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Old 10-05-2004, 06:04 AM
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I just moved into a new home. There is a nice looking rose bush, it is about
4 to 5' high so I would imagine it is not a new one at all.

I dont know much about rose bushes at all. There are no blooms or buds on it
at all.

The leaves look fine, there are no signs of bugs or any type of disease.
I am in Colorado at an elevation of 5,600' if that matters at this time of
year.

Should I be seeing buds or blooms at this time, and if so what could be the
problem.
Any suggestions as to a fertilizer for it. I dont know the Ph of my soil but
around here the soil is usually clay type. Not sandy.

Thank you
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Old 10-05-2004, 11:02 AM
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Hmm.

Could it be the infamous "Rose of Denver"?

(A.K.A. Rhododendron)


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I just moved into a new home. There is a nice looking rose bush, it is

about
4 to 5' high so I would imagine it is not a new one at all.

I dont know much about rose bushes at all. There are no blooms or buds

on it
at all.

The leaves look fine, there are no signs of bugs or any type of disease.
I am in Colorado at an elevation of 5,600' if that matters at this time

of
year.

Should I be seeing buds or blooms at this time, and if so what could be

the
problem.
Any suggestions as to a fertilizer for it. I dont know the Ph of my soil

but
around here the soil is usually clay type. Not sandy.

Thank you



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Old 10-05-2004, 08:08 PM
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"DXer" wrote in message
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I just moved into a new home. There is a nice looking rose bush, it is

about
4 to 5' high so I would imagine it is not a new one at all.

I dont know much about rose bushes at all. There are no blooms or buds

on it
at all.

The leaves look fine, there are no signs of bugs or any type of disease.
I am in Colorado at an elevation of 5,600' if that matters at this time

of
year.

Should I be seeing buds or blooms at this time, and if so what could be

the
problem.
Any suggestions as to a fertilizer for it. I dont know the Ph of my soil

but
around here the soil is usually clay type. Not sandy.

Thank you


It could be a rose that blooms off of old wood and the winter kills it back
too much to bloom, or it's been pruned back during the fall, which would
prune off the blooming wood. Or, it just could be early in your climate for
buds to be showing up. I'm zone 7 and we're past most of the first big bang
except in selected varieties that are late bloomers like The Fairy and
haven't even started yet but do have small buds. If your rose is a late
bloomer, then perhaps the buds haven't been formed yet in zone 5 (4?).
Give it some manure and water and watch it this year. It could also be the
once blooming rootstock (Dr Huey) that a more winter tender rose had been
grafted to and that was killed. Only time will tell.

Sunflower
MS 7b


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Old 11-05-2004, 07:02 AM
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I am in Colorado at an elevation of 5,600' if that matters at this time of
year.


Be patient. Here in Denver I have one rose bush (out of 42) with blooms, a few
with buds, and most have only just leafed out. After May 15th, when most danger
of late frost is past, you need to prune your rose. Instructions for doing this
are he
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...s/preprose.htm
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Old 11-05-2004, 07:02 AM
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I forgot to mention that most roses don't bloom here until the first part of
June.
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Thanks for the reply. I did read the link also and did prune it like that.
What do you use for fertilizer for your rose bushes.
I have read where you can dig a trench around the dripline and put the
fertizlier in there and also use a root feeder with the rose bush fertilizer in
there.
What do you use for fertizling the rose bushes.
Thank you
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