Summer Pruning : The Correct Way to Deadhead Roses.
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Summer Pruning : The Correct Way to Deadhead Roses.
Removing the faded blooms on roses is not just for cosmetic purposes,it actively encourages more flowers.
Any plants main aim in life is to reproduce itself and Roses especially , if allowed to set seed will stop flowering.
Cut off the forming seeds,(The rose hips ), and the plant will try again to flower and set seed.
It is not enough to simply pull the rose hip off. As the dormant shoot buds are located where the leaves join to the stem, this is where you should cut.You will notice that the first few leaves, below the faded bloom are in threes, follow the stem down to the first set of five or more leaves.
Using a pair of sharp secatauers, make a cut just above this leaf sloping away from it.
Cluster flowered floribunda roses are slightly different in that you must cut off the entire faded cluster of blooms.
How often should you do it? As often as you need to.Check over the roses once or twice weekly.
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