It should also be mentioned that miniature (or any kind of) roses do not take well to being grown inside, period. You would join the very, very long list of people, many of whom might be much more experienced than you, who fail with this plant once it's brought inside. It can be done, absolutely, but it takes some knowledge of just what these plants need and how to provide it, inside. Most roses are fully deciduous plants, or want to be. They prefer a cool (or even cold), dormant period after their leaves drop. Just as any deciduous plant would do, they suffer and complain when their natural cycle is completely disrupted. The watering of any indoor plant needs to be done 'as needed' rather than by a calendar schedule. Most people use their fingers to test the dampness of the soil under the surface. You can also use a small wooden dowel rod...if it comes out damp after being inserted, don't water. Many people learn to tell by simply lifting the container and judging the need for a good watering by the weight. That takes experience. It's imperative that the potting medium be one that drains rapidly so that you can water thoroughly every time, no little sips. Watering frequency depends upon: the type of plant, size of plant in relationship to the pot, type of potting medium, time of year, temperature and relative humidity of the room, duration and quality of light, and type of container, just to name some of the factors. Not only did the temperatures change, but so did the duration and quality of light. Seasonal differences are extremely meaningful to plants. Your rose may have been able to languish on the window sill in the summer, but once fall came around, it was simply unable to even do that anymore. No amount of fungicide of any kind can 'fix' this kind of problem. Roses like plenty of direct sunlight. You cannot provide that, even on the sunniest window sill. Luckily, there are artificial lighting kits and lamps for those of us who wish to grow those kinds of plants needing more light than can be found inside the home.

Is that also true for hot Arizona? I just moved mine into lesser sun. So they need more? They did better in my backyard as opposed to a porch with morning sun. I thought maybe they were getting too much sun! They looked stressed and so I increased water, but didn't seem to get better, & my gerbera is a lush green foliage but no glowers coming out when they have in the past. I've been ill from valley fever & can't remember for sure if a certain time of the year, but otherwise seemed to be fairly consistent except in the few months of cold.

I am far from being an expert but I can tell you what everyone told me when I brought home my first gift rose. Get it outside!!! There are very few people who can keep a rose alive inside. Your home is way too dry for a rose. Put in dappled shade for the first couple of days then slowly move it into more sun. A rose needs 6 hours of sun a day to grow. Make sure you keep it well watered but don't put a tray under it, the water must be able to drain out the bottom of the pot. You want the dirt to stay slightly moist. There are actually probably 3-4 roses in that pot. Whether or not to try and separate them is up to you. You will find many people who will tell you on each side of the do/not do fence. See Seil, I did listen!

You could still go ahead and prune out anything that is dead, or so obviously skinny as to be useless, especially if it is cluttering up the center of the bush where it may encourage disease. That said, if you can't perform this pruning without damaging the new growth I would skip it and concentrate on treating the roses right the rest of the year (fertilizer andwater) in order to encourage new canes.