Rose sucker question
Dan (zone 5b) WI
4 years ago
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rifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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Which other roses sucker?
Comments (15)There are some surprises for me here among the roses listed as suckerers: I always thought of the warm climate roses as little given to suckering. I believe that all the once-blooming old roses sucker more or less: Gallicas, Albas, Centifolias, Mosses, Damasks. The natural growth habit of Gallicas is multiple canes coming out of the ground in a thicket, unlike Teas which part from a single point at ground level, at least such has been my experience. The others generally sucker slowly and sparingly. Hybrid close relatives of the once-blooming old roses sucker too, like the Portlands and at least some of the Hybrid Perpetuals. R. foetida suckers. It's a natural habit for a lot of roses. How far suckers travel from the base of the plant, how many suckers it makes, depend on the variety, the vigor of the plant, and perhaps the soil as well: doesn't clay soil slow down suckering? About your mystery rose, do you remember anything about what the leaves, thorns, and any hips were like? Albas often have a blueish or grayish foliage, for example; many Damasks have a soft-looking, lettuce green foliage, and tubular hips. And how about the scent? Melissa This post was edited by melissa_thefarm on Fri, Apr 19, 13 at 0:45...See MoreConfusion about rose suckers
Comments (5)I "inherited" about 12 bushes when we moved into our home 21 years ago. Some of the original are still thriving--about 2 or 3 bushes; the rest about 9 were planted minimum way over 5 years ago. Not sure what a "Huey" is. When I replanted over 5 years ago, I just went by suggestions & bought bushes. Should have saved the tags of what these roses are. Doing that now when I replace & a lot more research. Live & learn. I have an over 21 year old red rose that I thought I lost. It is coming back with buds. It did the same thing over the last few years--when I pruned, deep burgundy stems that didn't feel real woody grew, but got stronger over the season with lots of beautiful red roses. Weird.... I have a red bush that has been there for many, many years that has had signs of mosaic on some of the leaves--yet it grows tall, strong & full of beautiful red roses all season. I'm digging out the 1/2 dead, terribly thorny hardly every blooming eyesore --Othello today, and replacing it with hopefully a hearty healthy one. I'm assuming that a sucker is going to grow very tall with weird looking leaves and no roses....See MoreRose Sucker Question
Comments (1)Gallicas, rugosas, Scotch roses, and some species roses tend to form thorny thickets by sending up shoots from horizontal fleshy roots some distance from the original crown. In the wild, it is a way of defending against browsing animals. Basically a sucker is an unwanted shoot, just as a weed is an unwanted plant....See MoreGrafted Rose or Sucker?? Eureka Rose??
Comments (2)I'll try to help but let me know if what I say is not clear. Every thing you said about your rose in year one sounds correct for Eureka. Yes, it would bloom in the first year. It did not bloom in year 2 because the top part of your rose died. Now all that is left is the root stock Dr. Huey. Dr. Huey is a once blooming rose and does not usually do well up here depending on your soil. Yes, that shoot growing out a ways from the main cane is a sucker. Dr. Heuy only blooms on old wood. So if you wish for blooms from it do not cut it down at all and it will bloom next year probably in June. Where we live we must protect the graft in winter or the graft will freeze killing the rose we bought. One way to do this is to bury it (the graft) at least 4 inches under the soil. In the older days you would people with chicken wire in a circle around the rose then packed with leaves to keep it from freezing. I think that is what rose cones where used for but I'm not sure. There are some problems with both ways. I don't need to worry about it thou because Dr. Huey hates my soil and never returns or send up a suckers. I only plant own root roses and occasionally those with multiflora root stock. If you have any more questions just ask and I'll help if I can....See Morerifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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