I have a an Austin rose climbing on an arch, I have noticed 2-3 shoots that are quite soft looking, more thorns than other stems, not suckers as above the root stock, the flowers are not as big and layered as those on the other stems....should I cut these off? are they suckers?
If they're above the graft they can't be suckers ... they'll be new young growth ... properly treated they'll produce good flowers next season ... later flushes are quite often not as luxuriant as earlier ones.
Train them as near to horizontally as you can without snapping them, winding them around your arch, and this will stimulate the development of side shoots which will produce the flowers next year.
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Probably a rambler or one of the other species type roses - most of them have varying numbers of leaflets.
Its only the Hybrid Tea types that usually only have give leaflets.
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What I do now
should I cut that new shoots on three places on stem
or wait for few more days
I think your roses are OK naus _dexter.
7 leaflets is alright.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Sorry - typo
It should read 'five leaflets'.
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Pruning depends on what type of rose it is.
Some flower on the previous years growth so pruning now will remove the chance of flowers this year.
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Ok
thanks
other rose I bought in the nursery is drying from bottom
andmy other roses leafs are curled and new shoot are drying in the tip and flowers also shrinked
bur I read tat might be due to boron deficiency bur not sure
these are desi roses tat is Edward rose
but plant is ok
I have a an Austin rose climbing on an arch, I have noticed 2-3 shoots that are quite soft looking, more thorns than other stems, not suckers as above the root stock, the flowers are not as big and layered as those on the other stems....should I cut these off? are they suckers?
If they're above the graft they can't be suckers ... they'll be new young growth ... properly treated they'll produce good flowers next season ... later flushes are quite often not as luxuriant as earlier ones.
Train them as near to horizontally as you can without snapping them, winding them around your arch, and this will stimulate the development of side shoots which will produce the flowers next year.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you Dovefromabove, this is going to be a fantastic display next year, there are many stems.
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Looking forward to the photos next year
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.