Rose problem. i have a large old established pink rose, i think called Elizabeth, nice scent. 2 years ago i pruned it hard and half the bush has come back as a wild rose. can i get it

[pjc1]

back to what it was and as it now stands 3mtrs high do i risk pruning it again? Thanks for any help

[madmaggot]

You need to keep cutting off the 'wild' shoots, as far down the stem as possible.

[YvonneM]

Roses are grown by grafting them onto wild root stock any shoots that are wil flowers have grown from this root stock.

[carlton23]

Cut off any shoots that have more prickles than the others as they are not the ones you get flowers from, and cut them right back as close to the main stem as possible, especially beneath the soil.

[Clanad]

Once a hybrid rose starts sending up shoots from below the graft knob, you may as well dig it up and trash it... start all over, trust me, it's a losing battle. The shoots will almost never bloom and the rose will put all of its energy into growing the shoots. I tried to bring one back for about 3 years after a Rosarian told me wht I'm tellin you... darn thing never did bloom...