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Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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chrismarhar PA (
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Thu, Feb 21, 13 at 9:14
Hi,
I have long neglected my old rose garden but am getting back into it. Many years ago I purchased grafted plants including Jacques Cartier and Rose de Rescht among others. I mention these 2 because it seems like they developed their own roots and spread prolifically. I may be wrong about JC (I will send a pic in the spring) - it looks a lot like a moss rose- but I am sure that the other one is R de R. Has anyone experienced this self- rooting from grafted plants? Also are there any experience with voles eating the roots of Rose de Rescht? Thanks! |
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RE: Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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| I purchased Rose de Rescht as a band about ten years ago. At this time the base is about 24" wide consisting of at least 30 canes. I have separated four suckers which grew to become new plants. There are another five suckers present. The suckers don't wander far from the base and just add to the clump. |
RE: Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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| Thanks for the info harryshoe. I have also had lots of Rose de Rescht suckers from a plant I bought 16 years ago that turned into a 4' x8' colony. It was magnificent but a few years ago voles or some type of root-eating animal chewed up the entire area. Fortunately they didn't eat all the roots but I now have about 20 little plants. I also had deer eat the foliage which didn't help. They are now fenced out and I applied something to discourage the voles so hopefully they will make a comeback. I am also in eastern PA. and would be interested in any of your favorite antique roses. |
RE: Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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| RdR suckers nicely -- not aggressively like some gallicas I have. I have a JC own-root but never had suckers with it. What other roses do you grow near your JC? |
RE: Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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| Good question! The rose garden was neglected for so long that I don't remember. There was a reine des violette, souvenir de la malmaison, Madame Hardy and some angel face roses but all died after several years. I am not sure why this particular rose took over but I think it was from the Jacques Cartier plant. It is pale pink multi-petaled like a centifolia. New canes are very thorny. It looks too beautiful to thrive on neglect but it does- at least for now! |
RE: Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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| I agree with Lori - I've never seen my own-root Jacques Cartier sucker - in fact it has stayed pretty compact and tall in the 5 years I've had it. If the JC was grafted onto multiflora, that's a very thorny understock that can produce pale pink flowers from the suckers. Cynthia |
RE: Rose de rescht & Jacques Cartier own root?
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| my JC looks quite moss-like too - very dull matte canes with many bristly prickles rather than pointy thorns....and has, to my disgust, proved unkillable (not even three years growing in a shopping basket bothered this rose....nor the neglect since (I don't like it much but it really is Private Tryhard). |
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