Rose has no shoots and leaves - Why? What kind of rose?
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Comments (14)The good news is that this is most likely a warm climate rose, so you live in the perfect place for it. The bad news is that ROSES ARE NOT HOUSE PLANTS, period. However, the bad news is easy to solve! Put it outside in filtered sun immediately!. The air in our homes is WAY too dry for roses, they don't get enough light, and many other problems. It will die if you leave it indoors. After it is outside in filtered light (it should remain outdoors forever), wait a couple of weeks so that it can get used to being outside, and used to getting some light. Then you can move it into full sun. DO NOT feed it, do not spray it with anything - just make sure it gets enough water. Right now it is trying to grow roots. Oh, I just had a thought - is it in a plastic pot? I have had baby roses die in plastic pots in full sun in the hot summer simply because the pot got too hot and they literally cooked. If that is a plastic pot, I would leave the rose in filtered light for a bit longer, and then get a much much bigger clay pot and put it in that. Then you could put it into full sun. Then just leave it alone for 1-2 months. When it recuperates and starts growing, you can feed it according to the instructions. Nip off any flower buds you see while it is still tiny - it will grow better faster without having to support flowers. When it gets maybe three times as big as it is now, I would plant it in the ground (in full sun) - sounds as if you have other roses outside, and know how to do that. Good luck! When it blooms please please post pictures of it on here, and we can try and figure out "who" it is. Jackie...See MoreROSE HELP - Curled Leaves, Burned Shoots, Dark Veins
Comments (23)Dizzy, it was definitely thrips. The horrible thing is they come back! My roses are now on a spraying schedule. I switch back and forth from an organic spray with spinosad as the main ingredient, and the Bayer Advanced Systemic(not the one with fertilizer that you water in the ground). I don't want them getting immune to them, so i alternate. Once you see damage, it's really too late for that shoot. You won't be able to recover the leaves, buds, or new shoots. The thrips suck the sap and juices from the base of the leaves, shoots, and buds causing deformity and stunted growth. Flowers won't bloom, or will bloom with microscopic petals. If i see damage, I immediately start the spraying routine: Thoroughly water all your rose plants deeply in the morning. In the afternoon, i remove all damaged leaves, shoots, and buds. finally, in the early evening i start the spraying. You don't want to spray the plants when the scorching afternoon sun is out. drench all healthy shoots, and make sure the spray gets in the base of every leaf and bud....See MoreWhy are the leaves on my roses turning yellow? (pic)
Comments (12)You can buy iron in a bag at a plant store or as a liquid, but if the soil is not acid enough iron won't help. If you ph is above 7 you need to take the ph down to 6.5 or lower. If you drink coffee just add unused coffee to mixed with water or add some white vinegar to the water you use to water. Peat can create a more acid soil, if you mix an acid loving plant mix or peat into the soil. Once the ph is at a good level, then the plants can actually uptake the iron. I forgot to mention sometimes yellow leaves are the sign of over watering in which you may not be over watering, but have poor drainage. They don't sell Killex. I only use round up which has to hit the plant to create a kill, but I don't know about Killex. It is possible that it leaked from the soil into the rose? There are too many possibilities. I might dig it up and put it in a pot, if I really cared about it and I could not get a replacement. That would solve the ph problem or the weed killer problem. Use a rose potting mix and it should be already and later you can replant it....See MoreWhy are my rose stems drying and leaves falling
Comments (7)Vermicompost could be too rich. If they were mine, I'd get perlite, and lighten the soil 50% 50%. If I could find some tree bark, or even broken up twigs I'd go 30-30-30 and add some "peanuts" which are styrofoam packing materials. I'd remove the roses from the pots one at a time, very gently and soak them in water with an aspirin dissolved. Then I'd sniff (yes, smell) the soil that's in the pot. It SHOULD smell 'fresh' and definitely not smell bad -sulphurous- stangnant water-like. If the soil smells bad, it should probably be put out to dry thoroughly in the sun and then used as a fertilizer rather than as a soil....See MoreGary in Riverside Ca (USA) USDA Zone 9b; Sunset Zone 18
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8 years agoGary in Riverside Ca (USA) USDA Zone 9b; Sunset Zone 18
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoGary in Riverside Ca (USA) USDA Zone 9b; Sunset Zone 18
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHere is a Dick Clark purchased from the Breck's sale planted two weeks ago that spent 5 days traveling in a truck across the country. I've only had problems when the rose has been completely buried beneath the soil. This mound is about eight inches high.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoGary, I was wrong, 4 of my rose bands didn't grow have soil issues, they're not the same as yours. I pull out one today which was planted next to a pine tree, I was hoping it can climb on the tree and be the center of one rose garden. It had white stuff all over the roots, not sure what was, I took a photo. The soil next to the pine tree is not good, I bought a bag garden soil today, will pick up another bag tomorrow just for the four roses close to the pnie trees. I aways add some manue (Lowe's) to every rose in the spring. I have a "working horse" to carry all the garden soil/ manueI, you'll see. :-) All the troubled rose bands are in pots now, hope they will grow in the potting soil. Good luck with yours.
Gary in Riverside Ca (USA) USDA Zone 9b; Sunset Zone 18
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