sucker or not

Good afternoon @martin ruane its new growth

No, while most of the hybrid teas and floribunda's have just 5 leaves many of the roses belonging to the other groups have 7, 9 or even more leaflets. There are no hard and fast rules to distinguish a sucker but generally the leaves have 7 leaflets and are a rather pale green as are the stems which are often smooth with few thorns. If they flower they will have 5 petals and will be a very pale blush white. Suckers come only from the rootstock on which the garden rose is budded and so will only come from below the bud union. The young growth from some roses can be very vigorous and look out of character and rather sucker-like, so do check carefully before cutting these otherwise you may well ruin the plant.



Just a bit of trivia
Registration name:AUSwalker
Exhibition name: The Pilgrim ®
Bred by David C. H. Austin (United Kingdom, before 1991).
Shrub. English Rose Collection.
Yellow, lighter outer petals. Mild, spice, tea fragrance. up to 170 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid, rounded buds.
Parentage Graham Thomas x Yellow Button

Upright. 7 leaflets.
Height of 42" to 10' (105 to 305 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm).
Can be trained as a climber. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.



Josef Distl grows this rose in Germany where it is called Gartenarchitekt Günther Schulze, named for the designer of the display gardens at Rosen Jensen at Glücksburg, Germany.