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Jun 16, 2017 9:53 AM CST
Name: Lyn
Weaverville, California (Zone 8a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Level 1
Just some fun info that can help in siting roses that change color.

Many of these roses have "phototropic" or "thermotropic" properties. Some have both .. Smiling

With roses that have phototropic properties, the roses change color based on the amount of sunlight they receive. Roses with thermotropic properties change color based upon temperature.

'Double Delight' is a perfect example of a rose with phototropic properties ... well, actually, it also has both.

If you want to see more of the creamy center of the rose, siting it where it will get more shade will give you a more bi-color rose and the creamy center will be more evident. However, as temps rise, the color change showing more red will occur more rapidly.





So another way of managing roses that change color along with using companion plants is where you site them in the garden ... Smiling
I'd rather weed than dust ... the weeds stay gone longer.

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