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Leafless rose

stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
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Hi all,

Quick question if I may. I've got this rose which I didn't prune back (my bad) and although it's flowered well and for a fair time despite me picking off black spot leaves, it's time to dead head it.

Although the stems don't seem to have any lower leaves and only one fresh shoots coming through. Is there anything I should do to try and help it or just dead head above the remaining leaves?


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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Repotting it would be the best thing for it, how long has it been in this pot? When they go hungry and thirsty they tend to look like that. 
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  • stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
    Funny because I did notice last night when I was watering it with some newer ones, the others drank the water up whereas this one it just sat there for a while. Probably been in that pot for 1 or maybe 2 years 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I think it needs a bigger pot … new compost … I’d use John Innes No 3 and some well-rotted garden compost or MPC in a ratio of 4:1. 

    I’ve tried to zoom in on the label but can’t read it all. What sort of rose is it?  Knowing that will help with advice on pruning. 

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  • stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
    It's called Sweet child of mine
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Roses need big pots 60cms deep. They also need feeding and watering more often than roses in the ground. They like a good drink, 10L at a time once or twice a week, depending on the weather. Just rain won't be enough in summer and a small sprinkle of water every day is no good. I think your rose is hungry and thirsty and cramped. Should be fine when you've dealt with all that.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • stuarta99stuarta99 Posts: 235
    Ok thanks and has done well, currently watering my established roses a couple times a week with some newer ones every 2-3 days. I was also told that the pot would be ok when I bought it with the rose but what should I do short term for deadheading, just snip it but leave the current leaves? I wasn't sure whether to cut it lower but conscious there are no leaves
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The soil level is also very low. 
    I know nothing about roses apart from the bare minimum, but any potted woody plant with such a small amount of soil in it will struggle over time, especially when it's trying very hard to grow above ground. 
    When you repot, make sure it's with a suitable soil mix, as others have described, and is at the right height/level in the pot.  :)
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    You might have a bit of trouble getting it out of the pot. Although the very low soil level might mean it's not an issue. When you get a new pot make sure the edges with a fan outwards or go straight up.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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