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Quick question should roses be in bud & flowering ?

*Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
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Quick question should roses be in bud & flowering at this time of year? I thought roses were June July ish? 
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited December 2023
    Some roses are more enthusiastic bloomers than others and seem not to know when to stop … when I was a child there was a deep red (almost black) rose in the garden that could almost be guaranteed to be in bloom at Christmas!  It was often popped in a small vase with some sprigs of holly and ivy for the Christmas dinner table. 

    @WonkyWomble sent me this pic of her ‘Cecile Brunner’ last Friday 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    My Moonlight is still flowering and I have a yellow climber that also has a couple of blooms - it happens most years

    Billericay - Essex

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    With the milder weather my red climbers are in bud again. Pretty amazing after a -3C freeze. My Moonlight is blooming too.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Always an added bonus if you have a rose flowering at Christmas Time. Often the flowers aren't as good as the first June flush but very cheering to have now.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • GrajeanGrajean Posts: 447
    Brother Cadfael still flowering!
  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    Ahhh ok then! I thought it was something to do with climate change 😬 my neighbour has a White rose I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s blooming all be it with one flower & I’ve seen some pink bush roses recently in bud! 
  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    I suppose they get pruned as normal in Jan/Feb?
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Some of ours are flowering as are those of our neighbour.  The flowers are very small, but battling on.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    We have a pink rose here,  no idea of the name,  it’s been here since 1987 when my parents moved in,  my dad used to pick the last rose on Christmas Day and give to my mum.  We had very cold winters back then and lots of snow.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    Ahh Lyn that’s lovely 🥰
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