I love mine too, Frances, from Claire. Mine is too new to know. No suckering yet, but I would welcome that too.

If yours is grafted Frances, you may have to root one to have it sucker from an own root plant.

Frances, I don't grow Hippolyte, but only because I've never been able to find it in stock, lol. But I can address a couple of your questions. Most gallicas DO sucker, though some are much more aggressive about it than others (here's looking at you Charles de Mills). However (there's always a "but..."), grafted gallicas are much less likely to sucker. Grafting is the primary way that they are kept in check. If it's planted deeply, it MIGHT go own root, but there's no guarantee. So like Sheila says, I'd recommend starting a cutting or an air layer. That way you'd already have another, and that one would be much more likely to spread. You can never have too many of a favorite rose. It's a rule. Really.

Yes, though I'm not sure if mine has thrown any yet. And yes, some sucker more than others. John, you really should grow it! Do you want me to see if mine has a sucker for you?

Alana, it would be wonderful if you have one to spare. But please don't stress your plant if it's a young one. I've done without for years already. I can wait. Kinda. For a while. Patiently. Sorta. lol.

By the way, how's your Glenn Dale doing?

John

Lol. I went and looked and it does have some small ones, I will wait, and then cut them away from the mom, leave in the ground another month or two, and it should be ready to send early fall or late summer! :)

I absolutely love my Glenn Dale and it is doing awesome!! BTW incase I forgot to tell you, my fog brain, can't recall if I told you or not..anywho, the blooms did survive and I got to see their beauty upon opening the box and very gently unwrapping the canes! It did wonderful! It was very easy to take out, thank you so very much again!!

Frances, if you want your rose to sucker, bury the graft under and inch or two of soil, so the scion is in contact with the dirt, and then wait. Most once-blooming old roses of European origin (Gallicas, Centifolias, Damasks, Albas, Mosses) will eventually sucker under such conditions. Some take longer than others, some are more aggressive than others.

Alana and Fig, I'd love to see photos of your 'Glenn Dale'. I have a rose that I believe is GD, though it came to me under a different name. Mine is a lovely rose.

John probablyhas some, Melissa , if not I will take some pictures of it next time it blooms!

Francs, congratulations on your new Hippolyte!

I'm jumping in a bit late to your thread, and everyone already said it all regarding propagation and the spread of grafted roses. So, I'll just chime in and mention that when I've buried the graft, my Gallicas have always spread...eventually. Even when soil just piles up next to the graft, my Gallicas have spread, some faster and more vigorously than others.. I also wanted to reach across the continent and connect with a kindred spirit. Gallicas are my hands down favorite class of roses! Carol