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QUESTION: Hi.

I have 3 rose bushes.

1 I bought about 5 years ago. It has YET to bloom.
It has grown from a few inches tall to almost 3 and a half feet tall.

It has leaves on it every year near the top of the plant, but they fall off at the end of summer.

Last summer it bloomed 5 tiny roses that died within days.

I live in zone 7-8, in Alabama.

My second question is

I bought 2 rose bushes (or rather, 2 sticks in a bucket)
I planted them according to the instructions. They were green when I planted them (a month ago) now they have turned brown. Did they die?

Should I give them a year before deciding if they're dead?

Oh yea, 3rd question. For valentine's day my grandma gave me a miniature rose bush in a pot. It bloomed 2 fowers then all the flowers and leaves fell off. I gave it some fertilizer. Unfortunately I burned it by not diluting it enough. I'm trying to save it. I took it out of the pot, washed the pot, then washed the rose under lukewarm water to remove as much of the dirt that had been fertilized as possible, then I put it in fresh dirt.

Did I do good by doing that, or did that make it worse?
I trimmed off the leaves and branches that had turned black from the burn.

ANSWER: From your description of the rose, the problem is in the roots. When a rose doesn't bloom properly and the top leaves are not right, it is usually a problem with the roots. The other reason is that there could be something in your soil that the rose is re-axcting to. Next spring I would cut the rose bush right down so that it is only 12 inches tall. Plus dig down alongside of the bush and see if the roots look healthy. If they have small round lumps on them or they have gone black, get rid of the rose as it will never be a healthy one.
The other two roses are dead and were not good roses when you bought them from the garden center. Some garden centers will take roses back and didn't grow and give you new ones so you could try that and see what happens.
Yes, you did the right thing for your mini rose and that should stop the fertilizer from burning the roots. Now cut it back even farther to about 3 inches as the roots are under stress and will take a little time to re-cover. Cutting it back means it will grow lots of new leaves and be healthier. Even though it is a mini rose it still likes to grow as the large garden roses. If you can, place it in an area where it will get only morning sun and be shaded from the hot afternoon sun and it will do very well for you. Hope this helps.

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QUESTION: Hi, sorry I did not see your reply to my question the first time.

I told you about my 2 stick roses that turned brown.

One of the roses that turned brown is now blooming bright red leaves near the base of the ground. Does this mean it is alive after all?

But alas the second one looks like it is rotting. :( I guess it is dead. I will replace it. It's also very loose in the dirt. It wiggles unlike the 2nd, which is firm.

Answer
Bright red leaves could be an indication of a serious rose disease. I know it is hard to throw away a rose bush, but I think you got sold a couple of roses that were of poor quality. Roses should be loved and enjoyed butsick roses just cause a lot of stress.