tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post9050450475274774505..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Little Green MenHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-71843903867615906152012-11-12T05:52:12.154-08:002012-11-12T05:52:12.154-08:00Hmmm, I grow just a few daylilies - I'll have ...Hmmm, I grow just a few daylilies - I'll have to start looking at them closer!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-59440806919534526402012-11-12T05:51:40.108-08:002012-11-12T05:51:40.108-08:00Good question, and the answer is no, I don't t...Good question, and the answer is no, I don't think so. Although, I have never seen it in daylilies -I just don't grow that many daylilies - so I can't truly compare the two. HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-11054502928981637002012-11-12T05:47:24.169-08:002012-11-12T05:47:24.169-08:00Have these little green men been doing some strang...Have these little green men been doing some strange things in your own garden, Alistair? ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-59898855475397558882012-11-12T05:45:24.982-08:002012-11-12T05:45:24.982-08:00Yes, it does look a bit like something's tryin...Yes, it does look a bit like something's trying to escape out of the middle of the rose. Your comparison with the movie Alien is spot on! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50065966814416688812012-11-12T05:44:30.759-08:002012-11-12T05:44:30.759-08:00I hadn't thought about it spying on me - so gl...I hadn't thought about it spying on me - so glad I threw the bud away instead of drying it for potpourri and placing it in my house! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4624792968451792792012-11-12T05:43:39.204-08:002012-11-12T05:43:39.204-08:00It seems as good a theory as some of the other con...It seems as good a theory as some of the other conspiracy theories I've heard! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-84122461188473412932012-11-12T05:42:17.446-08:002012-11-12T05:42:17.446-08:00This happened in my garden after a frost, too. Pe...This happened in my garden after a frost, too. Perhaps the aliens like to move around the world on the cold fronts!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50066294210182376672012-11-11T21:26:36.515-08:002012-11-11T21:26:36.515-08:00Proliferation--how interesting. I think that has h...Proliferation--how interesting. I think that has happened with my Daylilies, too. Fascinating stuff.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-84366386866369285642012-11-11T16:14:55.768-08:002012-11-11T16:14:55.768-08:00I'm curious... a proliferation in a daylily ca...I'm curious... a proliferation in a daylily can be planted to make a new clone of the parent plant. Can you do this with a rose proliferation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-68821982184457910422012-11-11T05:32:09.874-08:002012-11-11T05:32:09.874-08:00Nah Holley, I am not having anything to do with th...Nah Holley, I am not having anything to do with that proliferation stuff, I believe your first explanation. And its quite obvious to me they were green, although I wouldn't exactly like to tell you why I think so.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26278320873927070962012-11-10T21:26:11.185-08:002012-11-10T21:26:11.185-08:00That usually happens to my Cecile Brunner rose lat...That usually happens to my Cecile Brunner rose late in the season. It kind of reminds me of the movie Alien... (a wee bit more visceral than little green men!) I didn't know it had a name, now I'll be able to google it :)Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18092556192801476172012-11-10T20:13:27.858-08:002012-11-10T20:13:27.858-08:00Every time I go to Walmart I'm convinced we...Every time I go to Walmart I'm convinced we've already been inhabited by aliens. I think 'proliferation' is a cover up. Your rose is spying on you through all that green weirdness. ;o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47536616628019100712012-11-10T16:33:59.790-08:002012-11-10T16:33:59.790-08:00You might be right! At least it is a thought to po...You might be right! At least it is a thought to ponder with such a strange looking growth on your rose. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4626871386742466752012-11-10T12:55:53.183-08:002012-11-10T12:55:53.183-08:00I think your alien might have been here in London ...I think your alien might have been here in London for a visit early in the spring last year...on one of my roses. I have read that frost can make such genetic mutation happen, possibly what happened to mine, it was just one rose so I wasn't too worried and it didn't happen this year - maybe because the alien left and went to the States?!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31060211462051103792012-11-10T11:05:49.464-08:002012-11-10T11:05:49.464-08:00I think this has more to do on a cellular level, a...I think this has more to do on a cellular level, and thankfully not a virus, but yes, the outcome looks about the same. HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-29801911896927754362012-11-10T11:04:03.801-08:002012-11-10T11:04:03.801-08:00It is strange. I like to see odd things - as long...It is strange. I like to see odd things - as long as it's not something that's going to spread in my garden. So, I enjoy the occasional proliferation, as long as it's just occasional!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50913920812314909902012-11-10T11:03:14.470-08:002012-11-10T11:03:14.470-08:00I don't see it often, and I have a lot of rose...I don't see it often, and I have a lot of roses. Although some roses seem to do it more than others, so I guess the number of roses one has doesn't really matter!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4325947787663308652012-11-10T09:01:15.955-08:002012-11-10T09:01:15.955-08:00Kind of reminds me of how the central cone of purp...Kind of reminds me of how the central cone of purple conedflower looks with aster yellows, but that is an incurable viral infection.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37706268028710406992012-11-10T07:32:09.485-08:002012-11-10T07:32:09.485-08:00I've never seen this before. Very strange loo...I've never seen this before. Very strange looking! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-90395023728532828142012-11-10T06:33:18.837-08:002012-11-10T06:33:18.837-08:00Very cool...I have never seen this.Very cool...I have never seen this.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-118357576024701192012-11-10T06:13:01.032-08:002012-11-10T06:13:01.032-08:00I hadn't thought about those little green men ...I hadn't thought about those little green men being so very small! I hope some bug eats them! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-69200267736888830602012-11-10T06:09:15.988-08:002012-11-10T06:09:15.988-08:00If I had a rose that did this often, I would evict...If I had a rose that did this often, I would evict it, too. Interesting that your friend's rose never did that in her garden, especially if you live in a similar area. And thanks so much for the nomination. :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35489804013748425602012-11-10T06:07:25.169-08:002012-11-10T06:07:25.169-08:00Since it has been rare on my roses, I rather enjoy...Since it has been rare on my roses, I rather enjoyed looking at it, but I would find it extremely frustrating if it presented itself more often. Once in a blue moon is fine, but like you, it's not my favorite look!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70722245629049375412012-11-10T06:03:05.943-08:002012-11-10T06:03:05.943-08:00Yes, you are right about the Green Man! I could i...Yes, you are right about the Green Man! I could imagine his face in this bloom! :) I hope your little green men leave your garden soon. It's hard enough to garden without space aliens messing with us! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-81727955916052870112012-11-10T05:59:16.471-08:002012-11-10T05:59:16.471-08:00That was my very first thought! ;) That was my very first thought! ;) HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com