter was the "type" of the Multiflora roses (according to Mrs Gore, 1838.)

Roxburgh's Rosa diffusa, "is readily known by its weak, diffuse and procumbent, very long, almost simple branches, which often rest on the ground; it is supposed to be a native of China, as it was brought from Canton to the Botanic garden at Calcutta."
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Discussion id : 112-103
most recent 12 JUL 18 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 11 JUL 18 by Unregistered Guest
Available from - weezies nursery
muskegon michigan
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 12 JUL 18 by HMF Admin
Can you provide a link so we can add them to HMF.
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Discussion id : 8-832
most recent 27 MAR 16 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 30 MAY 05 by Unregistered Guest
I received a Seven Sisters rose for my birthday this year and need to plant it soon. What do I need to do to make sure that it does well. Does it need to be on a fence or on something to climb? I am new at this and have never dealt with roses in my own yard. Any Information would be welcomed.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 31 MAY 05 by RoseBlush
Seven Sisters can become a large plant. I suggest that since you are new at growing roses in your own yard, you read Kim Rupert's article about the Lazy Man's Method of Growing Roses in this month's Ezine (just click on Ezine on the menu to the left and then the article's title). It's a good article filled with a lot of common sense.

Smiles,

Lyn
helpmefind.com
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 27 MAR 16 by jasminerose
Thanks for the tip. Could this be the actual title?: The Lazy Person's Rose Culture

http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/ezine.php?publicationID=653&js=0
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