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Why Roses Change Color: Understanding Sport Mutations in Rose Bushes

Roses have genetic lineages; occasionally a latent color from their ancestry "breaks through" as a sport. Your yellow rose sporting pink blooms is a classic example. Transplanting does not cause this.

Outcomes

The rose may revert to all yellow.
It may stabilize as all pink.

Enjoy the surprise; it's a natural genetic event.

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