miniature rose

Last post 12-07-2012 9:30 PM by roger m. 4 replies.

• 11/07/2012 08:40 PM

  roger m Location: cheshire Joined on: 07 Mar 2012 Posts: 10

  Reply | Contact Hello all,            My partner was given a miniature rose for Mother's day it is in a 12cm pot and looks like a small standard rose with 15cm of straight stem and about the same amount of bushy growth on top, I am going to transfer it to a 15cm pot and leave it outside over winter. My questions are these: will I have to prune it back in early spring and if so how much? Also what would be the best potting medium to use? Any advice would be welcome. Roger

• 12/07/2012 12:03 AM

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  Location: Joined on: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2,377

  Reply | Contact Roger.  Thank you for your post.  As somethig of a rosarian.  Over many years.  Countless boks and publications have come our way.  Should one cut at an angle or straight across. Please seach the media.  In your case, my friend.  Look at your subject.  Now then! What would you like it to become.  That's the answer.  If in your opinion the subject  needs cutting back here or there.  Then do it.  There are no hard and fast rules. Mike.

• 12/07/2012 01:54 AM

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  AlexS Location: Reading Joined on: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 501

  Reply | Contact Roses resent root disturbance when they're actively growing, so if you're going to repot it now, try to do so without disturbing the roots. The best potting medium would probably be a dedicated rose, tree and shrub compost, available in many garden centres. Miniature roses generally require little pruning, other than tidying up - that is snipping off dead or damaged wood. If it's grown bigger than you want, you could cut it back harder - but ideally, find someone local who knows about pruning roses to look at it and advise you. Hope this helps! Alex

• 12/07/2012 09:55 AM

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  oldhippy Location: Surrey Joined on: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 80

  Reply | Contact Hi Roger These roses, like many other floriculture products (Azaleas, Hydrangeas etc.), are produced in their tens of millions for special dates like Mothering Sunday, Christmas and Easter. They are produced in highly controlled conditions to produce a perfect crop at the correct time and in the trade are produced to be a throwaway product - a bit like a bunch of flowers but with roots. The reality is they very rarely survive, let alone go on to produce anything of any merit, after their period of flower. Of course there is nothing to stop you trying to keep it going but don't be too diappointed if it doesn't survive. These plants are produced in the laboratory and have only known very controlled growing conditions with perfect temperature, light, CO2, nutrition etc. they are just not designed to cope with the real world (horrible thought I know). Sorry, John

• 12/07/2012 09:30 PM	In reply to
  roger m Location: cheshire Joined on: 07 Mar 2012 Posts: 10	Reply | Contact Thanks to everyone for your very helpful advice - cheers! Roger