What should I do if my Chinese roses bloom a lot but do not produce new branches?
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What should I do if my Chinese roses bloom a lot but do not produce new branches? Some flower friends have asked this question before. The Chinese roses in pots bloom quite a lot, continuously, but the branches are all thin and weak, without strong new branches from the base. Why is that?
Know that to make Chinese roses bloom a lot, the first thing is to grow them strong because Chinese roses are a plant that blooms on new branches, and their lifespan is often relatively short, requiring regular updates. Different varieties have different branch lifespan cycles. Overly old branches have reduced vitality and are difficult to produce high-quality flowers.
Therefore, to make Chinese roses bloom continuously for a long time, it is necessary to let them grow strong new branches from the base to update the plant, otherwise it is easy to cause the whole plant to age and show reduced vitality and reduced blooming.
The reason why potted Chinese roses bloom continuously but rarely produce strong shoots is not only related to the seedlings themselves but also more about our daily care. If the care is incorrect, it is difficult for Chinese roses to grow strong new branches.
1. Grafted seedlings are relatively difficult to produce shoots.
Grafted Chinese rose seedlings grow rapidly in the early stage and can quickly develop a full plant shape, so many businesses use grafting to propagate Chinese rose seedlings. Although grafted Chinese roses grow more vigorously in the early stage, most varieties will find it difficult to produce shoot buds during cultivation.
On the other hand, cuttings of Chinese roses are just the opposite. Cuttings of Chinese roses grow slowly in the early stage but rapidly in the later stage because they easily produce shoot buds. If your potted Chinese roses do not easily produce shoot buds, you first need to check whether your rose seedlings are grafted. If they are grafted, it is common not to produce shoot buds, and you can choose to cultivate new seedlings for replacement.
2. Improper care.
Some flower friends have raised cuttings, but they do not produce strong shoots. Instead, the new thin branches are full of flower buds, which seems to love flowering, but the whole Chinese rose plant looks relatively weak, and even the flower buds cannot be supported.
This situation mainly occurs because there is a problem with our cultivation methods, especially in the control of fertilization and watering. Many flower friends want Chinese roses to bloom, so they like to use phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, starting from the germination of Chinese roses. Some use "Flower多多2" and "Monopotassium Phosphate" alternately. Both of these fertilizers are phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. By supplementing a large amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to Chinese roses, they will naturally produce a lot of flower buds and bloom.
However, due to the lack of nitrogen fertilizer, the branches of Chinese roses will grow relatively weak, and naturally, there will not be more nutrients that can produce strong shoots from the base.
In fact, using a large amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to promote flowering also needs to be timed. If too much phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is applied throughout the growing period, it can easily cause a lack of calcium in Chinese roses, leading to the shedding of new buds or poor germination of new branches, counterproductive.
Correct fertilization method for Chinese roses:
The correct fertilization method for Chinese roses should be based on different growth stages. Different growth stages have different fertilizer requirements. Usually, during the germination stage of Chinese roses, you can use high-nitrogen fertilizer twice, then use a compound fertilizer with a ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium 1:1:1, such as "Flower多多1". After the Chinese roses show flower buds, you can switch to "Flower多多2" and monopotassium phosphate, either alone or alternately, to increase the use of potassium fertilizer.
Mastering the correct fertilization method can help us avoid the situation where Chinese roses bloom a lot but have few strong branches. If your Chinese roses have already bloomed a lot but have few strong branches, how can you improve them? Here are two suggestions.
1. Rejuvenation through severe pruning.
This method is more suitable for Chinese roses when they are recovering from dormancy, such as from summer dormancy to autumn revival, or in winter dormancy. If pruning in autumn, you should first apply fertilizer to the Chinese roses to ensure they have stored some nutrients before pruning, and also strengthen fertilizer and water management after pruning to promote the growth of new branches. Relatively speaking, severe pruning for rejuvenation is more suitable in winter, which is safer.
2. Rejuvenation through layering.
During the growing period of Chinese roses, if pruning is too heavy, poor management can easily lead to the withering or weakening of the roses. Therefore, the best method for rejuvenating rose seedlings during the growing period is layering, manually pulling the branches of Chinese roses horizontally to force the nutrients to flow back to the base and then strengthening fertilization and watering, which naturally makes it easy to produce strong new shoot buds from the bottom.
The above[] introduces how to deal with Chinese roses that bloom a lot but do not produce new branches. I hope it can be helpful to you. Don't forget to check out more flower cultivation experience and knowledge!