The Santana, which is one of the climbing rose varieties that bloom more often, is one of the most beautiful roses of all with its very branched growth and the beautiful, bright red flowers. It is also considered to be robust and quite insensitive to various diseases - perfect for using it to set colorful accents in the garden. However, Santana should be cut back regularly to ensure that the flowers last as long as possible.

Spring is a good time to cut back the climbing rose Santana

Intensive flowering from June to October

The climbing rose Santana attracts attention: between June and October, this representative of the rose family shows its fiery red, very double flowers, which are in great abundance on the long shoots. Like all frequently flowering varieties, this one also develops its flowering splendor on the biennial shoots, which is why severe pruning should be avoided if possible. However, not cutting at all is also not possible, because a lack of care leads to the rosebush aging and thus to bareness - as a result, the blossom becomes fewer and fewer and finally stops altogether.

Cut back the Santana climbing rose that blooms frequently in spring

The right time to cut back roses that bloom often is late winter or early spring, when the plant has not yet sprouted. You can tell the right time (if possible between mid-January and the end of March) for such a measure by the fact that the buds are thickening - if this is the case, you should use scissors. A later pruning, however, should be avoided, otherwise the plant could suffer a shock and further sprout might not occur. The pruning follows this pattern:

  • old, bare side shoots can be cut back to the base
  • Water shoots without flowers as well
  • weak shoots can be shortened to the first two or three eyes
  • alternatively, these can also be removed entirely
  • Deadwood and damaged shoots are completely removed
  • crossed or too densely growing shoots should also be thinned out

You should also regularly remove faded flowers to encourage the climbing rose Santana to develop new flowers.

Pruning when young ensures vigorous branching

The shoots of freshly planted or younger climbing roses of the Santana variety should also be cut back to two or three eyes every year to stimulate branching. This variety, in contrast to other climbing roses, also branches very well in the lower area and forms a very dense growth with appropriate pruning in adolescence.

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The climbing rose Santana is particularly suitable for greening house walls, garden fences and scaffolding. It harmonizes especially in combination with yellow or white clematis (Clematis).

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