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"New Guinea China" rose Reviews & Comments
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18 NOV by
 Margaret Furness
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I think this is not the Nuigini rose that Warren found: as far as I know, that one didn't reach Australia.
It doesn't show the colour change of Ten Thousand Lights, and doesn't look like it will grow as big.
Available from Leonie Kearney Heritage Roses, Samsonvale, Queensland.
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22 MAR 23 by
Margaret Furness
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The colour is soil-dependent. For Lionel (subtropical Queensland) the flowers opened bright pink. At Blakiston (temperate, zone 9b) it is essentially a red rose. It does have an occasional stripe but stripes are not a prominent feature.
Lionel is confident it is a different rose from "Nuigini Pink". He wasn't told where in New Guinea it was collected. He notes that there are many Chinese working in New Guinea, and speculates that one might have brought it with him / her.
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#1 of 3 posted
23 MAR 23 by
Patricia Routley
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How does it compare with ‘Ten Thousand Lights’?
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#2 of 3 posted
23 MAR 23 by
Margaret Furness
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I think Ten Thousand Lights opens more fully. The Blakiston plant of "New Guinea China" is young yet: time will tell whether it reaches the 3m that Ten Thousand Lights can achieve.
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#3 of 3 posted
23 MAR 23 by
Patricia Routley
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The pedicels on “New Guinea China” seem smoother, and the sepals seem shorter.
But I am seeing similarities in the shape of the hip, the long receptacle, and probably the prickles.
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