5 roses to a stem

Last post 01-03-2007 12:57 PM by Anonymous. 4 replies.

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01-03-2007 12:55 PM

5 roses to a stem

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A couple of my beautiful rose bushes produce 5 buds to a stem, with the center rose developing before the four surrounding it. What am I doing wrong? Is there some way to correct this situation so I have only one rose to a stem?

01-03-2007 12:55 PM In reply to

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I'm not sure what type of roses you have, but my knockout roses also have these 5 buds too. So do my parade miniature roses. After the blooms fade I prune, by cutting stem back to the next 5 leaf stem, and your roses will keep on blooming.

01-03-2007 12:56 PM In reply to

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Lady Di, I looked in one of my books on roses and Hybrid teas, are the roses that produce a single long stem rose. Are you sure that this is the roses that you bought? Hope that I was able to help.

01-03-2007 12:56 PM In reply to

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I have about 75 rose bushes, and I can tell you that even Hybrid teas often have more than one bud per stem. Several buds on a stem are called a candleabra. You can keep them this way or disbud the side buds when they are small. This will make the cental bud larger . Or you can get rid or the central bud and leep the side ones. Its your choice. just pick the buds you dont want off with your finger!

01-03-2007 12:57 PM In reply to

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Thank you so much for your replies. At least now I know I'm not alone in the 5-to-a-stem world. And I now have a name for them - candleabras. Thanks also for your tips on how to remedy them. Now that I have "candleabras", I may celebrate them for a while and deal with them gradually. Thank you both so much!!

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