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Tue, Oct 21, 14 at 12:00
| Spent an hour digging out suckers many were hidden at the back, didn't get alot of root I'm sure they'll be back. But I'm definitely going to dig out the mother plant. I love the look of this rose, any suggestions for a replacement... Mark |
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| If you like the rose itself, and it was just the suckering that drove you crazy, you could try getting Charles de Mills as a grafted rose. I generally prefer own root roses, but the extreme wanderlust of the gallicas and rugosas has me preferring them grafted to own root. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this. Rosefolly |
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| Or a root barrier, as is installed for running bamboo? |
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| Yes, the running roots that sprout suckers are not very deep. However, buying a grafted one and exposing the bud union slightly is the best solution. I have one such that I'm very happy with. Such a beauty, and carefree. |
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- Posted by mariannese 5b (My Page) on Wed, Oct 22, 14 at 17:23
| My Charles de Mills was grafted as are most roses in Europe but that didn't stop Charles from suckering. It took a year to dig out all the suckers and clean the bed. I put one sucker in the lawn and hope to keep it in check with the mower. Manteau pourpre may be a substitute. Adèle Prévost is another but it often proliferates in an ugly way. |
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| The flower on David Austen's Othello reminded me a lot of Charles de Mills but I did not grow Othello long enough to evaluate it as a plant. Cath |
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