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Gardening

femmocrat

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1. Could it be a wild rose?

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 05:34 PM

Jun 2013

We get those here. The birds eat the rose hips and then they spread everywhere. They grow along the fence line here and they get huge. They have white flowers and are very fragrant when in bloom. They are pretty, but also a nuisance.

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Anyone ever heard of a spontaneous rose bush growing? [View all] intheflow Jun 2013 OP

Could it be a wild rose? femmocrat Jun 2013 #1

I live on the Colorado plains. intheflow Jun 2013 #3

If it's a wild rose it will sucker like crazy. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #2

Many cultivated roses are grown on rootstock Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #4

Oh, I'm 100% sure the original rose reverted back to root stock! intheflow Jun 2013 #5

Good. If that is what you are hoping for, Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #6

Portulaca would probably grow there okay. intheflow Jun 2013 #8

rootstock roses are quite lovely RILib Jun 2013 #7