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20 JUN 05 by
Anonymous-97891
I found a little surprise in front of my house and am looking for help to identify it. I'm especially curious because I think this rose was not planted, but grew naturally from the seeds of similar roses I've seen in the neighbourhood.
There are some overgrown bushes on the east side of the house that we haven't done anything with in the 5 years since we moved in. The previous owners didn't do anything to the landscaping in their 4 years either. I was very surprised to see red roses popping out on the top of these bushes because if this rose was planted, it most likely would have been done over 9 years ago by the original owners of the house, who were gardeners. Even if they did plant it, that would mean that it has been there and not flowered for at least the last 4 years, and now it has young canes at least 6 feet long!
I have essentially no gardening experience, but I'm trying to learn, and I planted some of my first roses this year and one last spring that survived a relatively mild zone 5 winter. I've tried to ask neighbours with similar roses what it might be, but everyone I've asked inherited the rose from the previous owners of their homes, so they don't know either.
What kind of rose is this? Is it common? Was it planted, or did it most likely get there naturally?
I've attached some pictures. Please don't laugh too hard at my terrible landscaping! Thank you to anyone able to answer these questions!
Simone
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#1 of 4 posted
20 JUN 05 by
Wendy C
Simone,
I'm fairly certain you have Dr. Huey. Dr. Huey is a popular understock for most commercially sold, grafted roses. I seriously doubt it came from seed, as I've never seen hips on Dr. Huey. I've let one grow on the off chance I want to try my hand at grafting.
Chances are good this volunteer is coming up from a rose which was once planted there. When the graft rose dies, Dr. Huey is notorious for cropping up in it's stead, right away or years later. It will even sprout up with a rose growing on it. Prolific describes Dr. Huey. This is a once blooming rose, and isn't terribly invasive. If you don't get all of the roots, should you decide to remove it, it will continue to come back until you do.
All I saw were lovely bushes. grin
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#3 of 4 posted
21 JUN 05 by
smoner4
Fascinating! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I am just amazed that the roots could have been growing under there without our knowledge for so many years!
Thanks again, Simone
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Simone........
The easy answer is that the dark red rose you describe would be a rootstock called Dr. Huey. Dr. Huey has been the rootstock of choice for budded roses since the 1930s. Often the budded rose will die without proper care and the rootstock will just keep on going. However, the rose in your photo appears to have too many petals for Dr. H. I just can't say for certain that the rose is Dr. H.
Often you will get "volunteer" roses in your garden if the conditions are right. Birds and other animals eat the rose hips that form on roses in the fall. Often the seed is dropped undigested from either the bird or animal and an the seed will germinate. ..creating a new rose.
If your neighbors have similar roses which they also inherited, my guess is that you are looking at Dr. Huey.
Smiles,
Lyn helpmefind.com
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#4 of 4 posted
21 JUN 05 by
smoner4
Thank you so much for your reply.
One of the reasons I thought it might have grown from seed is that I've seen what appears to be the same rose at a house 200 feet away with a totally overgrown yard and garden. I will assume for now that it is Dr. Huey, but I'll keep an eye on it to see if it forms hips in case it is a volunteer of our neighbour's rose.
Thanks again, Simone
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