The rose bush which grows in our yard.

[George McGovern]

[Beachnutt]

1. A grafted rose bush ?

I used to have a neighbor that had many many fruit trees and he grafted one plum tree and it grew peaches, plums and apricots all on the same tree.

[George McGovern]

2. Don't know Beachnutt. It was here, growing right by a shed when we arrived twenty years ago.

The bush seemed to take care of itself, even when we took down the shed that sheltered the bush from strong winds. Thanks for asking!

[twodogsbarking]

3. Knew an old timer when I was a child. He grafted apple trees and had

six varieties from one tree. Same guy dug a 28' well lined with stone
for water. People are amazing.

[George McGovern]

5. Neat story twodogsbarking. I think some people, "old timers," were more amazing than we are now.

[usonian]

4. Most hybrid tea roses are grafted. You probably have flowers from the rootstock. (check!)

Rootstocks are made for toughness, tea roses for beauty.
Some of us have both (NOT!)

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/roses-used-rootstock-74563.html

When you buy a hybrid rose it will almost always be grafted onto the roots of another rose. When a breeder develops a new rose variety many more new plants can be produced by grafting each bud of the new variety to the roots of an established plant. Grafted roses tend to form more and larger blooms, and some rootstocks are more able to withstand adverse conditions than roses grown on their own roots. Most roses are grafted onto only a few rootstock varieties.

Been growing roses longer than taking photos! (and pruning, goodness, forever pruning)

Check to see if the "other" flowers are growing on shoots from the rootstock, below the graft.

The yellow one is beautiful. Can't say for the others, as they are past prime.

[George McGovern]

6. Thanks usonian. Is there anything you DON'T know?

[usonian]

10. LOL! You bring up things that I've spent over 50 years learning.

It is my nature to share what I've learned.
I do hope that people take that as a gift offered out of gratitude and respect.

May all your lives be filled with beautiful flowers.

ON LEVEL GROUND!

[George McGovern]

11. You bet usonian. Generosity is a good thing. Thanks.

[LoisB]

7. Beautiful. It looks like two different bushes in one. Fascinating.

[George McGovern]

8. Thank You LoisB. It does.

[Bayard]

9. Lovely!

I can almost smell them!

[George McGovern]

12. Thank You Bayard!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Quite a variety of flowers you have there, my dear George!

Very pretty collection.

Thanks for sharing!

[George McGovern]

14. Oh You're Welcome Peggy! That bush has been producing flowers yearly, regular as bush-work.