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Advice needed re climbing rose cutting please.

AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
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I bought a small cutting of an unknown climbing rose at a NGS garden, about 8 weeks ago. 
It has clusters of small white flowers, which were in full bloom in June on the mother plant. I have potted my cutting on once already, and it is thriving and produced buds and flowers now. I am not familiar with rose care so my question is:
what Care/potting/pruning do I need to do this year, and then in Spring? 





My garden and I live in South Wales. 

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  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    Other than deadheading - removing the spent blooms - there's nothing you need do at this stage... it looks healthy and you have a support for it, but it's a rambler type of rose, maybe one called 'Snow Goose' but I'm not familiar with the foliage on that rose...  it will be needing a larger pot in time, or better still, in the ground...
    Just give a rose feed in Spring but do not prune too much, it's not that type of rose, just leave it develop its character.. 

    When growing roses in pots, just give an inorganic rose feed... there's no point in using organic fertilizers for potted roses...   best of luck...  
    East Anglia, England
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Thank you @Marlorena - fab. The owner didn’t know the name of it but it looked fabulous sprawling over a fence, and a neighbour’s cutting of it was in a large pot with a trellis support. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
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