Why are my roses budding with 4-6 buds to a stem

[leigh]

I have 6 rose bushes, and most of them are starting to bud with multiple buds to a stem ( I don't know the correct term for that). I did cut several roses lately. I usually try to cut them 1/4 inch above the last leaflet with 5 leaves, but don't always do so. What have I done to make them all start doing this? A couple of the bushes have done this before, but not all of them. (I can usually make a cutting that has one rose only, not one stem with 4-6 buds with very short stems coming off the main stem).

Thanks

Leigh

[The Helpful Gardener]

Sounds like you bought a floribunda rose and you're used to hybrid teas. Floribundas or shrub roses have multiple blooms per stem; limiting the number of blooms can produce bigger flowers, but hey, let it do it's thing.
More blooms means longer bloom times...

Scott

[Leigh]

Well, I've been in this house for 3 years now. I have never seen them have this many blooms per stem before. I could often find a single stem rose to cut on most of my rose bushes, but now there are so many blooms per stem. I guess my pruning earlier this spring made them produce more blooms this year? They just haven't done this to this extent before.

[The Helpful Gardener]

Pruning could be it or the shrub may just be getting more mature. What kind of rose is it?