Roses lose buds prematurely

QuestionI recently planted 2 new rose bushes that were already displaying a large number of buds. Within a week, all the buds suddenly disappeared. The plants appear healthy and after a while a 2nd growt

green worms

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Lynnette, I have 4 rose bushes. THe climber got infected with green worms that eat the leaves until theyre lacey, and this spread to the other 3 bushes. Nothing seems to get rid of them. I prefe

Brown Edged Rose Buds

QuestionQUESTION: I have a climbing rose called Full Moon Rising in my Houston Texas home. Growth has been fantastic this spring and leaves and stems look great. But the white blooms have brown edges. &n

yellow banks rose starting

QuestionHow to start a cutting from yellow banks rose AnswerTake the cuttings off the rose when it is cool in the morning. Take a few cuttings because some will not strike. Then follow these directions on this webp

compassion rose problem

Question compassion rose Hi. I planted a compassion rose plant about 2-3 weeks ago. Over the past two days I noticed some wilting of the leaves. Today I noticed the leaves are browning and drying out. I planted exac

Locating a certain rose plant

QuestionI am trying to find out if the Wishing Well, also called the JACchamp is still available, I have not been able to locate this particular rose bush. Thank you for your time and rely to my question. AnswerWis

KNOCK-OUT ROSE PLANT

QuestionCAN I PLANT IT IN A 1/2 SIZE WHISKEY BARREL TYPE PLANTER? I LIVE IN VILLA PARK, IL....WILL IT SURVIVE THE WINTER? I HAVE THE PLANTER ON MY DECK. HAVE SEVERAL K-O ROSE PLANTS IN MY YARD....LOVE THEM. &n

rose planting in antelope valley ca

QuestionBought 8 rose plants from 1 to 5 gal size sat in my yard for 3 to 4 days while i prepared soil, They were beautiful till I planted them, next morning flowers were drooping. Some of the bubs are falling over.

knock out rose problem

Questionour knock out is several years old & has always been beautiful. this year, after pruning, it seems the new leaves are burgundy colored rather than the normal green. is anything wrong with it, & how do we tre

lots of blooms and thin canes

Questionrose sucker?? QUESTION: Could you tell me if this shoot is a sucker or not. Its kinda hard to tell, but it seemingly appeared out of nowhere! This shoot has 7 leaflets, but unfortunately so does the r

Larva maybe

Question Larva maybe I found this on my rose bush...hoping you can tell me what it is, it looks like some type of larva...thanks, Lana AnswerLooks interesting and you are right, it is some kind of larva. Which mea

Rose - Floribunda

Question Floribunda Rose_03.jpg The Floribunda has many flower buds. Those that are in flower now, (May), have small buds growing in the centre of the existing flower. Is this normal, or a sign of an infection or pa

Blooms Dont Last and Shatter

QuestionQUESTION: We recently planted several roses in our new raised flower beds. The roses look healthy and continue to bud and bloom, but the flowers only last a day or two and then shatter. We have other e

Yellow Lady Banks rose

QuestionWe had a huge 15+ year old Lady Banks Rose that we never pruned. It was georgous evey year and seemed to be healthy. We live in North Carolina - Zone 7 - after a summer/winter moderate drought, t

Rose Identification

QuestionI have a great rose that I think is a florabunda. It is yellow with a large amount of petals. The bloom is smaller than a peace rose. I am in zone 7 and the rose currently

Rose ID

QuestionHello. I bought a bouquet which included a Rose that is classic in form. It has deep pink, cream and green outer petals becoming creamer and then paler pink toward the centre. I would love to grow this but h

roses turn brown

QuestionI have one old pink rose bush that many of the buds turn brown before they even get to bloom. Some bloom and then turn brown shortly afterwards. Most of the stems look healthy, but some of them h

Pinata Climbing Roses

QuestionThere are so many contradictory bits of info on this rose. I just purchased one from Gardeners Choice, and when I asked for the zone, they said zone 4, but would suggest covering the base in the winter

New Dawn Rose

QuestionMy New Dawn is in its second year with lots of buds. Today I noticed that many of the buds have holes in them...as tho they were bored into. I dont see anything visible that could have caused tha

Knockout rose petals turning brown

QuestionWe have a knockout rose plant planted in the backyard by previous owner. We stay at Plano (near Dallas), TX. During start of spring this April, it was very huge and we got it trimmed 3 weeks back. It has be