we have a climbing queen anne rose bush, and need to know when to prune it? it is growing but no blooms??? | |
it is planted near an a/c drainage unit, where it gets alot of water which i believe is the reason why it is growing so big (approx. 14' in height and 6' in diam.) i just cant figure out why it is soo big and no blooms?? any help or suggestions? do i need to prune it back so that it will bloom?
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1I can think of several possible reasons for no bloom.
One is that left to their own devices, vertical canes bloom only at the tips. Climbing roses produce two kinds of shoots: the main structural canes and the lateral flowering shoots, which grow from the canes. If the main stems are slow to branch, tip-prune them to the first strong bud to encourage sideshoots.
Fanning out the canes so they are closer to horizontal encourages flowering from laterals that grow from the main cane. The look can resemble espaliered fruit trees if they are fanned onto a trellis. Another method is to train along a fence or spiral the growth around a pillar.
In the winter, shorten flowering laterals to three or four buds. After several years some of the old canes may be removed to the base to produce new vigorous canes because with age flower production can drop.
Does your rose get more than six full hours of sun? It does not have to be continuous but it must be at least six total.
If you feed the rose to much nitrogen it may be putting all its effort into growing without setting blossoms. Stop feeding it or shift to a low nitrogen fertilizer for roses like Whitney Farm's 4-6-2.
Check the website: www.Everyrose.com, and look under gardener's experiences to see what they have to say about this rose and whether it blooms for them.
PS are you sure it is Queen Anne not Queen Elizabeth?
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