What to do if the climbing rose doesn't climb?
Let me share with you some related experience in flower planting on how to deal with climbing roses that don't climb, with the following details:
: What to do if the climbing rose doesn't climb? Understand two points, and target the solution!
Previously, a flower enthusiast asked such a question: They planted a rose, not sure what variety it is, but it keeps growing long branches and doesn't bloom. By observing the rose plant, it seems to be a climbing rose. Then the enthusiast said, "Why doesn't it climb?" Today, let's talk about the reasons why this climbing rose doesn't climb.
Does the climbing rose really climb?
In the beginning, the enthusiast mentioned that why doesn't the climbing rose climb? What she meant was that the long branches of the climbing rose do not automatically attach to supports like grapes, clematis, or campsis.
Yes, many flower enthusiasts think that climbing roses will climb by themselves because climbing roses are also called climbing roses, and we see that the rose branches on other flower walls and archways are neatly attached to the supports. Many新手 enthusiasts think that climbing roses can climb like okra. In fact, this is not the case. The shaping of climbing roses entirely relies on manual guidance, so every winter, their hands are very sore.
For specific guidance methods, you can refer to the introduction in the book "How to Raise a Blooming Rose from Scratch."
The characteristic of climbing roses is that strong new branches can grow very long. Strong suckers that sprout from the base can often grow more than 2 meters high, and strong branches that sprout from last year's suckers can also grow to about 1.5 meters. Because the branches can grow very long and have a tendency to climb, they are called climbing roses.
What to do if the climbing rose doesn't climb?
But the branches of the climbing rose itself have no ability to climb and can only rely on their own upright support. If the upright support is poor, the branches will droop. Therefore, in the summer and autumn seasons, the branches of climbing roses often grow in a disorganized manner.
Why doesn't the climbing rose bloom but produce suckers?
If climbing roses want to bloom many flowers and achieve the effect of a flower wall, they need a fair number of strong new branches or suckers. Without strong new branches and long branches, it is difficult to guide them and achieve the effect of a flower wall.
So, if a climbing rose produces many new branches and keeps growing tall without blooming, there is no need to worry, because it will definitely have an impressive performance in the spring of the following year. However, if your climbing rose keeps blooming but doesn't produce suckers, it is really moving away from the flower wall.
For example, the red Dragon Sands宝石 planted by the students from the Greenery Enthusiast Flower Wall Creation Camp has not been growing well since it was planted. After taking some remedial measures, it finally started growing and even kept blooming, but it didn't produce suckers.
Here, I need to mention that the characteristic of climbing rose blooming is "weak branches bloom," which means that new branches that are not vigorous tend to bloom, while very vigorous new branches often just grow tall and bloom at the top after growing to about 1 to 2 meters.
This red Dragon Sands宝石 has been blooming continuously but not producing suckers, indicating that this rose plant is not vigorous enough, and the root cause lies in the poor root system of this rose. Because the root system is not good, it cannot absorb sufficient nutrients, and the apical dominance allows the nutrients of the rose to be (G-Y) for the upper buds to grow. Therefore, when the weak buds at the top sprout, they will bloom. But the strong buds at the base, due to insufficient nutrients, have never had a chance to emerge.
Facing this situation, a better approach is: 1. Control blooming