My rose bushes appear to have two different varieties of roses on the same plant. What should I do?

I suppose one variety was grafted on the stock of another. There are gorgeous large flowers and clusters of smaller flowers, and the colors are completely different. Should I just let them grow together, or will this harm the plants?

My rose bushes appear to have two different varieties of roses on the same plant. What should I do?
I am surprised at all the answers that say to leave it alone.



What you have are suckers. The smaller flowers are most likely Dr. Huey; a smallish magenta semi-double flowered once-blooming climber that is the rootstock onto which your desirable plant is grafted. If you do not cut off all the suckers, the rootstock will grow more vigorously than the grafted part and the desirable part may die.



Good luck.
Reply:This is a good opportunity to just

"Stop and smell the roses" enjoy the beauty.....
Reply:Consider your self lucky! Let them grow together and I bet they look beautiful and will be the center of everybody elses eye!!!Very unique!!
Reply:Consider your roses unique and yourself fortunate, if a trifle slow.
Reply:They usually graft Grandiflora (large flowers onto) Florabunda(many small flower). If it bothers you you can prune the lowest branchs which are below the graft.



It shouldn't hurt anything to leave it the way it is.
Reply:It's fine, just enjoy and take pics for local paper
Reply:They can grow together...Just continue to do what you have been.
Reply:Let them go! I had that happen when I bought a "cheaper rose". They take the "undesireble rose and graph on a "higher quality rose" and advertise the quality. I think it makes a nice change of scenery. Leave it alone.