Rose bushes....how to care for.
By applsofgld
@applsofgld (2506)
United States
April 8, 2007 12:45pm CST
I have a new Jackson/Perkins white rose bush that is absolutely the most beautiful flower I've seen in awhile. It has the most wonderful scent. I love scented flowers the best. My question is this, now that all the flowers have bloomed and sort of died off, I have no new buds on it. Am I supposed to prune or snip off the dead ones after they are finished blooming to promote more new flowers? What should I fertilize with, I know roses are not like gardenias and other flowering shrubs.
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@DarlingGirl (745)
• United States
8 Apr 07
Yes, you should cut the flowers down to the next lowest limb that has five leaves on it.
Cutting or pruning after a blossom has opened will boost our blooms by over double the amount, stretching the season of blooms quite dramatically.
Allowing roses to go to seed should only be done if you intend to consume the rose hips, which are rich in vitamin C.
Pruning on the other hand, should be done in the fall and early spring - I think?
Better that you get your advice from a real rose person. Let me see if I can find a link for you:
htttp://www.humeseeds.com/prunrose.htm
That's a good one. Good luck with next season's crop of roses!
@DarlingGirl (745)
• United States
8 Apr 07
Ugh, copy and paste that link and remove one t from the http...
it should be
http://www.humeseeds.com/prunrose.htm
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@Yestheypayme2dothis (7874)
• United States
8 Apr 07
I love flowers even though I have allergy to pollen. I do not know if you are supposed to prune them or not. It has been awhile since I planted roses, so I forget. However, we did use old coffee grounds to fertilize.
@applsofgld (2506)
• United States
8 Apr 07
I have terrible allergies as well. They have been driving me nuts this year. The coffee grounds, did you just sprinkle them around the bush or did you have to dig down into the ground and mix them in with the soil surrounding the rose bush?
