Mini rose plant care
Miniature rose plant can be grown indoors for a limited time. They need high light and humidity to bloom well. Additional artificial lights and a moist pebble tray will help improve their growing requirements during the winter. They should be kept moist at all times but not allowed to stand in water; drain any excess water so that roots won’t drown and rot. A cool spot (60-72F) with bright indirect sunlight will encourage reblooming. If the plant is actively growing feed it with a flowering houseplant fertilizer to encourage new blooms. Remove any withered blooms and yellowing leaves.
Maintain your mini rose till spring time (cooler climate areas) then plant it in the ground when all danger of frost has passed. Plant it in a sunny location with at least 1/2 day sun and in well-drained, rich, organic soil. Prune the plant 5 inches from the ground, removing any dead canes and water in thoroughly.
Leaf drop
Hi! I have a small potted rosebush I recieved as a gift. It has been on my table in the dining room for two weeks. I fear it may have been overwatered. The buds are still there bust most of the leaves have fallen off! HELP
I received 2 mini rose bushes (currently potted and sitting in a window sill) and want to re-plant them in my front garden (east facing, gets lots of sun in the morning and early afternoon) is the beginning of June too late to plant them? Or should I wait until next year? (They are extremely healthy with lots of blooms and new buds and leaves.
Also, should I prune some of the blooms the way you would with regular rose bushes?
Lots of Thanks,
Katherine
I just got a mini-rose bush as a present about a week ago. I was keeping it watered and in the sunny window but I noticed halfway through that first week that most of the stems with buds have turned brown at the top and the two flowers that are open have browning leaves.
Are the buds with a browning stem a total lost cause? Should I just trim the brown parts off?
Unfortunately planting outside is not an option. I would appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
I got a mini rose bush (potted) as a gift. It was blooming and had leaves w/ three main stems. I, stupidly, thought it need to be repotted due to the small pot it was in. I repotted it and all the leaves and blooms fell off. I repotted back to a smaller pot. Current situation: Roots are intact and looking good for all three main stems; two of the three stems are all brown, one is green, but starting to brown at the top. Soil is moist. What do I need to do to save/salvage my rose plant?
hello
i brought my chicago peach rose bush inside for winter.
noticed that the stems are growing leaves. this plant is in a container. is that ok
Hi! I would greatly appreciate your advice re. 2 mini-roses I bought about 2 months ago (June) both are peppered with buds and blooms. They are in large containers on the deck (in full sun) and I plan to take them in around October and re-settle them in the garage for the winter. Is that ok? Should I wait till it’s very cold, say December (we’re in Zone 4)?
Also, reading comments above regarding “white powdery mildew” type stuff on the leaves; well, both my minis have this and are showing no sign it bothers them at all. As I said, they are thriving and in constant bloom. Perhaps, what’s on my roses is something benign then.
Thanks so much!
babs
I have mini rose bush on my desk at work and it was doing great. I went away for vacation and no one watered it.when I got back all the blooms were dead and the soil was very dry. I soaked it in water to moisten the soil again so that it would retain water but the leaves are still drying out and falling off and I looked at the roots and they are brownish.Is there any hope for my plant?
Hello,
I know this is going to sound like a repeat question but I need help. I love roses they are so beautiful, so when my local dollar store got some in stock I bought a mini rose bush. I looked beautiful when I bought it a week ago, now it is starting to loose its leaves and the blooms have started dying, even the blooms that haven’t fully bloomed. I live in Nevada and it gets really hot here in the summer. I have no where outside to plant them. I recently replanted them. I cleaned off the old soil that was on them to check for root rot. I didn’t find any so I placed them back in the pot with some new soil. The pot does not drain but I can put drain holes in the bottom if I need to. I want to put them out in the sunlight but with the heat I am afraid it will kill them. What can I do to revive my roses?
Hi
I got a mini rose about five weeks ago. A couple of days ago I noticed that the tips of the leaves were starting to wilt slightly. I forgot to put it in the sun today and when I got back the tips were much more wilted and the center of some of the leaves have started to turn yellow. I neglected it for the first week but since then I’ve watered and fertilized it every day (I realize now that may be too much fertilizer). I’m worried that it has a fungal infection. what do you think?
Thanks!
Growing-not blooming
I got a mini rose bush over a year ago, and it had many beautiful roses on it. Since then, I have put it in a bigger pot and kept it healthy. It usually stays inside but lately I have put it outside to get more sun and it has a lot of new growth.
The problem I’m having is that it hasn’t bloomed yet. Last year it had flowers in february, but nothing this year. I have been moving from wet to dry climates, and it went through a couple of periods of losing leaves and looking a little sad. It is full and happy now, will it bloom or do I have to wait till next year?
Just one more thing I forgot to mention – the white flower rose also has many malformed leaves (twisted and in weird shapes – that’s how they would have developed straight away not gotten like that after some time to be clear) and that’s why I was suspecting systemic fungus. Any suggestions?
I am rescuing a mini rose for my boss at work. We have no where to plant it right now. When I received it, all of the buds were yellow and drooping, and the plant was very dry. I moved it into the sunniest window, trimmed off the dead buds, and gave it a good soak. What else can I do to help it, and does it sound like it was just underwatered? Thank you! Also, how far down should you trim the dead buds?
I have a potted miniature rose plant that’s dropped all its leaves. I think I may have pruned it a bit too much, and I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do to save it? I think it’s dying:(
My boyfriend got me a mini rose plant when our local fire department was selling them as a fundraiser. He picked one that hadn’t started flowering yet, with all buds and only a few that have started to open. But we’re moving into spring-summer weather (I live in southern New Jersey) and I live in an apartment, so I can’t plant it outside. Can I re-pot it and keep it carefully indoors? We have air conditioning for when it gets really warm out (since they don’t like high temperatures, is that okay?) and there are several spots near windows where it can get good but indirect sunlight.
I just bought a mini rose tree about a week ago and it was really full and pretty now it looks like its sad and a little droopy and the petal on the litte roses are all falling but just the other day it had way over 100 bloom what can I do for it or is it hopeless.
Powdery mildew cure
A sure fire cure for powdery mildew on your miniature rose bushes and your grass is baking soda. Have used it myself and it works like a charm and its chemical free. Learned it from Dr. Lee when I went to olds College.
HI, I bought a mini rose plant in february and it was blooming beautifully when I got it. When Spring came, I planted the rose outside, it gets plenty of sun and I water it about twice a week. But it has not bloomed since then. About three weeks ago it started getting buds but after a week, they hadn’t opened so I gave them rose food. Two weeks later after beeing feed rose food, the buds are still there and it even grew new ones but they won’t open. The plant is growing but will i get any blooming. Is something wrong with it? Am I not watering it enough?
Hi Cynthia
If the flower buds are green and healthy, then they will bloom when they are ready. Perhaps waiting for warm weather.
Brown flower buds
So I watered my rose plant until water barely dripped out of the bottom of the container, then left for the weekend. Came home and yet another bloomed rose was brown, black, and the petals (NOT LEAVES) were very easily pulled off, without even trying. The PETALS (not leaves!!) are what’s brown and black. What is wrong with my rose plant? They’re yellow roses, not red. I got them from LTD on the 8th and already 3 of the original bloomed roses have turned brown, then black. I’ve cut them off the stem about 1/4inch under the head. I can’t find ANYTHING about this on google, everything is referring to the leaves when its the petals that are discolored and very very easily pulled off. Please help me save my plant!
I have a micro mini rose plant that I bought about a month ago. It bloomed well with two small flowers, and had been growing well with a new shoot. Then about two weeks ago I noticed something like a spider web covering many of the leaves. There were many small white bugs inside the web. Last week I dunked the whole plant in a bucket of water with a small amount of dishwashing detergent and then rinced everything off. I noticed by on wednesday the web and the bugs were back. I’m not sure what to do. Perhaps I should leave the soapy water on the leaves or maybe tome kind of bug killer is needed. Any suggestions??
see http://hortchat.com/info/spider-mites-on-mini-rose for suggestions.
I just received a mini rose plant in the mail yesterday and have a LOT of questions. It’s yellow roses, but some of the bloomed roses have brown petals. I’ve been plucking them off as I see them, as well as dry shriveled petals around the edges of them. Should I stop doing this? Also I have the plant on a small table in front of my bedroom window, where they get indirect sunlight most of the day (window faces south). Will this be enough light for it? And the table is under an air conditioner vent thats running at 66-F, non-stop. It’s not directly under, but about 5 feet down from the ceiling and 1-2 feet to the side. Will the constant cold air harm my plant? We live in an apartment, so planting outside is not an option right now. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
what vitamins need for ordinary plants like boungavilla,cactus, and orchids can you teach me how?thank you again for asking me about the plants…
My miniature rose plant grew taller, and dropped a lot of leaves after I forgot to water it for awhile. I got it back to life, but it hasn’t shown any signs of new buds. (I’ve had it for a little over a month so far).
Hi..may i know that mini rose needs water so much..how can i do if the stem have white..is it right to watering everyday? Thank you just call me enie from philippines..
I got a “Weeks Roses” rose tree last summer and I put it in my basement in its original pot(our winters get to -40 degrees Celsius) in Oct. and trimmed back all of the stems at the top(they are a few inches long now). My basement is dark and about 18 degrees Celsius. I only watered it a couple of times and then brought it up at the beginning of Feb., put it in the South facing window, and have been fertilizing it once a week or every 2 weeks. The main tree trunk is green when I scratch it, but the top has about 3 branches and those have about 20 stems at the top but they all seem dead. Nothing new is growing at all. I thought the whole thing was dead but the trunk is green. I grabbed a stem and bent it and it just snapped off. Should I cut the whole top off, since I think the whole thing is dead, and see what will grow from the original trunk? What should I do I don’t want to lose it? Thanks Ashley
Mini rose hardiness
I received a miniature rose for Valentine’s Day. I’ve been giving it Miracle Grow as I do all my houes plants.The buds opened very slowly and some not at all.The soil was Very compact so I losened it up seemes to have helped some. I have cut off all the old blooms. there are 4 small plants in a 4″ pot should I divide them? I live in Northern BC & It’s very dry here now so I have been giving some of my plants a fine mist would this benefit this rose,also would it survive our zone 3 winters outside?Thanks Val
Hi,
I received a mini rose plant last month. I have kept it inside but now that we are over our freezing spells I plan on planting it outside. Over the last month it has lost most of its leaves and all of the buds. Some of the little branches have even died so I have broken them off. Now it looks like bare twigs coming up with just a few green leaves on the top. I know the “twigs” are still alive because they are bright green. Do I just plant the bush the way it is? Have I damaged it so much that it will not live even if I plant it outside now? What is the best way to transplant a rose bush that has already shown signs of dying? Thanks for any help you can give!
Hi,
I have several miniature roses I have planted in a wiskey Barrell over the years and now the barrell is rotted and I need to put them in another. Do you have any tips for me so I dont kill them? I live in Seattle.
Thank you!
Winterover roses
i bought my roses 2 months ago and i still have them in a pot and winter is coming soon and i don’t want the roses to die it gets really cold here and i have a few options should i leave them outside, put them on the porch or put them in the trailor i don’t have many windows inside the trailor and i don’t want them to die i recieved one for mothers day and 2 for my birthday please give me advice
I have a question about my mini rose bushes. I live in michigan and they have been in the same spot in my yard for approx 6 years. This spring they bloomed beautifully BUT now they are losing ALL of their leaves. The one bush has absolutely NO leaves and no buds, the other has a few leaves and maybe one or two buds coming back??? I’m not sure what to do or even where to look for help. Are they just too old? diseased? Please help!!
Hi Carrie
Why are they loosing leaves? Are there spots on the leaves? What kind of weather conditions have you had?
whats mulch?
Cutting the flower stem
i have a rose and i live in Malaysia.the temps here is around 84-90F in a day.in direct sunlight,its hotter.so my question is can i put my roses in direct sunlight all day?pls tell me the basics for a healthy rose
my second question is how can i cut a dead flower?is the flower called bud?
Too hot
I just moved into a house in AZ and with the summer heat starting have noticed the leaves on my miniature rose bushes look to be getting too much sun and bleaching out (looks like they are dying). Do I need to cover them in the heat of the day? They are in direct sun for most of the day and everything I have read says they like that… but am thinking the summer in AZ is a bit too much? I have no experience with these plants but really don’t want them to die…. they also have little spider webs all over them (which could be the problem too) What should I do?
I planted three rose bushes 2 weeks ago and overall, they seem to be doing well. However, my husband is trying to get grass to grow in the same area and has been watering nightly for ~15 min. We live in Northern VA, its late June, and its very humid. Is this too much water for the roses? I think one of the roses is experiencing burn spots on the leaves and currently has no blossoms but overall looks healthy. Another bush (Double Knockout Rose Bush), with a green exterior, appears to have died in the center. Again, is this too much water? They are planted in a raised flower bed with a mixture of top soil and hummus. Is there anything I should do to protect them further? Thanks in advance for the advice. Great site!
i have miniature roses that have been outdoors for at least 3 years thay have always done well, but this year the tops are blooming.but the old growth is dying.they had bug damage and i have put seven dust on them. should i cut them back or wait it out until fall i live in central in. thanks for your help
Black spot
Hi! I have a miniature rose that was given to me on mother’s day last year (not this year). It did beautifully last year and grew tremendously (outside – GA). It survived the winter outside, and started growing and doing beautifully in spring. Howver, now that we have progressed to summer, it has taken a nose dive. THe leaves are spotting with brown, and the majority of the leaves have fallen off. Two of the main branches have totally died I think (brown). THe other main branches I believe are still living (green). What can I do to nurse it back to health? Any ideas on what is wrong with it? Please help – I don’t want to loose it.
Missy
I have three rose bushes that I planted last year. They are growing real well and have bloomed 3-4 new roses since April. We have had numerous storms along with high winds and temps. of 90 degrees. Now the leaves are turning yellow with brown edges. I have mulch on ground and I treat with miracle gro weekly. What am I doing wrong? Thanks! 🙂
Hello plant guru:) My mom received a mini rose bush for mothers day and is not so interested. So I have now repotted it in a new larger pot. Unfortunately, I did not come across your site until after the repotting job. Our garden is not ready for a new beautiful plant so this 12″ pot will have to due. I soaked the root bulb in water to loosen before planting it in miracle grow soil. (it was almost completely apart, not ‘tickled’ as u mentioned.) followed the directions however dont know how far the root and stem should be under soil. I have it secured by pressing down lightly. The stem is full of leafs. Should I have taken some of the foliage off first then rearranged the very loose kinda saturated roots and stems before adding more dirt?? I did have to pinch off the blooms because the plant was suffocating inside a small pot in the house for two weeks. I do believe it will prosper but please give me the thumbs up or down on what i have done. p.s.. We plan on next spring to plant it in the ground.
Browning flowers
I have a yellow mini rose .I was wondering why the flowers on it are turning brown ? and should I plant it outside.
oh… i see. ok well then is there any way that i can keep the plant alive? all the buds are actually drying now, and i dont know what to do so, should i just cut the stem at least 3″ high? and hope for new growth?
Hi, great site…
buti have a problem ok so my mini-rose plant was given to me about 3weeks ago and when i got it. it looked good, so when i keept it inside my room next to the window, i noticed that the leaves buds and some of the leaves stareted to dry up and the rose petals on some of the roses are turning kindda yellowish, and they look like they are drying up as well and i just cut two buds off becase i read about the brown spots and how it was a fungus, so i thought thats what it was but then i looked at my plant and in the stem right under the dirt there are some stems that have brown spots on them as well. so if i cut it all off from under the soil will it still grow? please help me!!!
Yellowing leaves
Hello,
I bought a mini rose plant from Wal-Mart yesterday and some of the leaves are yellow. What can I do to fix that issue.
Plus with the Arizona heat, how do I make it a happy work office plant? My office has direct sun. Should I get a bigger pot?
My boyfriend got me a little rose bush, it was really nice, I thought it was a in door plant so popped it on my window ledge in my flat and with in a week its dead, all the flowers and leaves have come off and it has some white dust on the top of the dirt?, when I saw it was dying I watered it, maybe too much? and it just got worse? i’ve moved it around making sure it had sunlight and was not to hot? I don’t know if I should plant it out side as its really cold and frozy at the moment?
Can someone help me? I am a rookie produce manager and I am now getting in miniture roses for valentines day. I do not have a green thumb at all and I don’t want to do anything to damage the plants. I have read that the low lighting and the packing of the flowers can damage them. I set them on display and watered with small amout of fertilize and 3 days later some of the flowers are completly dry and falling off. Do I need to add additional lighting or is this due to something I have done? I did pull off the dried buds and need to know where to go from here!!!
Yellow leaves
why is my mini rose bush turning yellow and showing new growth?
Hello! I’ve had my mini roses since July. I’ve noticed little holes in the leaves, I didn’t mind them at first cause I didn’t see any bugs on the leaves and figured they had already gotten their snack and left. While I was watering them this morning I noticed A LOT of little green caterpillars eating the leaves of my mini roses. I was thinking of cutting off the leaves that have the caterpillars on them but I feel that would be mean to my rose (sounds silly I know). Is there a way to get them off without damaging the roses?
I have nine mini roses leftover from my wedding in the beginning of Sept. I have repotted them to bigger pots than what they were in and water regularly. All my house windows are shaded so bringing them indoors for the winter doesn’t seem to be an option. I have them sitting on the porch where they can get sun. Will they be okay there for the winter (I live in Plain City, OH) or shall I put them in my garage?
Winterover mini rose
Please help!
I have one of these mini roses, in a pot indoors. It was purchased for me from a grocery store recently. I have kept it out on my sunporch, where it got afternoon sun and did well. As the weather turned cool recently, I am curious – how do I keep this lovely little plant alive over the winter? Here are my details:
I live in Zone 2. Yes, 2. I cannot plant this little flower outside.
My house faces east. I have no windows on the south side of my home. The only reliable light is the afternoon, in my sun porch. In other words, my house does not get any natural light to keep house plants. I CAN’T keep houseplants alive. I gave up trying years ago.
Also (bad, I know) I never took it out of the original 4″ store pot. When it was given to me I honestly didn’t think it would live this long.
It gets cold here in the winter, often -40. So, it gets almost that cold in my sunporch.
Can I simulate a milder winter for this plant somehow? Maybe in it’s pot in my basement or something?
Any suggestions would be so helpful!
I have mini roses and I have transplanted them in new pots using good soil and I have them on my porch. I have had them for about 3 weeks now and they are loosing their buds and leaves making it look bare. I have lots of roses and plants and I have never had a problem with any of them. I need some help to save them.
Thank you so much
can u suggest any particular
“bloom boost 10-50-10” ,the proportion for each plant and how many times a month in morning/evening.
Hi,
please help me
I bought 4 miniature rose plant this june and placed in pots in my balcony
The first plant(yellow color) is looking very healthy,but it doesn’t produce a single bud.The second plant(Baby Rose color)produce single bud and bloom after 3 weeks and after that no bud.The third plant(red color) it have some yellow leaves and some powder like thing over it leaves and it produce single bud and bloom after 3 weeks and after that no bud.The fourth one(orange)pretty good produces one bud for one month.What can i do so that they produce more buds and start blooming.
thanks in advance
I live in Maryland.
I bought a very healthy mini-red rose plant from the grocery store about two weeks ago. I placed it on my covered porch on my home so the plant gets light and a some sun. It still is in the cover on the bottom of the plant. Now the leaves are turning yellow and the beautiful red buds and flowers have drooped over except for one. I’m wondering if I over watered it, it needs more sunlight or the pot needs enlargement. Please advise.
I live in Southern CA, where the temp is 115 in the summer. I bought a mini rose tree that had flowers and leaves on it. Within 3 weeks the flowers fell off as well as the leaves. It was in direct sunlight in the morning (100 degres) and watered once a week. I moved it indoors and have it in direct sunlight with the temp around 78. No new leaves or flowers yet, it has been indoors for about one week. Also, I cut off the base of the dead flowers, was this correct.
Hello!
I live in Kansas and recently my husband purchased me a beautiful mini-rose bush for our anniversary! My history with being able to keep plants alive is poor, but not for lack of trying. I have only had it for three days and would really like to keep it alive as long as I can. In reading above, I have realized that planting outdoors is preferred, but since we live in an apartment that is not an available option. Currently it’s still in the container. I do have a pot that would be a great size to transplant into, but I’m not sure when the best time would be to try. I want to be certain that I start off doing all the right things so I can avoid another tragedy! Any advise on how I can give this little guy a proper upbringing??
Thanks!!!
I have a rose bush outside that I have had for three years. it has done well untill a couple of days ago. The leaves have started falling of from the bottom up. the leaves still seem to be green but they have a redish brown spidery look running through them. They fall off in groups of two or three. Can you help me? Ruby
My husband just bought me a mini rose bush for my birthday, but I have no place to plant it (outside). Can I transplant it to larger pots and still keep it healthy that way?
I am so excited. I am getting a sunroom and want to know if I can grow miniature rose trees in my sunroom easily. I do not have a very green thumb but I love these rose trees. They are so beautiful! Do I need to purchase a specific kind for indoor potting? Thank for your site. It’s so nice to have someone to ask these questions.
I have two lovely miniature roses. I pruned them back significantly when I got them and they have more than doubled in size with a lot of new growth. Recently some of the leaves have lighter spots or blotches on them as well as brown spots and some dried up places. It is not powdery mildew or anything on the surface, but the actual color of the leaves. I have fertilized them and they seem to be getting enough light. Please help. Thanks so much
We just bought three potted mini roses plants. We live in Delaware and it’s the end of March. When should I plant them outside? Also, the nursery told me to use fertilizer that has a higher last two numbers…is that right?
Hello-
I have been reading some of your responses to the questions, my question is I have had my mini rose bush for almost a year at my office, it grows and looks lovely, it has not bloomed since i first got it, which I understand is because it is inside and isn’t getting the amount of direct sunlight it needs. It has grown so much that I have had to brace it with a bamboo stick. I have never pruned it. How and when would be the best time to prune it so it is not growing everywhere. It almost looks like a climbing rose bush at this point.
Hello,
my mum gave me a little rose plant about a month ago, i’m not sure what type of rose it is but it has orange flowers. In the last couple of weeks though, lots of leaves have fallen off and its looking very brown 🙁 Unfortunately I am at uni in a 10th floor flat, and my window doesnt have a windowsill. Also, I am worried that she doesn’t like the warmth in my room, which I need to keep so that Penelope my Peace Lily doesn’t get ill! Have you got any ideas? would transfering Rosalynd (the rose!) from a plastic pot into a porous one help? or some miracle grow food?
Thanks, Laura, UK
i have a minature rose and i water it every 3 days or so it’s in a pot that’s well drained i noticed about a week ago that the blooms were drying up on the plant almost as soon as they were opening and i thought it might have root damage so i pinched off some of the growth like i was told to in another article, now i’m noticing new leaf growth but the older leaves are dying off faster than the new growth is coming in , i was worried that mabe a couple of days ago it wasn’t getting enough sunlight so i moved it to a sunnier spot i’ve only had the mini roseplant for two weeks and i’m not very expierenced with them, please tell me what to do with my poor little yellow blossomed baby or should i just give up and give it up to my green thumbed mom to revive and keep?
Hi, nice reading about your pages on mini rose. Recently, i bought a mini rose in a pot and place it near my window (guess i have 2 months to make it work!). As I live in the tropical and in an apartment, there is a great deal of heat in the room (I could not stay in the room in the afternoon where it get too hot for humans). The leaves are turning yellow at the base of the plant, dropped off (some with a black spot) and the flowers and top of the plant are doing well (some bud are in dark color, does not look good to me). I water it only once a week to avoid over watering. How do you get along with the heat stress in the room? My other plant is dying, i think, of heat stress, with yellow leave starting at the tip and new leaves curling up. Can using a 24 hour fan help to cool down the rose? The window are close in the afternoon to avoid rain coming in when i am not at home. Thank you very much for any advise to cool down the plant. warmest regards!
I brang the mini-rose bush in and put it on my dining room table and there are a lot of yellow leaves now. What do I do?
Hello,
I’ve been reading your replies about putting a potted mini-rose bush in the garage for the winter. I don’t have a garage, it’s more like a storage room, but it’s still pretty cool, and by the back door. Is this a good place?
My rose bush has been on my deck all year, and although the temp is cold enough for water to freeze, the bush has very few leaves. Maybe a dozen are a little brown around the edges, but there are still buds coming up…Would it be ok out there?
I can’t leave it by a window, because our 2 year old could reach the plant, as we only have one spot to put it.
The room I would be putting it in, would sometimes recieve light from an incandescent light bulb, as it’s across from the laundry room…
Can you please give me your best advice on a location please?
Winterover mini rose
hi, I live in northern ontario and received 3 mini rose bushes in Jan. In the summer I planted them outside and they are still in full bloom,(oct) the plants have grown taller too. can I leave them in the ground covered up for our cold winter? if so what should they be covered with?
My husband bought me a mini rose from the grocery store a few days ago. It has beautiful flowers, a few buds, and mostly healthy green leaves. I noticed that it came with a bug problem: there are tiny flies that hover around the plant, and when I removed dead/mildewy leaves from the soil level of the pot, some came out with larvae on them. Is there something I can do to save the rose from suffering? Can I spray it with something non-chemical? Should I find a new pot to house it?
Hi, great site! My question is…my husband has given me mini roses (like the kind in a little pot from the grocery store) for the past two years for my birthday. I’ve kept them alive inside and then transplanted them outside in the spring. I, honestly, expected them not to last over the winters, but they are both doing really well. So, now I’m wondering three things:
First: how mini is a mini? The packaging didn’t say how large these plants will get. (Sorry, I know that without the variety names this could be a really hard question.)
Second: I planted them about a foot apart. Was this far enough?
Third: If I should transplant to further apart, when should I do so–in the spring?
Thanks so much!
I have a Mini Rose plants one of them the leaves all fell of and one of the other one seem to have died.
I do not have a garden so have them indoors. when should I prune them and should I put them in separate pots.
In all there is 8 plants.
i bought a beautiful rose tree a few months ago – it was doing great until just recently. now some of the leaves have a white dusting on them and the new buds are dying and falling off. i water when the dirt is dried out and it is in full sun. i have fed and applied all of the proper insecticide – HELP!!!! also – i live in chicago – should i put this tree in the garage for the winter??
I have a mini rose plant that was giving to me in bad shape .It was re-potted then came 3″ of rain , knocked off all the blooms and leaves. Some of the stem is still green.but nothing on it. Is there anything I can do to save it.
Hi, it’s me, Tracy, again. The mini’s are growing and blooming like crazy! They’re still in the pots and sitting out in the hot (90*) afternoon FL sun. I keep them watered but am afraid to move them as they are doing so well. My question is how and when to prune them? Should I try to plant them in the ground? I can plant them where they are sitting now or can move them out into the yard (but is more shaded). Thanks again!
Hello, I have a mini rose, but I haven’t been taking good care of it really, I’ve had it since Feb, and my roommate who was really into plants helped me with it a lot, put fertilizer in it, and watered, and repotted it, so it was doing good, now I just recently moved and it’s been kind of crazy, so I wasn’t watering it, then right before I moved I watered it and cut off a lot of dry stems, so now it looks like a skeleton, no leaves at all, no blooms, just branches, but they are starting to turn brown at the place where they were cut off. Please help, I’m finally ready to take good care of it, but don’t know how! I moved, and the only window I have is facing East, but even in the first half of the day there isn’t that much sun bc there are trees blocking it a little, well not enough light for the rose basically, right now, I put her outside where she can get a lot of light, but I really want her to be healthy, can you please tell me what I can do to save her, please.
Greetings, I am looking for some info on, what I believe is, a mini rose plant, and ran across your site. My husband rescued 5 containers from a work-site dumpster. They were pitiful and very dry. We lined them up and gave all a good watering. One plant had a small flower (which looked like a rose to both of us) on it. My husband trimmed all the brown, dried-out stems off plants and we’ve had them sitting in a very sunny spot. Now they are growing like gang-busters and I don’t know what to do with them. I am in northwest FL, have sandy soil and two black thumbs! ;o) Can you help me or point me in the right direction to find the info I need to keep these beautiful plants growing?
Thank you very much,
Tracy J.
Hi there! I bought a mini-rose plant about 2 weeks ago. It is potted and the pot does not drain. Some small leaves near the base have turned yellow and the blossoms are withering rapidly. I am going to start putting it outside during the day. I didn’t think I was overwatering it but I wonder if that is the problem. I didn’t want to wait too long to seek answers!
I was also hoping to take it to college with me, but if it’s necessary, I am able to plant it at home. How long might it remain healthy indoors if I repotted it in a larger, drained pot?
Hi there,
When I first got my mini rose, it dropped all its leaves and was down to the bare twigs. So I repotted it and moved it to a Western window (E,W and N is all I have) with direct light and placed it on a pebbled tray. It grew all the leaves back but now I have a handful of yellow leaves again. New growth also dies right after sprouting. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
I just bought 2 rose bushes in a bag at a wholesale club. I live in South Jersey & the weather here has been strange this year. It is still bouncing between 40 degree days & 70 degree days, but some nights it’s still getting down into the 20’s. I haven’t planted them yet so my husband told me to bring them in the house so they don’t get shocked by the cold & die. Should I be watering them in the house even though they are still in their bags? The plants are packaged by Jackson & Perkins and I got one Sexy Rexy plant & one John F. Kennedy plant. I have never had rose bushes before, so i have no idea how to care for them. This will be a learning experience for me. I plan to plant them this coming weekend, but because the soil here is so sandy, I was going to plant them in HUGE pots so that they are in real soil & see how they do. Is this a mistake? A lot of people are telling me that rose bush roots need to roam & they will not survive even 1 season in a pot. Thank you for any help you can provide!
I received a mini rose plant from a person in AL. I am in Hot Hot Texas. Can this plant take the 100 degree heat that we have and can it also take the full sun? Thank you.
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My mother in law got a mini rose bush for valentines day, but now all the blooms have wilted. I am taking care of it for her because she is short on time and not good with plants. I have never taken care of one before and I don’t know whether to prune the dead buds or even how. The plant is getting watered every day or two and is in a place inside that it can get a little sun every day. When would be a good time to plant it outside? I think the cat that is at her house has been snacking a little on the leaves because some look torn and some what brown around those spots. The leaves look great, but I can’t seem to get the buds their color back. Please explain to me what I should do. I would greatly appreciate it. thank you.
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I received two (i believe mini) rose plants for valentines day. I live in Colorado, and thus cannot plant these outside yet (though I do have a sunny spot for them in the yard). I would like to know when I should transition the plants outside, and how I can keep them alive inside until then. I currently have the plants in a sunny room (up high, away from kitty), and am keeping the soil moist with a spray bottle of water. They seem to be doing okay so far, but I have noticed the “leaf drop” described by others. I assumed this was because the plants went from a Home Improvement store to our house and was stressed. Will the leaf drop eventually stop, and how can I prevent this from getting worse? Thanks!!!
Hey There!
I purchased 5 Mini Rose Bushes last night at a local grocery store for .99 cents each. I am proud of this, however it leads me to believe I only have a few weeks to care for them before they become “unhappy”. They all look great now. Meanwhile, I plan to plant them outside in the Spring. What is a good month? (I’m in Upstate S.C.) Also, should I leave them in the pots and transition them around the yard to the area where I have decided to plant them or just go for it and plant them? (This is the part I usually mess up and they always seem to die.) I hope I didn’t sound too confusing. Thanks for the advice!
Deb
Hi Deb
It is almost 1 month after I brought my miniature roses in. They have lost all the leaves and some of the stems are turning brown. I keep them in a bright, cool window in my apartment. Also, I Trimmed the stems up to 1/2 as you recommended me, and I was watering them when top inch is dry. What is wrong with them? I’m afraid they die. Help me please. Thanks a lot.
More blooms
I have successfully re-potted my mini rose and it seems to love its new, larger container. I keep it in the sunniest window in the apartment (planting outside is not an option), water it when the soil is dry, trim dried leaves (though there is not much necessity for this, as most of the leaves are lush and green) and give it miracle gro spikes according to the package instructions. All of this seems to be paying off and the rose is growing like crazy! It has put out new growth so quickly I may need to buy another pot and re-pot it again soon! The only problem is, it seems so devoted to growing new stalks and leaves that it is producing far fewer buds than it had when I bought it. It has gone from about 10 buds and flowers at a time, to two. The buds it produces look healthy, but how can I encourage it to make more flowers? Could it be the temperature? I keep the thermostat between 68 and 70, but it is slightly cooler by the window where the rose resides (hard to do anything about that in the winter in Chicago…)
I’ve got a micro and a mini roses, they are in containers. I live in Chicago, and is cold now. I would like to know what should I do with them? I’m still keeping then on my balcony. Some leaves are drying and curling up and some are turning yellow. They don’t have any buds. Can I keep them outside all the winter? what kind I do to protect them of the cold weather.
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Deisy
But, do you think is time now to bring them indoor or I’ve got to wait to end of fall. What can I do with the leaves, they are yellowing and look weak. Some of them fall off to the touch. Should I trim them off, and leave the stems naked?. Can I use a fertilizer in winter or not?
Repot mini rose
I got mini white roses for my birthday on 7/18 but the container is much too small and plant is very crowded. It came with another container from the forist and I was wondering as long as I dont disturb and roots, take it out in one piece and just drop it into the other container and fill with more soil, is this okay? I am keeping it indoors for now, I live in CT.
Hi, Gr8 site 🙂 Hope you can help me. I was out shopping and i found this really good small rose plant in a small pot. Its called Red Sunblaze Rose plant. Its a miniature rose shrub plant. It had many rose flowers and rose buds. After i brought it home, the flowers and the rose buds all fell down on the slightest touch. Now there are no rose buds or bloomed buds on the plant. I have started keeping the pot outside in a sunny area and water it once in 3 days. Also, i now have started noticing that the new buds on branches, not the rose buds, are turning red. Is it normal, or is my plant diseased? I do not want want my plant to die. Please guide me to care for this plant so that it blooms everytime and stays healthy.
I have a Mini rose plant potted inside that is not doing so well. I know it is best to plant it outside. Unfortunately, I don’t have a place to plant it outside. The bottom leaves are drying out and falling and the buds are not blooming. I was thinking that maybe I could keep it outdoors in a larger pot with better drainage. It is May here in California. When is it a good time to repot my mini roses? and is it a good idea to plant them in a larger pot?
Thank you
Black spot
I have mini roses planted outside and used a weed free cloth and rocks to keep down weeds. The leaves keep getting black spots and then almost all leaves fall off, but I have some pretty blooms. I have sprayed with a fungicide and fertilized. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Propagate from cuttings
I HEARD THAT YOU CAN GET THE BEARDED IRIS TO BLOOM TWICE A YEAR.HOW SO? ALSO, I WANT TO START A ROSE GARDEN,BUT I WANT TO TAKE CUTTING FROM SOME VERY OLD ROSE BUSHES. HOW AND WHERE DO I TAKE THE CUTTINGS AND HOW DO I GET THEM TO ROOT OUT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMENTS
My granddaughter received a miniature rose bush for Valentines. The leaf stems and leaves are drying and falling off. What do I need to do to stop this? Also, we live in the southeast and I’m wondering about planting in full sun or shade this spring? And what type fertilizer should I use on it throughout the year?
Brown spots
I have a reoccurring with miniature roses. Anytime from within a few days to a few weeks after I buy one, I notice that a brown spot appears a stem about 2 inches below a blossom; the spot goes all around the stem. After the spot appears, it increases in size and moves up the stem towards the blossom. Eventually the blossom also turns brown, shrivels up, and dies. What is the problem, and how do I prevent and/or stop it? Thanks!
It is winter in Southern NJ. How long will my mini rose bush last until I can plant it outside? Will it do better in my office or at home? I don’t want it to die. Please advise on how I can keep it alive until spring. Thanks!!!!
Winterover in garage
I put my mini rose potted plant in the garage for the winter. It is going dormant. How often do I water it over the winter time?
Thrips
I was wondering if anyone knows a good remedy for “thrips”? It’s on my antique farm roses.(What a great site!)
Winterize mini rose
I planted my mini rosebush outside and it is doing well .I would like to know what to do for it to get ready for a Nova Scotia winter.
Emma
Charles Baker
How is the best way to keep your rose for cold weather outside in the ground
Yellowing and dropping leaves
My week-old potted mini rose has lost at least one-third of its leaves – they turned yellow and dropped off. However, no buds have dropped off, yet. I placed it on my office window sill that has a north-west exposure so it gets a fair amount of sunshine even though we are now into fall (I live in Vancouver, British Columbia). Is this due to the stress of relocation? Or would it better for me to take it home and plant it outside – will it survive our winter? Many thanks.
Yellow leaves
I’m back again! I’m so excited to be learning about gardening. I’m starting with just one bed, don’t want to overwhelm myself and give up! I have a Miniature Rose bush, Magic Carrousel. Any advice or tips? If the leaves are turning yellowish, does that mean I’ve overwatered? What about deadheading, do I just pinch off the dead blossoms anytime? Also, I know there’s something about using coffee grounds or tea bags for certain plants, what can you tell me about that? My Star Jasmine is growing well, but the leaves are getting yellowish. I thought I needed to water it a lot after repotting it, but I’ve backed off a little. Thank you so much for hosting this site!!
My husband gave me a potted rose plant for Mother’s Day. It is trimmed to look like a tree. I have never had a rose bush of any kind… is this a regular bush that has been pruned down, or is it a tree type plant? Does it need to be planted outdoors? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank You!
Powdery mildew
Help!!My miniature rose plant has a white dusty substance on the leaves….almost like a powdery texture. Do you think the plant has mealy bugs or is it some other kind of disease??What can I do to treat my rose plant??
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What a great site! I have a question. I have a miniature rose bush that is currently planted in a container. I know I need to transplant it, but I’m wondering if it’s too late. I live in Upstate New York. I am assuming it is too late. So, should I bring it inside for the winter? Leave it out? Also, it does have the white powdery substance as described in another post. I’m just stating that in case that helps in deciding a path forward. Please advise, thanks!
Scale
I’ve checked for both. I can’t find any bugs or discolored spots, on the tops or bottoms of the leaves or on the stems. There’s just all this sticky stuff all over the leaves, particularly on the older growth. The new growth, thankfully, has yet to be touched.
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Aphids
Hi- I have a potted rose plant that I’ve had for about 3 months now, and recently a sticky substance has started appearing on the leaves. I thought it might be mealy bugs, but I can’t find any white stuff, or anything on the stems, but just this sticky clear stuff on the leaves. The plant has been indoors the entire time. What should I do? Thanks!
Jo
My boyfriend gave me a Mini rose plant for Valentines Day and I keep outside for about 4 hours so it can get enough sun and I water it every other day. But the buds keep coming off and the ones that bloom fall off after a week.. Today I noticed little green bugs under the leaves and on the flower tips. Are they affecting my plant in anyway?