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David Austin rose

louiserayrouselouiserayrouse Posts: 5
edited May 2022 in Plants
I bought a bare root climber in March, potted it as want it to climb up a trellis on a patio, chose a pot so it doesn’t get too big. The rose isn’t doing well at all, from 4 stems I have two now brown and brittle, which I have cut today and they appear dead inside, the remaining two are still green and one has a lovely long stem with leaves etc but the other grows leaves which wilt then die. 
Any thoughts? This is my second David Austin, the first is flourishing but I’m actually not hopeful about this. Am I overwatering/underwatering? The soil is a little damp but the positioning is that it’s in partial sun for some of the day and other times shaded. 

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  • louiserayrouselouiserayrouse Posts: 5

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Which variety is it please @louiserayrouse ?
    There are several rose experts who may be able to help (Sadly l'm not one of them  :) )
  • louiserayrouselouiserayrouse Posts: 5
    It’s the Adelaide d’orleans by David Austin. 
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    ok, well, it will grow in its own time, and it's quick to establish normally,  but I'm wondering whether you did any research before getting this rose as it's not really suitable for pot culture in anything more than the very short term.  It's usually seen as a 15 foot rambler, and it also only flowers once in early summer.  

    What compost have you used there?  it looks like multi purpose,  and have you fed it at all?  you will have to be patient, as it's unlikely to flower in the first year, I see no sign of that happening.  It's also not a David Austin rose, even though you bought it off them.

    I wish you luck with it, but it's all up to how you cultivate it in that pot. 

    East Anglia, England
  • louiserayrouselouiserayrouse Posts: 5
    Thank you for your reply. 

    I used a multi purpose soil and have used a “top rose” feed.  

    I certainly wasn’t expecting it to flower this year, but the fact two stems are dead has me worrying about it’s longevity. 

    Maybe I should consider planting it in the soil, research wise I knew it could get big and given the size of the area I want it to see it cover, I “stupidly” assumed keeping it in a pot would keep it small. I may need to reconsider this and plant it in the ground.  
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @louiserayrouse
    .. a very good idea, you will not see the rose at its best in that pot, much better in the ground.. perhaps transplant in the autumn, allowing the rose to develop this season,  or you could do it now if you feel you have the experience to handle that.

    .. choose a better type of rose for your pot.   Also, if you can in future, add some garden soil or some soil based compost to your potting mix... multi purpose on its own is inadequate for roses..

    .. your rose will be fine in time, it's very young for this type of rose and we should not expect too much from it at this early stage.  Some dieback of canes often happens, but you have at least one good cane growing.. best of luck..  
    East Anglia, England
  • louiserayrouselouiserayrouse Posts: 5
    I don’t think I have the experience to move her, however I have done so anyway, as her remaining two stems were deteriorating. I’ve planted her in a flower bed and hope to god the move won’t affect her too badly and she sees the move as a positive one. 


  • rossdriscoll13rossdriscoll13 Posts: 234
    Roses require pots that are a minimum of 45 x 45 cm.  You should also never use multipurpose compost for roses.  A soil based compost such as John Innes No3 or you can buy rose and shrub composts are what you really need to be using.
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