My poorly rose

A bit of an update still no growth on the larger stems but it seems to be shooting from the bottom. May be hope for it yet.

tanith have you tried the micorrhizal fungi? You can get it in garden centres in small pouches, it's not expensive and really does work wonders. One of my roses was looking absolutely 'dead' and I used this, within weeks it was doing really well. As you said you'd try completely changing the soil that would be a good time to use it.

Thanks everyone, the rose was given to me by my GS when my husband died 4+ yrs ago hence the name. Well I’ve fed it watered and put fresh soil in but it’s just the same no improvement. I scratched the stem and it’s very green underneath next I think I’ll empty out the pot and completely change the soil. I may just have to source another one to replace it.

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BlueBalou

Callistemon I put mine in the garden border and 10 years on it’s about 2’ circumference and still blooming prolifically.

Thanks BlueBalou, I'll find a corner for it in the rose bed.
Perhaps a large corner!

Take it out the pot and firstly examine for vine weavils, chubby fat white grubs with a brown head. If you have those than you will need to use vine weavil killer in all your pots and boxes

Get new rose compost and micorrhizal fungi,. Trim roots to half. Cut top down to half. Re-pot only up to and not covering the scion, join between rootstock and rose (the nobbly part at the base. Put pot in a shady place on risers and water so that soil is only moist

If in doubt about the rose being alive, use fingernail and scrape a bit of bark away low down. If there is any green then rose is still alive

I agree with the posts recommending planting in the ground but do the above first.

2’ diameter 🙄

Callistemon I put mine in the garden border and 10 years on it’s about 2’ circumference and still blooming prolifically.

We planted lots of roses that we bought in a sale. Many looked poorly but you should see them now. It’s true they are happier in the ground.

Don’t despair. One of my roses looked quite poorly in its pot, so I transferred it to the border, adding mycorrhizal to the roots in the planting hole, watering and feeding it. I’m hoping it will flourish. 🤞

Forsythia

In the autumn we put manure all around our roses and prune back. We also mulch. With potted roses we take the top layer of soil off and replace with manure.
Ours are all going mad at the moment.

Ours are too.

I have a miniature rose in a pot (it was a gift) and am wondering whether to plant it outside in a garden bed or just in a bigger pot.

In the autumn we put manure all around our roses and prune back. We also mulch. With potted roses we take the top layer of soil off and replace with manure.
Ours are all going mad at the moment.

Ours were pruned late this year but are starting to flower.

I guess that the cold weather has caused it to pause. I would feed and water it, I think that it will be just fine but a bit later to bloom this year.

I carried very warm water round to all the roses, a few weeks ago. Perhaps better covering the roots, bone meal, and quite warm water?

Our roses are doing very well. Pretty enough for a garden party.

Sometimes plants fail .

My neighbour's first Mum in a Million did .

One of my newly bought roses died after blooming so well .

I know that many gardeners prune early in the year .
I've always pruned late Autumn .

Wishing you luck .

It was pruned in late February I think and its been in a sheltered corner against a wall for the Winter and we've had a really mild Winter hardly any frost. I will add some fresh soil and cover the root properly.

Had another look at the photo :

The root stock should be covered with soil though it's unlikely to cause a delay in growth , but suckers can develop .
There's a lot of die back on the pruning .

When was it pruned ?

I think that your rose has had a shock -anything could have caused it .
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Some of my previously very healthy cuttings aren't doing as well as they usually do .

I've done rose cuttings for 50 years and never had a problem before and
I'm wondering about extremes of temperatures .

Just water and feed and I'm sure that it will recover .

Greyduster

Bonemeal. Excellent. Roses love it.

Indeed. Our roses thrive with bone meal.

Bonemeal. Excellent. Roses love it.

I repotted it last Autumn and gave it some long lasting fertiliser and you're right its red and smells divine.

Found it !

A rich perfumed red and what I call a modern shape .

I think that I'd follow the same advice and from other gransnetters too .

I think that your plant is okay - just in need if of some TLC so don't despair .

I don't know this rose .

Is it a lovely fragranced pink and perhaps Mum in a Million ?

My neighbour bought one in memory of her mother and was in tears as it failed .
We replaced it and it's gorgeous .

If you grow plants in pots they will usually need repotting to a slightly larger pot and feeding as the soil will be exhausted .

Give it a regular feed .
Water to keep the soul moist .
And at the end of the season a new pot with fresh soil or plant it out .

Roses do need a good feed too.