Friday, November 18, 2011

Please help!!! Will my rose survive? Its stem is cracked!?

Just today, I bought a rose called Fame, its a Hybrid Tea Rose, and it says Grandiflora Rose, whatever that means. It has 3 stems one the root, with 2 flowers blooming. I didn't get to plant it yet today, because there was a huge storm which just passed. The wind was so bad it took the cushions and flew them 5 yards away. my stupid dad, throught the cushions into the shed. right were i had the rose which i was trying to protect from the heavy wind and rain. The cushion hit one of the stem and it "cracked". It wasn't falling off or anything or even cut, it was just hanging over, 4 inches below the bloom and 6 inches above the root. I'm doing everything possible to keep it alive, I put two tooth picks around the crack and taped it, and then made sure it would stay straight with a peice of wood and a string, then I watered it. Will it be ok? I'm really worried, since it was so new. Will this rose, and its stem survive? Will it ever flower again? Thanks in advance.

Please help!!! Will my rose survive? Its stem is cracked!?
it won't kill the rose. you can take it off and it will be fine .it will die any way.you might want to put a limb sealer on the broken off part,so that it won't get diseases. hybrid tea rose and grandaflora are two different types.tea roses get 4-5 feet tall.grandaflora's get taller.
Reply:It is ok to just cut off the broken branch, do it at an angle so water will roll off and it will be fine.
Reply:If you've taped it into almost the exact position it was in before, it may knit and join back together. Your rose will be 2 roses, almost certainly, the roots of one type, and shoots that have been grafted onto the roots, of the Fame variety. These have knitted into the structure of the roots, just above ground level:you'll probably find the join, if you look.





Otherwise, if it doesn't grow well - as the break will be an area of weakness that could incur infection - then you'll need to prune back to below this point. You'll probably need to do this anyways, come next spring. Cut down to the next bud, prune at an angle pointing downwards, on the opposite site of the stem that the bud is placed at: it'll be at a small point on the stem, where you'll see a small indentation and possible tiny shoot bud. Roses respond well to pruning - typically done every spring - and it makes them vigorous, so don't worry. They're tough creatures, if given plenty of TLC, which you seem to be giving it. They're shallow rooters, so ensure it stays moist, possibly by adding a mulch, and also give it a good regular feed. Good luck!


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