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ROS root systems

freshair2townsquare

14 years ago

I'm thinking about planting an ROS Red Heart in a container & wondered what information you can provide me re: their root systems.

ROS in my area usually grow to about 6-12ft high and slightly less in width.

In my searches for this answer within this forum, I found one reference to ROS trunks of 14" diameter, but I've never seen anything like that in North Central Texas. If you're in the D/FW area and know otherwise, can you chime in?

~ freshair

Comments (4)

xineohpinakc
14 years ago
I've kept some in a pot. They do grow fast so I had to trim the roots every spring or fall. Worst case scenerio is to root a few stems if it gets to much to handle and get rid of the larger plant. Some of the ROS here are 15-20 years old and don't have that size. They are large though and have about 6in stems. It has been pruned back every year though.
wally_1936
14 years ago
One Question, why are they in pots? They sure are hardy enough to winter over as far as Michigan.
freshair2townsquare
Original Author
14 years ago
I'd like to plant one near the house, but I don't want to take the risk of the roots damaging the foundation. So I'm considering a very large pot instead.
~ freshair
givelittle_getlots
14 years ago
I have them growing right next to the wall all around the house. 20 years ago I had NO idea what I planted...then I left and 2 years ago I came back.
So far..no problems. 2 are even on top of the septic tanks...no problems there yet either...knock on wood

Good luck

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