| Is there a difference between pruning old fashioned roses? I pruned my four roses that are all planted in pots. Three are old fashioned and 'generosa' types: Mme.Paule Boucose; Paul Massad; and Florence Delatire(hard to read the tag anymore --- gotta make a new one!). The other I have in my location of Zone 9 near New Orleans is another everblooming tea rose that I rescued from a store w/no tag to know the name. The tea rose has a nice long stalk --- in good condition and with growth about as thick as a pencil and a fair amt. toward the bottom that's thicker. The problem was that I couldn't find an otward facing bud that I was hoping for toward the thicker base of the stem, so I've got one fairly long stem left on the whole bush, which looks strange. |
| Dianne, Old fashioned roses are often just hedge pruned with little care as to the particulars. Rose pruning can be complicated for all the various types. For you tea rose I would not worry as much about outward facing buds as for creating a more balanced plant with several canes in various directions. Pruning roses can a bit of a trick, so visit these sites for more information: http://www.ars.org/About_Roses... http://aggie-horticulture.tamu... Thanks for the question. Please stop in again soon! |
