Pruning Mini roses
I have three miniature rose bushes planted side by side in an area of six feet wide by three feet deep. They have many little branches and I believe it need to be trimmed/pruned. How do I go about pruning it.
Mini Roses should be planted 8-12 inches apart. The best time to prune is in early spring when buds begin to swell; then you can see what is alive and dead. Mini roses can be pruned just like any other rose but if you want to maintain small plant, cut them back 3-6 inches from the ground rather than 8-10 inches. The other option is to cut it back by 1/2 to 2/3. Be sure to remove any dead, diseased and damaged stems as well as any thin, twiggy growth. When pruning, use sharp clippers to get a clean cut. Cut the stem on an angle above an outside bud. Pruning will keep your plant in good shape and good health.
I live on a Houseboat in the Florida Keys and have had an outdoor potted Mini Rose for 6 months. I repotted it in Miracle Grow a few days after purchase.It’s kept out of direct sun on a shelf under the front awning/portico and is watered once a week/every Sunday..(sometimes a little on Wed too..if i see it’s dried out an inch or so below soil level.) I have not pruned it (only pinch off dead flowers) and have had continuous blooms. I read online that adding coffee grounds to the soil will help provide some necessary nutrients..which i did about a week ago. Other than that I have not used any fertizer..i thought i’d wait till next spring because the Miracle Grow has the slow time release fertilizer beads already in it) My question is ..what is causing the majority of the tips to brown and then turn yellow? I trim the brown tips and/or pinch off entire leaf every other day.i’ve been ‘battleing’ this for about 2-3 months. This is my first mini rose since moving here 7 yrs ago..being from Chicago burbs and occasionally having tried growing these there for over 20 yrs … w/ absolutely no luck..I had given up ;( ..but a neighbor gave me this little beauty for Valntine’s Day…Please help!! :0
Black spot disease
I have 3 rose bushes: red, coral and white. The bloom well but for some reason, they get brown spots on the leaves and the white ones always look dirty or brownish when they bloom. Please help!
Separating mini rose
Hi! I have just bought miniature roses in a pot and in this pot there are three little bushes growing together. I am going to transplant them now in a bigger pot and i have a question : should I divide these little bushes from each other and put them in three seperate pots or is it ok just to put them in one bigger pot like they are growing now in one pot? I want to say that I will eventually plant them outside, I just want to give them a little more soil now while it’s still cold outside and they look like they need repotting. And I forgot to mention that they are having flowers right now. What would you recommend?
I will appreciate your answer a lot. Looking forward to it.
Pruning mini rose
I have a mini rose hybrid plant that just recently died a couple weeks ago. It bloomed 3 beautiful buds, but they are dead now, and an insect (i’m thinking mites) have eaten holes through every single one of the leaves. I brought it inside…but I do not know where to cut it down to. There are only three buds, and the stems only have about two-three branches coming out of it. Am I too late??
I have a miniature rose bush that we planted outside (I live in Northern Colorado). It did great last yr. This yr, it has not bloomed at all and the stalk/trunk seems to be DEAD. However, there are 3 growths coming from below the soil surface next to the staked “trunk”… any advice on what to do?
Also, I just bought another one, and I wondered if you would advice potting it so I ca.n bring it indoors in the winter? If I do that, how do I best care for it indoors in the winter months?
Cindy
May 24th, 2008 at 8:51 am · Reply Edit
HELP!!!Someone cut my mini rose bush off with a weed eater. Will it grow back?
Great site! I recently became intersted in roses and decided to try to grow them, but I must be doing something wrong. Many of my stems on my larger outdoor plants and even my mini potted indoor ones are yellowing from the tips downwards. This yellowing takes a couple of weeks to proceed down the cane. I keep pruning them back to try to stop the process, but it continues. What causes this and how do I fix it? My poor roses are getting misshapen from all the pruning. Thanks for any help!
Rebecca again
Just to clarify, the stems seem to begin to start yellowing after pruning. My directions say to prune the mini plant by 1/3 after each flowering , but when I do this the canes begin to yellow for the top downwards……HELP!!
Hi, This is my first post and this does not related directly, but I live in coastal NC and have a a potted miniature rose bush that is doing wonderfully! I’ve had it for about 3 months now and plan to plant it outside in the spring. I have been pruning it only as needed since growth has slowed. My mother has a miniature rose bush that I gave her for mothers day a few years ago that has just taken off! She has it outside and prunes every so often as needed.