Rose Suckers Advice

Hi All
When my best friend of over 50 years died 8 years ago another friend bought me this Mary Rose in her memory. Over the years I have had some beautiful pink roses. Earlier this year for the first time I cut it right back. In the last 2 months it has sprouted many shoots and is rapidly growing. However, my concern is that they are suckers. If so can I save the Rose as they are growing from the main stem and not root ball. All the shoots/stems are like bendy rubber, is this right? The attached pics show my Mary Rose as it is now. I really would appreciate any advice.
Thanks in advance
Gilly

 

Hi

Thats not a sucker , just a new shoot growing with vigour if you dont want it cut flush to the main stem as from your photo they have been cut before this is a shrub rose so its typical growth ... so nothing to be concerned with if its a sucker the foliage is a different shape and easy to spot ...


Size: Medium Shrub 4ft (125cm) 3ft (90cm)

 

When we moved in ther were a few old thorny rosebushes that wouldn't flower or grow anymore. Looked like they had their best time behind them, so I decided it was time for change and cut them all relentlessly. Even tried to remove the roots but gave up as they grew beneath the foundation of our gazebo.
90% started to grow back even more beautiful than ever. And with a dazzling speed. So I decided to let them live.

Morale of the story (if there is any): sucker growth doesn't need to be a bad thing unless your rose is grafted. A lot of times those suckers grow faster and more vital than the rest of the plant

 

Morning All
Thank you so much for your replies.
I will leave it for a couple of weeks and see how it grows, as all the stems look the same to me. Sadly there is no sign of any buds developing.
Have a good weekend and thanks again. I'll let you know how it goes