Caring for Long Stem Roses

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When planting your long stem roses, be sure to select an area where they will get 6 hours of sunlight and good air circulation.

Do hard pruning inrepparttar late winter or early spring just as new growth begins. Remove old damaged canes fromrepparttar 113340 center to let in fresh air and sunlight, leavingrepparttar 113341 thick healthy ones forming a circle onrepparttar 113342 outside. Cutrepparttar 113343 remaining stems to 12-24 inches and fertilize in a few weeks time.

To protect during harsh winters, tierepparttar 113344 canes together and mound with soil. Surroundrepparttar 113345 mound with insulating materials such as leaves or straw and shelter with a cylinder, perforated with breathing holes.

Adopt a regular spray program to protectrepparttar 113346 roses and their leaves from disease.

And, don't forget to give your long stem roses lots of water!



Ken Austin
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History of Wild Roses

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This species, native to China, Korea and Japan, has been made into a number of different rose cultivars. It is a fast growing pink flower with rose-hips resembling small tomatoes. It prefers full sunlight and well-drained acidic soil. Since it is a salt-tolerant plant, it is an ideal shrub in coastal conditions. Light infrequent pruning will help keep growth ofrepparttar rosa rugosa under control.

Rosa Foliolosa

This is a member ofrepparttar 113339 rosaceae family and is also know as leafy rose or prairie rose. The rosa foliolosa is a lovely little rose found mainly in Central and North Central Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. It is small in size with very thin wood, very elegant little foliage, with usually nine tiny leaflets per leaf. One of its great characteristics is its fern-like bright green foliage.

Rosa Blanda

Another member ofrepparttar 113340 rosaceae family,repparttar 113341 rosa blanda, also known as meadow rose is a shrub-like thornless plant which grows to about three to four feet tall and prefers rich soil in full sun to light shade. It produces lovely pink flowers between June and August andrepparttar 113342 fruit resembles small apples.



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