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What is happening to my English Miss rose?

Discussion in 'Roses' started by Shubela, Jun 30, 2021.

  1. Shubela

    Shubela Apprentice Gardener

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    I inherited some roses from the previous homeowner. I repotted them last autumn and they are now flowering, but one looks very healthy and the other seems to have all sorts of issues. I’d be grateful for any advice as they both look beautiful and have fabulous fragrance so I don’t want to lose them.

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    @Shubela
    The rose without the flowers looks to be fairly healthy. The red leaves and shoots are fairly normal for young shoots on a rose. They will green up and become shiney over the next week or so.
    Personally I think it is a sign of good strong growth.
    I might remove the shoot with the yellow leaves (towards the top of the picture) as close to base of the rose I could get.
     
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      Good morning @Shubela my friend could I respectfully suggest that they would be far happier in larger containers the Rose you are concerned about seems to have some underplanting not sure if they are weeds or not and I cannot see the bud union ( the point where the scion is grafted onto the rootstock,) it should be when planted about 1inch below the surface .

      Are you sure they are "English Miss" Roses as the English Miss Roses are usually Pink Floribundas :smile:


      Light pink Floribunda.
      Registration name: English Miss
      Bred by Cants of Colchester (United Kingdom, 1977).
      Floribunda.
      Light pink. Strong, spice fragrance. 60 petals. Large, very full (41+ petals), flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
      Height of 2' to 30" (60 to 75 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm).

      Parentage
      Dearest (floribunda, Dickson before 1958) × The Optimist

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      • Shubela

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        Thank you both for your replies. As a complete beginner with these types of roses I wasn’t sure if the red leaves and shoots were suckers or not so i didn’t know if they should be removed, so it’s good to know that they should be left alone.
        I had included the photo of the yellow rose as a comparison of two roses growing side by side in the same compost but behaving differently and did not explain that at all in my post.

        I’m sorry I didn’t get a pink flower in the photo, but it was the damage on the leaves of the pink rose that I was concerned about. There was a label in the pot so I think it is « English Miss « and it matches your photo. I will repot it in a larger pot and remove the moss and wood sorrel growing around the base, I had put the moss in to keep the weeds away and I like the look of it. I will also pay attention to the bud union.

        Thank you so much, these roses are beautiful and worth trying to keep them growing and I hope to eventually take cuttings.
         
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          Good morning @Shubela my dear friend my apologies no worries I couldn't be sure if it was a sucker or not with out seeing the bud union, I am sure your Roses will be OK and will reward you for many years to come and if you need anymore advice please just ask and in a way we are all beginners and always learning,enjoy your day and your Roses my friend:smile:

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