Interesting comparison

Today I will be comparing two roses, one that I grew from seed and one that I am currently growing from a cutting.  Out of my 75+ rose seedlings, the one shown below in the photo on the left was the quickest to exhibit an open bloom.  The seed for this rose was planted on December 1st of 2008, and was obtained from open pollination of the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose.  The seedling sprouted on March 4th of 2009 and had its first bloom on May 31, 2009.  So, exactly 6 months elapsed for nature to work its magic.

The  two roses shown in the photo on the right are being grown from cuttings that I took from my 'Red Galaxy' rose bush.  The cuttings were taken on June 1, 2013 and the red bloom that you see opened today, August 20th, for an elapsed time of 2⅔ months.  Rather remarkable!  If you enlarge the second photo, you will see "notches" on the earlier (darker) new foliage of both cuttings.  This was caused by an old nemesis, a root weevil.  After about four nights of visitations with my flashlight, I was able to find and dispatch the bad bug, so the newer foliage is perfect.

'Queen Elizabeth' seedling of 3/04/2009
Photo taken:  5/31/2009

'Red Galaxy' clones (from cuttings)
Photo taken:  8/20/2013