How can I rebloom my Mini Parade Roses??

[Vesper]

So my mom got me a little mini parade rose back in February. When she got the plant for me, it was just about to bloom. But in a matter of days after I got it, the plant started turning yellow and slowly wilted. The flower buds slowly turned brown and never opened. I figured the tiny pot was the problem (It came in a pitiful little pot smaller than my fist) So I replanted it in a bigger pot, and cut off the near dead blooms and cut all the nasty looking foliage off. From then on, the plant really took off and healed fast. It started to grow many new leaves, and today it is now about 2 and 1/2 times the size of the original. It's getting nice and bushy, but I'm really hoping I can get it to bloom again. It looks so healthy and happy right now with bright green foliage, is there any way to make it bloom again?

[rainbowgardener]

Congratulations, it sounds like you did a terrific job of saving your little plant! I'm no kind of rose expert, but I think mini-roses are usually repeat bloomers. I don't know that you can "make" it bloom again, but I expect if you just keep taking care of it (and fertilize it), it will bloom again. I have one and it bloomed most in the fall and kept going until hard frost.

[luis_pr]

Hello, Vesper. Nitrogen helps plants grow but, in large quantities, it just keeps plants green and makes the plants produce few or no blooms. To maximize bloomage from your roses, I would make sure that any fertilizer used is not high in nitrogen. High levels of phosphorus, such as a NPK Ratio of 6-12-6 is what I would search for. Since the plants are potted and watering leeches minerals easily, supply micronutrients when watering with a mix of water + liquid seaweed (or liquid fish... may stink a little at first).