Whether in a bed of roses or in a tub on the terrace - this rose ensures a brilliant appearance. You can see them from afar with their red and white colored and large flowers. The flowers are suitable for vase cutting. But are there other reasons for pruning this rose?

The Rose Nostalgia is an enchanting cut flower

Cut down radically in spring

Like all other hybrid tea roses, this specimen should be pruned in spring:

  • between mid-February and early March
  • Clean the rose scissors and sharpen if necessary
  • Cut all shoots down to around 20 cm
  • leave a maximum of 40 cm of the shoots
  • pruning too lightly will result in weaker growth
  • Completely remove old, dried up, frozen shoots that are too weak

Cut off wilted flowers

It sounds worse than it is: the withered blossoms of the Rose Nostalgie should be decapitated regularly. To do this, use the rose scissors to cut just below the top rose petal. The result is that new flowers can constantly develop and the flowering period lasts longer.

Do diseased shoots have to be removed?

Fungal diseases can soon spell the end for many roses. The Rose Nostalgie is completely different. Should it ever be attacked by a disease such as leaf spot, rose rust, powdery mildew or blackspot - there is no need to worry.

The diseased shoots do not have to be cut off as quickly as possible with rose scissors to save the plant. It will recover on its own. So leave the diseased shoots or cut them off if you think they spoil the look.

Win cut flowers - long lasting in the vase

You can cut off freshly blossomed flowers to put them in a vase. They last a week with regular water changes. However, cutting the flowers is less recommended for tall stems or plants in tubs. You then no longer look so attractive in the overall picture.

tips

A maximum of 1/4 of all shoots should be older than two years. Otherwise this rose will no longer bloom profusely.

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Vegetable garden