Question
Images of the mystery
I recently purchased a house in the Dallas, Texas area; the house came with a single rose bush, and I'm trying to figure out what it might be. I'm hoping you might be able to help me... here's what I know about it.
The flowers are medium pink, full to very full petal count; they fade a bit to a softer pink through the life cycle of the bloom. The blooms are one to a stem and open fairly flat; they have very little scent.
I'm not quite sure how to classify the overall bush shape right now. Part of it has long, flexible canes that are actually bending from the weight of the flowers; that section is at most about waist-high. The other part is much lower and less flexible, set a bit back from the longer canes - but it has bloomed, and it's recognizably the same flower. Thorns are relatively unoffensive, scattered, and break off easily.
I've been back and forth through the search on http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/ in all possible combinations of characteristics that I can think of, and I can't seem to find anything that matches this. The fully open flower reminds me a little of some of the Austin roses, but it doesn't seem to match any of the images I've seen.
Attached are a couple of photos I've taken of the plant.
AnswerBecause over 100 new roses are introduced each year, it is impossible to identify a rose accurately. From your photos I can tell you it is a hybrid tea. If you know the year in which the house was built this can sometimes narrow it down for you, such as what pink hybrid tea was introduced around that year or during that time what was a popular one. I have had some success doing that. The year the house was built can be found if you lift the lid of the toilet as they always put the date they were made on them.
