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May 28, 2017

A hint of pink

I was able to get out among the roses this evening after some "down time", and I noticed a trio of similar blooms even though they were on different rose bushes.  The thing that they had in common, however, was their parent plant, namely the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose.  The three roses were grown from seed from an open-pollinated (very likely self-pollinated) 'QE' mother plant.  The white blooms with a hint of pink are very pretty indeed.


Unnamed 'QE' seedling #1
Photo taken:  May 28, 2017
Unnamed 'QE' seedling #2
Photo taken:  May 28, 2017

Unnamed 'QE' seedling #3
Photo taken:  May 28, 2017

Update of June 4, 2017:     Below are two more different 'QE' seedlings that have the same color traits as the seedlings above.  You might detect a pattern here.  If you read my post of May 31, 2012 which I titled "Singles are nice, too",  you will see another strong trait among my seedlings.  Is there enough evidence there (and here) to determine who the "paternal grandfather" of the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose might be (which is to say, the "pollen parent" of the "pollen parent" of 'QE').  It still remains a mystery to me.


Unnamed 'QE' seedling #4
Photo taken:  June 4, 2017
Unnamed 'QE' seedling #5
Photo taken:  June 4, 2017