Potted Climbing Roses Aren't Blooming

6 years ago

I ordered "Pinata" Climbing roses from Jackson Perkins. They arrived in good shape. Planted in March 2016. They took off climbing, green and leafy. I've tied back gently on the pergola as they climbed. Potting Soil is Miracle Gro. In December, I started adding Miracle Gro Shake N Feed All Purpose once a month. Everything seems fine, but I still have no blooms. 6 hours of direct sunlight. Temps are hot here in South Florida since mid-May - actual temp 80-85...feels like 90-100. The pot can get rain water when it storms, otherwise I water 1x/week - a full gallon of water. None drains from the pot.

Any advice? I really want to see those blooms! :-)

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barbarag_happy

6 years ago

A gallon a week of water does not sound like enough. Watering should be done as it is needed. As your plants grow their water needs increase. Anytime it is windy, or temperatures are high, their water needs increase. You should water until water runs out the bottom, every time!

I check all my pots every day by grabbing the rim and trying to lift them; I can tell by the weight if they are getting dry.

You may find you need to move them up to larger pots every couple years. When they slow down growing and blooming that usually indicates it's time for a new pot and fresh soil.

Using a liquid fertilizer like fish emulsion or seaweed is great for roses in pots. Organic fertilizers won't leave any residue of chemical salts and that's a big advantage of them.

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Kelly Tregaskis Collova
6 years ago
If your fertilizer is high in nitrogen, that can be causing excessive growth without the blooms. You could switch to a bloom boost fertilizer, but I would wait until temp cool down a bit. Otherwise, it could be that your roses are still young. It takes climbers a good couple years to get established. What size pots are you growing them in?
lucillle
6 years ago
My Cl. Night Owls bloomed, but sparsely, until I moved them to the front yard this season. They are in huge fabric pots. I have a weeper hose that is set over their pots and it drips for an hour every other day. They started blooming a lot more, I don't know if it was the move or the weeper hose.
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mzstitch
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Great advice above. I seriously think more frequent watering and switching to liquid fish emulsion will give you more blooms. I live in S.C., not quite as hot as you yet, but I find I have to water my potted roses either every day, or every other day. I switched to only using fish emulsion two years ago, and I get far more blooms than anything I had used prior. I also recommend putting some kind of mulch on the top of the soil to retain the water. I just use pine needles.
Zack Lau Z6 Connecticut
6 years ago
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I have to disagree about having too much nitrogen. Roses need leaves to produce blooms. Climbing roses are called climbing roses because they need lots of leaves before they produce blooms. The stems have to be real long before there are enough leaves to bloom. For a few years I fed my roses 32-0-4 lawn fertilizer and they did just fine. A soil test indicated I just needed Nitrogen. If you search the archives many posters have a three year rule for climbers--don't expect blooms until the third year.
Good advice on growing climbers
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Pots need more water .. once a week is too less. Daily watering is recommended? Fish emulsion once in 3 weeks will help too...
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How big is your pot? Climbers have a lot of plant to support, so they need a big pot. However, I have a feeling yours just isn't mature enough to bloom yet. My grafted Viking Queens put out quite a few flowers last year, their first year in the ground as little plants. However, this year they've focused on sending out a mass of huge basals and only now are thinking abour giving me a few blooms. Next year should be awesome. Give them time, space and lots of water!
Va Joh(zone8b)
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I have a pinata and Joseph's coat in pots that are quick repeat bloomers. They have been in for two and a half years and are pretty mature. Thats odd that they aren't blooming but like others said, more water!
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jacqueline9CA
6 years ago
Yes, more water (it should DEFINITELY run out the bottom of the pot each time!). Also, your roses are only 16 months old - they are babies. Climbers need to grow tall before they bloom. Sounds as if they are growing well and are happy. You just need to WAIT. Patience is a virtue.

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