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Aug 31, 2016 7:58 AM CST

I transplanted these roses from our farm in upstate NY about fifteen years ago to northern VA. They pretty much grew wild along the drive up to the house in a long, untended shrub row... I have moved them several times since first transplanted and the place now seems to be the best... Morning sun, partly shaded in the afternoon. It has spread out underground with new stems coming up all over the place. They bloom once during late spring for a couple weeks. The scent is glorious!! One of the reasons I moved them was to get them close to the deck so I can drink coffee in the morning and smell the roses!

I have checked a lot of sites and these seem to be close to Damask roses, except their color is darker than the pics I have seen... Damask are white to pink... these are very dark pink/red.

They grow very tall (I have some right now over 6') but they tend to
droop because of the weight. I have them staked upright now but would like to positively identify them to be sure I treat them right. Cutting them way back during winter didn't hurt them, they came back strong, ignoring them and not pruning them didn't effect them except I had some deadwood to cut in the spring... I would like to know what they are so I know if I can shape them by pegging or an Arbor or some other way. Right now they are just gangly...

Thanks in advance for any help!! I am truly ignorant about roses except that I love them... :-)
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