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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: black diamond on February 03, 2008, 19:27

Title: Climbing Rose
Post by: black diamond on February 03, 2008, 19:27

Have spent the morning in the garden doing a bit of tidying and getting things cleaned and ready for sowing and while in the garden noticed that the one of the climbing rose's was making good growth, shoots about 3in high

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Title: Climbing Rose
Post by: Trillium on February 04, 2008, 01:52

They're a lot tougher than people give them credit for.

Title: Climbing Rose
Post by: flowergirl on February 04, 2008, 09:48

ive got one doing that next to the shed at the plot. Why do the leaves grow red then turn green i wonder?

Title: Climbing Rose
Post by: Trillium on February 04, 2008, 15:51

I believe it's to do with startup sap from the roots making initial leaves red, then prolonged exposure to light that finally turns them green. Just read an article on it but can't remember all the other details.

Title: Climbing Rose
Post by: Selkie on February 05, 2008, 11:59

The red colour is always there in leaves (or yellow in some cases) and then the chlorophyll/green starts up and is a stronger colour so you only see the leaves as green.

Then at Autumn the chlorophyll dies and you can see the other colour again.

I can't remember the proper names but we did it in uni (a long time ago)