I am writing to ask opinions on this plant. Originally I had planted a rosa gallica officinalis on a rootstock from David austin roses next to the mailbox. The whole plant died, I expect from the neighbor using roundup to keep her lawn pristine. I ripped the whole thing out of the ground. It was in a raised mini-bed that I completely removed, then last year this thing popped up next to the mailbox. I wondered if maybe it was from the rootstock sending up something from left over roots and this is what it is? I hear Dr. Huey is a common rootstock used by DA, but looking at pictures, this doesn’t look perfectly like a dr. Huey. I also wouldn’t discount the possibility of some rogue rose hips getting turned into the soil when I ripped up the plant. Thoughts?
99% sure that is Dr Phooey, yes.
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