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Sucker - or not?

I am pleased to have grown 3 young roses from cuttings at the 1st attempt. These were taken from a bush planted by the developers near my house. 
I don’t know what it’s called but it’s a beautiful rose (pic of some blooms from the ‘mother’ plant.)
My question is - what’s your opinion on the shoot that has emerged a few inches from one of the roses? (see photo) They were all in pots until a couple of months ago when I transferreds them to the newly dug border. I added manure and compost - all the plants/flowers are taking off.
Sorry - photos are sideways. Mystery shoot has red leaves - near bottom of pic.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,119
    Suckers are shoots from a rootstock which is different to the rose grafted on to it ... your plants are cuttings are ungrafted plants on their own roots so they cannot have ‘suckers’.

    😊

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Ah! - thanks! Must be just a new rose shoot then 😊
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