"JimS." wrote
Has anyone grown roses in pots indoors? If a window gets good sun, and
you
keep it watered, is there any reason the rose wouldn't do well? I checked
my two books but it's never mentioned....which I guess could be a clue?
(so, when you've run out of room outside, can they take over the inside of
your house, too?)

JimS.
Seattle

Hello Jim,

we wish! Unfortunately there isn't a single rose you
can grow inside a house, unless you have a very humid
conservatory, and at that, they never do as well or even
as good as the ones outside.

Unlike orchids and other divas, our divas are aphid meal
and red spider cocktail when brought into the house.
It doesn't matter how much care you put into raising
them. Even when you try to mother them if you bring
them inside, you are bound to make matters worse.
Houses are by the very nature of conservation and
for human comfort way too tight and dry. Roses love
water and sunshine and fresh air. Without any of the
three they do become sickly and eventually die.

They suggest here and there that you can grow a micro
miniature inside a proper terrarium. Don't. Not only is
cruel to the rose, but if the terrarium works well,
powdery mildew and any other humidity provoked illness
is going to manifest itself with a vengeance. Why not to
do what we are doing? We are seriously pulling out a
brick patio in the back to make more space for potted
roses. Eventually I will have to move the fence in the
middle of the night when no one is watching and get
me another 5 or 6 feet since my neighbor doesn't want
to sell any of his property.

You really want to know what is awful about this? They
have nothing but barkdust all over their yard! ARGHHHH!

Allegra