Will my patio roses come back?

[sgw1560]

My patio roses seemed to have died but there is new growth at bottom of one of them is this normal and do I cut the old one away now?

[The Helpful Gardener]

The rose growing from the bottom is probably the rootstock and not the rose you purchased (own root roses are rare, especially for patio trees; I do not know of a grower doing trees own-root). If you do not give a potted rose winter protection your chanced of having that rose in spring is almost nil...

HG

[sgw1560]

What do you mean by root stock? I really don't know about that.

[Grey]

Most roses you purchase have been grafted. They use root stock from a sturdier rose bush (at least, sturdy in the root department, maybe more resistant to rot or nematodes or a host of other problems) and graft the desired rose on top - giving you a healthier plant.

I'd be curious to see what kind of blooms a root stock would put out.

[The Helpful Gardener]

I'm betting on a dusty red, as an old rose 'Dr. Huey' is the industry standard for root stock (and the one most reported by folks with that same problem...)

HG