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Plant id please

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Placestogo · 14/03/2026 10:09

Hello, this is a rose bush that was in my old house. I loved it and took a cutting but it will take ages before i get a full size hedge!
it would help me if i could id the exact species
Lots of flowers, evergreen, max 1m50 high, very low maintenance, no to little scent

thanks in advance

Plant id please
Plant id please
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TheMentalMentalLoad · 14/03/2026 18:12

It looks like a rose. There are so so many types it would be impossible to identify it more than that.

TheMentalMentalLoad · 14/03/2026 18:13

Im so sorry, I didn’t see the word rose in your OP. Clearly you know it’s a rose so my post isn’t at all helpful.

Placestogo · 14/03/2026 23:07

No worries! Thank you

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ConflictofInterest · 15/03/2026 07:52

You could try replacing it with something like Rosa Soul, it looks similar but it's hard to tell from your photo

daisychain01 · 15/03/2026 07:57

It would take years for a rose cutting to become a hedge. Wouldn't it be easier just to search red roses suitable for hedging on the internet and buy mature plants? Sorry your pictures aren't clear enough to identify exactly which rose it is.

Irisilume · 15/03/2026 08:02

It might be a rosa pomponella, although the flowers on your rose look a bit darker. You're better off buying a floribunda type rose than attempting to propagate from that one, as it will take years to grow to and substantial size.

Placestogo · 15/03/2026 10:59

Thanks all for your advice. I did try to buy some “rose bush” from DA but they are not growing in a bush form at all!!! Just knotty, tall stems which is not what i want…
i don’t mind if it is not the exactly the same rose, i will explore your suggestions. Thanks a lot

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begonefoulclutter · 15/03/2026 13:08

You need to buy roses marked as 'floribunda' which are a lot bushier. There are literally thousands of named varieties of rose, but all of them should also be marked with the growth habit - climber, rambler, floribunda, hybrid tea, etc. Floribunda roses carry on flowering for many months if you remove the spent flower heads (called dead-heading).

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 16/03/2026 22:31

Also look at rugosa roses, which are often used for hedging.

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