Re: [Rose-list] Rugosas

**A* B* <a*@prairie.lakes.com>**

prgramly@intrepid.cdg-hargray.com wrote:
> Would you describe them as invasive?  Or do they spread slowly?
> popping up 3 feet away could be interesting...

Phillip-- I'm in zone 4 and my 3 year-old TB is large, but well-behaved. 
I actually peeked this year for suckers, hoping to find some to 
transplant elsewhere since I'm so happy with this beauty.  None yet.  
Mine is about 6 feet tall now and about 4 feet wide.  The canes are 
starting to get very thick.  I've never had any dieback at all, and she's 
never gotten a bit of protection.  I get rebloom here as well, without 
deadheading.  Another nice thing is the red canes, a nice touch in a rose 
that's surrounded by white so much of the year here.  :)
I think you'll be happy, though your veggies may grow to hate her 
eventually.  She's my favorite, hands down.
Alicia, MN
PS  Those thorns are pretty wicked-- maybe they'll serve as barbed wire 
around that garden.  ;)

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