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A young rose that's never bloomed. Help?
I've got a four year old rosebush that grew from seed (a volunteer - I
didn't plant it, nor is it like any of our other roses) that has never bloomed, though it appears to be quite happy and healthy. Like all the other roses I have, it gets compost, banana peels once in a while, and a handful of epson salts. All the other roses are doing great and ready to bloom, but still this one hasn't, and never has. Is it just too young and I'm expecting too much of a from-seed rose? Or am I not doing the right things for it? Any help would be appreciated. I can take a digital pic of it and put it on my website if it'd help in a diagnosis. Thanks, Ali |
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A young rose that's never bloomed. Help?
"Ali" wrote in message
news I've got a four year old rosebush that grew from seed (a volunteer - I didn't plant it, nor is it like any of our other roses) that has never bloomed, though it appears to be quite happy and healthy. Like all the other roses I have, it gets compost, banana peels once in a while, and a handful of epson salts. All the other roses are doing great and ready to bloom, but still this one hasn't, and never has. Is it just too young and I'm expecting too much of a from-seed rose? Or am I not doing the right things for it? Any help would be appreciated. I can take a digital pic of it and put it on my website if it'd help in a diagnosis. Thanks, Ali Are you sure it grew from seed? I transplanted a Floribunda last year and this year a "new" rose is coming up in its (old) place. That would be the rootstock, of course. If it's Dr. Huey and blooms (spring, red) I might keep it. If it's some other rootstock that never blooms, I will probably shovel prune it. Gail San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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A young rose that's never bloomed. Help?
I'm pretty sure it isn't root stock. We never had roses in this particular
bed, and it's unlike any rose we have so far. We've got an Iceburg out front, a pink which the name escapes me right now, and a pink rugosa up in the raised bed. This one's got abundant medium sized leaves that are quite tender, compared the others. I've had to thin out the canes each year on this unknown because it seems to get too leafy for it's own good - poor air flow and crossing canes. Anyone have any suggestions, still? Is it possible for a rose to not bloom? And why? Ali "Gail Futoran" wrote in message ... Are you sure it grew from seed? I transplanted a Floribunda last year and this year a "new" rose is coming up in its (old) place. That would be the rootstock, of course. If it's Dr. Huey and blooms (spring, red) I might keep it. If it's some other rootstock that never blooms, I will probably shovel prune it. Gail San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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A young rose that's never bloomed. Help?
"Ali" wrote in message
... I'm pretty sure it isn't root stock. We never had roses in this particular bed, and it's unlike any rose we have so far. We've got an Iceburg out front, a pink which the name escapes me right now, and a pink rugosa up in the raised bed. This one's got abundant medium sized leaves that are quite tender, compared the others. I've had to thin out the canes each year on this unknown because it seems to get too leafy for it's own good - poor air flow and crossing canes. Anyone have any suggestions, still? Is it possible for a rose to not bloom? And why? Ali Do you have a local nursery that might be willing to try to identify the plant for you? If there are a lot of leaves, surely it would be worth cutting some off to show an expert. Roses don't bloom for lots of reasons, including seasonal - some roses bloom only once per year - but if the other roses in your bed are blooming it's probably not a cultural (soil, food, water) problem. Gail |
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A young rose that's never bloomed. Help?
I haven't had much luck with the local nursery on identifying things,
unfortunately, so I haven't tried that with this rose. I may give it another try. Ali "Gail Futoran" wrote in message ... Do you have a local nursery that might be willing to try to identify the plant for you? If there are a lot of leaves, surely it would be worth cutting some off to show an expert. Roses don't bloom for lots of reasons, including seasonal - some roses bloom only once per year - but if the other roses in your bed are blooming it's probably not a cultural (soil, food, water) problem. Gail |
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