Thanks for the continued advice. But something is happening, there are leaves emerging from the ground. Now I'm a bit worried that even though there is growth I think it may be from the root stock and not the cultivar. I have asked Jersey Plants for some advice.
..what you can do now is to remove some of the soil around the base to expose the root and see where the shoot is coming from, whether from the root system - in which case it will be a sucker - or if it's above the graft then it's the rose it's meant to be...
incidentally, when planting roses, especially climbers and ramblers, it's best to plant the graft union about 2 inches below soil level, not above it... I do this will all roses... you usually get much stronger plants, and more wind resistant, as a result...
..I might disagree a little with you there, Dovefromabove... as far as I'm aware most suppliers in this country supply roses grafted onto rootstocks, as an example, Peter Beales roses, one of the largest, grafts onto Rosa Laxa or Multiflora for all their roses, regardless of type... I expect Austin does the same...
for us home gardeners though it's not difficult to propagate roses from cuttings to grow on their own roots... usually...
I'm happy to be wrong Salino - it's a very long time since I was given that information by a professional rosegrower now no longer with us - things have probably changed since then
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Thanks for the continued advice. But something is happening, there are leaves emerging from the ground. Now I'm a bit worried that even though there is growth I think it may be from the root stock and not the cultivar. I have asked Jersey Plants for some advice.
..what you can do now is to remove some of the soil around the base to expose the root and see where the shoot is coming from, whether from the root system - in which case it will be a sucker - or if it's above the graft then it's the rose it's meant to be...
incidentally, when planting roses, especially climbers and ramblers, it's best to plant the graft union about 2 inches below soil level, not above it... I do this will all roses... you usually get much stronger plants, and more wind resistant, as a result...
Of course, if it is a rambler rather than a true climber it is very likely to be on its own roots and not grafted.
Some suppliers sell climbing roses on their own rootstock too.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
..I might disagree a little with you there, Dovefromabove... as far as I'm aware most suppliers in this country supply roses grafted onto rootstocks, as an example, Peter Beales roses, one of the largest, grafts onto Rosa Laxa or Multiflora for all their roses, regardless of type... I expect Austin does the same...
for us home gardeners though it's not difficult to propagate roses from cuttings to grow on their own roots... usually...
I'm happy to be wrong Salino - it's a very long time since I was given that information by a professional rosegrower now no longer with us - things have probably changed since then
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.