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evelynn Connecticut (
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Fri, Jun 22, 12 at 15:56
| Here's another one. I think I may need to get a trellis or something for it to climb, maybe? Also how and when do I prune this? And if anybody has any ideas on the type and/or name it would be helpful. |
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| Looks like rootstock. The original cutback shrub is HUGE, that is but a sprout. I would dig it out and replace it with something that will perform. Same with the other you posted. |
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| is rootstock a bad thing? I actually like this one more than the other one. And I've got to give it some credit. Looks like someone decided it was done and tried to kill it and it came back? |
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| is rootstock a bad thing? I actually like this one more than the other one. And I've got to give it some credit. Looks like someone decided it was done and tried to kill it and it came back? |
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It's okay to like a rootstock: some of them are good ornamental roses. Actually I'm not sure that's what your rose is. It looks like it might be an old Wichuriana rambler. If that's so, it will become a tall/climbing, once-blooming rose, and it will need room to grow. I hope others will write in with their suggestions as to what variety your rose is, and when you have an idea of its mature dimensions and behavior you can choose what to do with it. But I can tell you that the Rose Correctness Police aren't going to come out and give you a fine whatever you decide.
Melissa |
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| Rootstock isn't necessarily a bad thing, but any of them are not exactly great performers. I don't believe you would ever be able to nurse that plant into something beautiful and productive. Tenacity in of itself is not always a good reason to keep a plant in production. I truly feel that replacing it will give you a LOT more bang for your buck and your time. |
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| PS, I forgot to add that I was given a rooted sucker of a gorgeous rose by a forum friend. It bloomed well, was pretty healthy, and had very little dieback. However, it never became more than a one-cane wonder, and if I still lived in that house (it is a rental now) I would shovel-prune it, regardless of the fact that it was a much appreciated gift. |
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| Looks like Dr Huey to me. It is a VERY large plant if its healthy and happy. It could be grown as a large, fountain shaped shrub but would require frequent pruning. Personally, I'd pull it and replace it with something that blooms more than once a year and stays a manageable size. |
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| Evelynn, probably undoubtedly a Dr. Huey and as soon as you're sure, I'd yank it out. Dr. Huey is prone to blackspot, and although the once-bloom is okay, there are thousands of better roses to put there. And maybe not roses there....it looks like it's a shady spot. |
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| It's not Dr. Huey, whatever it is. Even assuming the colors in the photograph are waay off, Dr. Huey is dark, with a good boss of yellow stamens. It can be a very nice rose, and a much better rose for northwestern Connecticut than practically anything but an Explorer. What I'd recommend is that you keep what you have for now, and continue learning how to care for them. Clean out the bases, give them some fertilizer and see how they do. In all probability, they will get blackspot. Do you want to get into a spraying regime? If you don't, that gives you a starting point. |
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| how often would i have to spray and how expensive is it? |
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| It looks like a shrub rose, hard to tell what variety. Shrub roses do get blackspot in my no-spray garden, however this does not diminish vigor or hardiness. I would clear out the weeds from the area around the base of the rose, and lightly rake in organic fertilizers and organic topdressings such as compost or manure. A liquid organic fertilizer as a soil drench is beneficial as well. |
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