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Wild rose?
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Posted by kestrel_3 3/4 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 28, 09 at 11:43
| I'm pretty sure I have some wild rose bushes growing on our property. Last year DH didn't know what they were and whacked them down with the Weed-Eater or lawn mower. This year they grew back but did not flower. There are some along our road that have been flowering for a while already this summer. Are they supposed to flower the first year or is later? Also, do they spread a lot? It seems like there are quite a few.
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RE: Wild rose?
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- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 28, 09 at 12:01
| Most rose species do not flower on new growth. Most also spread by underground shoots. |
RE: Wild rose?
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| Most "wild" roses are ones which have escaped from cultivation and been spread by birds. Rosa multiflora is a particularly invasive one which has been banned from sale in many states and has been the target of some irradication campaigns. This rose - small very fragrant white flowers - is blooming right now. If this is what you have, DH had the right idea. |
RE: Wild rose?
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| just because they were free.. does not mean they are an asset in your garden ... i would spend the next 3 years on trying to kill them ... that and a couple [50] gals of roundup ought to do the trick] .... and if you want roses ... buy some good alternatives ... ken |
RE: Wild rose?
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| Thanks all. I was a little worried about them b/c it does seem like there are a lot. The ones on our road that are flowering now are pink and very fragrant. I think they are the same ones but I am not positive. Hmmm...I need to think about what I want to do with them. I don't have a lot of money right now to replace them with something else and I'm not sure what I want to do with that area anyway. But there is so much stuff (snow on the mountain, creeping bellflower, etc) in that area it might be good to just get rid of all of it. |
RE: Wild rose?
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- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 29, 09 at 13:16
| Pink and along the road could perfectly well be native wild roses that belong there. There are wild rose species that grow natively and in abundance in much of the country. |
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