Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

DEADHEADING ROSES

thistletown71thistletown71 Posts: 90
in Plants
Good Morning Everyone

What is the best way to dead head roses including standard roses? Is it sufficient to just take the flower head off or is there more to it?

Thanks

Posts

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I take off the flower head including the stalk behind it and going back to the next leaf axil.  It looks neater and reduces the possibilities for die-back as there is no stub of stem left. 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    What Obelixx says also encourages that cane to rebloom - if you trace the stem down to the next set down of 5 leaves you will see a tiny nubble between the leaves and the stem (the aforementioned leaf axil). That’s your next nascent bloom. Assuming it’s a repeat flowering rose. 
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Sign In or Register to comment.