My non growing roses

Category: Roses | Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:50 pm

I have four roses out in the rose garden that arent growing at all.

My Josephs Coat

My Tropicana

My Irish Creme

My Kordes Perfecta

The one thing they all have in common....I bought these four barerooted and dipped in wax.

All the others were potted roses. But these four were covered in wax.

They arent dead but they arent growing either. Ive bought the last wax covered rose on St Paddys Day...it was the Irish Creme....fitting ,I know.

The first wax covered rose I bought was in Feb.

My Josephs Coat grew a set of leaves but they died soon after they sprouted. Nothing since.

Ive been going back and forth about just pulling them up and replacing them with live roses.....But I hand picked these for thier colors and type. So Im stuck. I still feed and water them along with the rest.

I guess Ill keep playing the waiting game.

Note to self....

Never buy wax covered roses again.

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dooley wrote on Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:21 pm:

Is there any way you can remove the wax or some of it? Roses breathe and take in water through their stems? and leaves, too. Maybe they can't get enough air. dooley

dooley wrote on Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:23 pm:

I was thinking about it. Maybe with low heat of a hair dryer or something like it. Nothing too hot. Maybe it would be soft when it's in the 90's there? I'm not sure how to do it? Dooley

contrareeone wrote on Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:03 am:

My roses are all just going crazy with the sunshine. I found 5 old bushes here and read up on how to prune them. They looked awful for a bit, now they look like real plants!!!
When you buy roses dipped in wax, which parts are covered, just the above ground...roots...what??? I've never bought a rose bush. (have always thought they were more work than I had time for)

Pinkiered wrote on Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:24 pm:

Its just the stems thats covered in wax. And now it doesnt matter about them growing. They were all dead.

Last night I had a little too much to drink and I wanted to smell "My pretty roses". I kicked one of the non growing roses and it snapped in half. So this morning I went and dug the other three up and all four are dead and looks like they have been that way for a while.

No more waxed roses for me!

heathermt75 wrote on Sat May 20, 2006 7:14 am:

I have 4 rose bushes that look like your do. They bloomed last year, but haven't this year. I'm going to give them 2 or 3 more weeks and if they haven't shown any improvement, I''l dig them up and replace them. One was called a Hot Cocoa and it was gorgeous! Hopefully I can find another one.