I agree that you should contact Dr. Manners. Also, my 2 cents worth: Saturated true red, classic romantic rose form climber that does VERY well for me here in SW Fla z10 - Don Juan on Fortuniana rootstock. Covered with big fat blooms, even now when it is near 90 F everyday. They are large enough for cut flower displays and fragrant. It's important to get DJ on Fortuniana. Occasionally, you can find DJ on Fort at Home Depot, of all places. Just make sure that it has a tag on the pot that says Fortuniana. If possible, choose a spot that gets full sun in the Winter and partial shade in the Summer. Roses seem to do better here if planted very close to a building, like under the eaves. I'm not sure why - extra shade, extra water, maybe? Maybe it's the "head in the sun, feet in the shade" thing that they like. I dig big holes, put down rotted mulch, rotted cow manure, peat, maybe some bone meal and Epsom salts. I make sure that there is a watering well (a raised dam) all the way around the bushes' root zones. In Florida, it's important to only plant a grafted rose as deep as it was in the pot. Planting too deep will cause the stem to rot. Watering only in the morning cuts down on blackspot problems. I don't spray my roses EVER, and Don Juan looks great. If you don't want a climber, there are probably some true red tea roses that will do on their own roots, and may be bushes, not climbers. I'm sure that Dr. Manners can suggest some. Also, if you would like a white rose, John Paul II is THE best performing grafted rose in my garden. Best Wishes, Avalon

You are in zone 4? Does it sucker? I don't know what it is either, but it Looks a little like a rose myself and another person have been trying to identify from Montana. Ours are climbers though- and tall. Mine has little prickles all the way up the stem like beard whisker (like a moss rose?). If you do a search on Hallies rose in the forum, you might see if it looks like yours. Some people call it banshee, but the hips of Banshee are acorn shaped, so mine isnt that exactly. Any family friends from Montana? Good luck!

Where did you purchase the plant? If it was at a grocery store, then the possibilities are endless, but it probably would be from the Parade series from Poulsen (the name of the hybridizers). Here is a link that might be useful: Poulsen's Parade Series Roses

Let it go through this flowering season, then prune out dead limbs and reduce the remainder of the plant to about 2-3 feet shorter than you would like it to be at max. Wait a few weeks and feed it some rose food. It will fill out the space over then next year. Repeat this cycle yearly. There are specific rose pruning techniques that I will not go into, but you can easily find on the web.