Due to the extreme heat here I am on the verge of loosing my love rose. It was a BR from J&P. It had one good blooming cycle then the drought hit. I watered it, but all of the leaves have dried up, and I can not see any more green in it.
I found some Super Thrive today and I was considering using it to try CPR for this rose. Drastic times call for drastic mesures right?
What are your thoughts? Thanks-Kevin
-
kevinschoppe
- Cool Member
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:54 pm
- Location: Zone 8A Texas Gulf Coast
-
The Helpful Gardener
- Mod
- Posts: 7491
- Joined: Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:17 pm
- Location: Colchester, CT
-
grandpasrose
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:21 pm
- Location: Quesnel, BC, Canada - Zone 4a
Don't give up on it! I have had roses appear to be dead, and have them come back from the bud union. Patience!! 
If your rose has done this because of lack of water, certainly give it water, but be sure not to oversoak it. Because it no longer has any leaves or anything, it need for water will not be as great, and if you overwater it, it could begin to get root rot, and then you will have certainly lost it.
Give it some tender loving care, water and time.
If you are losing patience after a while, before giving up, gently remove the soil from around the stock of the rose, and the bud union and some of the root is exposed. You should be able to tell by scoring the bark if your bush is still green and live inside or not. If so, then it will come. Recover it and wait some more. I have had roses come back a couple of months after thinking they were dead.
Best of Luck!
VAL
If your rose has done this because of lack of water, certainly give it water, but be sure not to oversoak it. Because it no longer has any leaves or anything, it need for water will not be as great, and if you overwater it, it could begin to get root rot, and then you will have certainly lost it.
Give it some tender loving care, water and time.
If you are losing patience after a while, before giving up, gently remove the soil from around the stock of the rose, and the bud union and some of the root is exposed. You should be able to tell by scoring the bark if your bush is still green and live inside or not. If so, then it will come. Recover it and wait some more. I have had roses come back a couple of months after thinking they were dead.
Best of Luck!
VAL
-
The Helpful Gardener
- Mod
- Posts: 7491
- Joined: Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:17 pm
- Location: Colchester, CT
-
grandpasrose
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:21 pm
- Location: Quesnel, BC, Canada - Zone 4a
-
kevinschoppe
- Cool Member
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:54 pm
- Location: Zone 8A Texas Gulf Coast
I have scored, it, and it is brown. I have been putting M. Grown Rose Food, and Growth Harmone on it. (The stuff smells like baby vitamans) and we shall see. We got pretty dry, but not as dry as in the past. So far this was my only victum this year of the drought.
PS Found a great deal at a local nursery, they were marking all of there tree roses from 49.99 to 5.00 US. It was awesome. I got the last 3, queen elizabeth, Linclon, and 7 sisters? Roses Trees. Right now they are in quareteen untill I can get them desiese free before I put the in the garden... That's standard proceedure for me, Is anyone else this extreme when introducting new roses from growers?
PS Found a great deal at a local nursery, they were marking all of there tree roses from 49.99 to 5.00 US. It was awesome. I got the last 3, queen elizabeth, Linclon, and 7 sisters? Roses Trees. Right now they are in quareteen untill I can get them desiese free before I put the in the garden... That's standard proceedure for me, Is anyone else this extreme when introducting new roses from growers?
-
The Helpful Gardener
- Mod
- Posts: 7491
- Joined: Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:17 pm
- Location: Colchester, CT
-
grandpasrose
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:21 pm
- Location: Quesnel, BC, Canada - Zone 4a
I do keep any new roses aside for a couple of weeks when I get them to assess if there is anything going on with them that I don't want to introduce to my others. It is a good practice, especially if you have several roses. Once a disease begins, it can rapidly take over your whole group.
How far down on your rose did you score to find brown? Don't give up though!
What an incredible price for your three new roses! I hope they were healthy. Queen Elizabeth and Lincoln are both very good well known roses. Seven sisters is also known as Grevillei. It is called Seven Sisters because it's flowers change color - opening as dark pink,(almost purple) and fading to almost white. It is known to be a very vigorous and healthy rose, with a little tendency to mildew. It began as a rambler, so as a tree rose, it may get a little gangly - nothing pruning won't solve. It flowers in large clusters of double blooms and has a strong scent. Sounds like a nice rose.
How far down on your rose did you score to find brown? Don't give up though!
What an incredible price for your three new roses! I hope they were healthy. Queen Elizabeth and Lincoln are both very good well known roses. Seven sisters is also known as Grevillei. It is called Seven Sisters because it's flowers change color - opening as dark pink,(almost purple) and fading to almost white. It is known to be a very vigorous and healthy rose, with a little tendency to mildew. It began as a rambler, so as a tree rose, it may get a little gangly - nothing pruning won't solve. It flowers in large clusters of double blooms and has a strong scent. Sounds like a nice rose.
-
acapharmony
- Newly Registered
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:58 pm
Yes I am very careful were my new rose bushes go I HAVE TWO THAT ARE IN THE ICU.They are very sick and do not want them passing it on to my new ones I placed them in a whole diffrent spot in my yard one of the new ones is looking rather dull but I think all the visable buds have died back soon I hope more will bloom thanks alot...