Wednesday, April 29, 2009

How does a rose get its specific scent?

I always thought roses had their own unique scent due to genetics etc. A coworker of mine says something has be be done to the seeds or the ground for a rose to have a distinct scent?





Who is right?

How does a rose get its specific scent?
You have the match point here...it is genetics. The damask roses have the heaviest scent. Modern rose breeding has been all about the flower, but the new Pink Knockouts smell wonderful! The new double red Knockout almost none...it is all genetics.


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