Does Anybody Know What Type of Rose This Is?
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We moved into a house about 2 years ago whose yard was not well cared for in the recent past. However, we have slowly been getting rid of weeds, overgrowth, etc. You can tell someone used to really enjoy gardening and had landscaped it well at one point. All kind of surprises are popping up including this rose bush. It is about 3-4 ft tall, has thorns on the main stems but not on the smaller stems where the clusters of roses are. About five or six buds are growing together in each cluster. It does not bloom profusely, in fact this is the most I've ever seen on it. I don't detect much of a scent from blooms either.
What type are they? What can I do to help them grow and look better? Also, they are growing right next to some ugly woody brush thing that I keep cutting down. I am afraid to put anything on the remaining stump as the roses are growing out of the ground practically on top of it (I tried to get it in the picture, but it didn't come out as well as hoped). I'd love to get rid of the ugly weedy bush without damaging the roses.
Thanks in advance!
Alaina
Not tea rose or a newer knock out variety . Some type of flurabundle or the remains of the root of an old tea rose that has died - these are grafted and you sometimes get a flower from the root it was grafted on. Give it some rose food. Remove the vegetation near the base. A little mulch at the base. water, but keep it off the leaves, which contributes to black spot.
I recall seeing wild roses growing in Cape Cod when I was young (which was many yrs ago). However this may help there is a rose on this link that looks similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_roses#Hybrid_Rugosa, check the link there are also tips for pruning also. The Hybrid Rugosas likewise are not officially old garden roses, but tend to be included in them. Derived from Rosa rugosa ("Japanese Rose"), native to Japan and Korea and introduced into the West circa the 1880s, these vigorous roses are extremely hardy with excellent disease resistance. Most are extremely fragrant, remontant, and produce moderately double, flat flowers. The defining characteristic of a hybrid rugosa rose is its rugose, i. e., wrinkly foliage, but some hybrid rugosas lack this trait. These roses often set large hips. Examples include 'Hansa' and 'Roseraie de l'Häy'.
Maybe rugosa
If you drink coffee, you can put the used grounds around the roses' bases. They like it and the smell keeps aphids away..
Yes, I love coffee! I'll give this a try! Thank you!
you are very welcome. :)