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Annalyssa Tuscany, Italy (
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Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 6:24
| Hi all! A friend of the family (the dearest lady) gave me a "cutting" from her white rugosa yesterday. I'm attaching a photo because it's perplexing to me how she got this (is this a "sucker"?).
And I have no idea how to properly get it into the ground. It has one long root, and nothing else. Do I trim this root before planting? Should I cut back the plant a little? Any suggestions? Thanks!
Anna-Lyssa |
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RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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| Yes, it is a sucker. It's hard to tell from he photo, but it doesn't seem to have much in the way of the smaller feeder roots, without which it probably won't do well. The one long 'root' is really a stem. But, stick it in a pot or in the ground and hope for the best. There seem to be a few roots around the joint in the second picture, so you can cut back the underground stem up to those roots, and you can cut the top back down to about 6 in/ 15 cm. |
RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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Thank you catsrose!
That answers my question :)
Let's wish it luck, poor little thing! |
RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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| I was sent several roses that looked much like yours. I cut the growing tops off, put them into the ground, and kept them watered. All of them grew. I bet yours does too. |
RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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| It's normal for these to have hardly any feeder roots, so they need to be shaded and partly defoliated when transplanting. Are the yellow leaves diseased? Maybe they are turning fall color and preparing to drop as the plant goes dormant. I would preserve the long fleshy root if possible, as it contains nutrients that will help the feeder roots grow out. I would plant it in the garden with temporary shade and keep it watered. It may look dead until spring and then grow out nicely. |
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| What everybody else said. A couple of years ago I planted two unrooted suckers of 'Belle Amour', a rose I've never succeeded in rooting from cuttings, and they took and grew just fine. This gave me considerable faith in the rooting capacities of unrooted suckers. |
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| Wow, thanks everybody! Melissa (hi!) when you planted them did you cut back the long underground stem/root?
Which seems woody not fleshy...
I think the leaves of the rugosa are just amazing! They look scrumptious.
Michael, I don't know why they're yellowing, maybe stress? Overnight more got yellow....
Warm regards to you all!!!!!!!!!!
Annalyssa |
RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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:)
Thanks Michael. You're my deciduous vs evergreen tutor. |
RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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| Yep, leaves yellowing cos they are dying....so go ahead and cut off the majority of the woody stem. The root is fairly woody and you can actually plant it lying along the ground in a trench, rather than attempting to dig a deep deep hole - as long as enough soil covers it and remains moist through the winter, it will be OK. |
RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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RE: Rose gift - a little strange, not sure what to do
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| Wow, I wish we could root all roses so easily. |
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