A few years back, a most bizarre bloom appeared on my Therese Bugnet rose bush. A double blush-pink flower that bloomed from an auxiliary bud. It had no stem and protruded directly from the stem/leaf axle. The flower was smaller and quite different from those of the Therese Bugnet mother plant. As you can see below, it’s nestled right in the leaf axle. This happened only once.
Can anyone confirm if this is a sport?
What causes this type of anomaly in roses?
And why doesn’t it have a stem?
Therese Bugnet bloom
