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Pattyw5 said:Hi Michg82,
I do not know what your rose is but if it is a rugosa rose they transplant easily. I don't know where you are from so I would be inclined to say that spring is a better time for transplanting. Especially if you don't want to take a chance of losing it. Also many rugosa's will spread out from underground. So they tend to give lots of little shoots that you can separate. This will give you extra rose bushes if you want them.
I agree that guessing what the rose is can be difficult. You don't know how much the other plants might be interfering with its growth habit.

If you would like to ever pick up another rugosa Roseraie de l'hay is one of the finest. I know that you did not ask but I thought I'd share.

One last tidbit to share is never ever spray a rugosa with anything but water. They hate most fertilizers. Insecticides will nearly kill them and fungicides can be problematic as well.

Thank you for the reply Pattyw5. I'm thinking you're right! I feel silly because I have five petal rugosa's around and assumed they all looked the same. (And after all that detail no location, too! Sorry - I'm 7a.)

I just looked at some google images and I'm thinking it may be a Therese Bugnet. The weather has been all over the place here so maybe I will wait till next season, though it might be more difficult.

Thank you for the help, tips and suggestion! I'm new to roses but the more I read the more interested I get. I'm already planning to gather the hips from the other Rugosa's.