Not so pretty polly...

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    Good Evening all...
    A few weeks ago i bought two pretty polly patio plants. To date one of them is really flourishing whilst the other is fighting to retain its roses/buds...help! What could i be doing wrong?! Catwoman
     
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    Good evening Catwoman yes " Pretty Polly" Also known as 'Pink Symphony'.are they identical in their position,compost,etc:)

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    bought them both at same time, replanted them into bigger pots with john innes no3, gave them both blood fish and bone, they stand approx 3 feet apart, both have got the same amount of sunshine so really don't know what's gone wrong :-(
     
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    Good even Catwoman is their any possibility of a Photo maybe tomorrow:) in the meantime I will start looking for an answer,not come across this problem before,very interesting for me:)
     
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    I'll take a couple of pics tomorrow when i get the chance, really can't understand why either. I'm a novice gardener and have looked up how to care for and water etc so really don't know what's gone wrong. Would be grateful if you could solve this one for me. :ThankYou:
     
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      No Worries Catwoman we will solve it together my friend:)
       
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        Hi Woo...A very good day to you. As requested here are the pics of my roses. Hope you are able to diagnose the problem for me. IMG_0033.JPG IMG_0035.JPG ​
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        Hi Catwoman with your kind permission I have saved your images so that I can rotate them at will,at the moment I am trying to fly (upside down):heehee: only joking my friend:)
        I will have a close look at them:)
         
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          Sorry about that Woo, Twas my son that took them, should have said for him to take them at different angles. Let me know if you would like me to take a couple more or whether you'd like to carry on with your neck exercises and letting all your blood rush to your head...Catwoman
           
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          Good evening Catwoman no worries good job you got a sense of humour my friend:)
          Forgive me asking but have you the same drainage in each pot,and try raising them off the ground a little,and change their positions over,I cannot see anything seriously wrong with the rose that is struggling a little,as the foliage looks healthy from the photos you have kindly posted for me,,the compost does look a little to wet,the only thing I can respectfully suggest is re-potting your rose as a last resort,that is only if you agree my friend:) I am sorry that I can,t give you a single answer,but sometimes there is,nt one ,please keep me updated as I am very interested in how our little rose get's on,I have many Rosarian Nursery friend's all over the country and I will continue to seek out an answer for you but it might take some time,but I never give up my friend:)If I can be of any more help please just ask:)
           
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          Hi Catwoman :)

          I have some patio roses which are the same variety in containers right next to each other and they don't all 'perform' at the same time or to the same standard. I'm not worried at all as long as the foliage looks healthy, which yours does :blue thumb:

          The second plant looks to be either slightly more mature or just a bigger plant than the first so it could be that it's got more stems with blooms on.
           
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            Good evening Woo...I have the same drainage in each pot, will also try raising them up a little to see if that helps. I water them fairly liberally twice a day whether it has been raining or not...could this be the problem? Catwoman :wallbang:
             
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            Hi there...I bought both roses exactly the same time and they were both the same size. I will try changing its position and water it a bit less and see if that helps. Will keep you updated...Catwoman :noidea:
             
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              Good evening Catwoman yes it could very well be that, try letting them dry out a little bit and we will see what the results are:dbgrtmb::)
               
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              I have lots of roses in planters and I let the compost on top of the container dry out slightly before watering but I personally don't water more than once every couple of days even in very dry weather (give them a good soaking in the evening) and if we've had a decent downpour I don't give them any extra.

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