Bedding or floribunda roses, as they are also known, are popular garden plants. While their flowers may not be as impressive as hybrid teas, floribunda roses bloom continuously over a long period of time, are highly disease resistant, tolerate less than ideal conditions, and don't mind rain. Like all roses, however, they must also be pruned regularly, otherwise they will bare and develop fewer and fewer flowers over time. For the particularly rich blossoms of the bed or floribunda roses, there are two pruning dates a year, the most important of which is in early spring. You can find out how to cut back bed roses in the following article.

Faded flowers should be cleaned off regularly

The most important pruning takes place in the spring

You should cut back florets at the beginning of spring when they begin to grow. Experienced rose gardeners have found the beginning of the forsythia blossom to be the ideal time for this. Shorten the shoots by about half and remove any damaged, weak or diseased shoots. In addition, some old leading shoots should be removed close to the ground so that new basal shoots can form. The wood of the previous year, on the other hand, should only be pruned moderately. This selective pruning ensures even flowering across the entire plant. Bed roses respond beautifully to effective pruning and reward it with an abundance of blooms.

Clean out frequently flowering bed roses in summer

As perpetual bloomers, bed roses often show their abundance of flowers from early summer until the first frost. Choose self-pollinating varieties whenever possible, i. H. Bed roses that shed faded flowers all by themselves. There are two reasons why faded flower heads should be removed regularly: on the one hand, cleaning out stimulates the development of more and more new flowers, since the plant does not have to invest any energy in the development of any fruit, on the other hand, the drying up flower heads represent a gateway, especially for fungi - especially in warm, humid weather, as this favors the development of powdery mildew.

Removal of root shoots

Bed roses are usually cultivated by grafting, which can form root shoots. However, these sprout from the original rhizome, not from the grafted variety. If the root suckers are not removed, they will eventually take over and the plant will revert to its rootstock variety. Therefore, you should remove each sapling correctly at its sprouting point. You will probably need to clear away some soil first before pruning back the seedling where it sprouts on the rootstock. If you simply clip it off at ground level, it will thrive on this pruning and will only develop more.

Remove long shoots in autumn

Shortly before the winter break, you should remove the last flowers - and thus prevent a fungal infection - and remove very long shoots. These are often damaged by frost or strong winds, which you can avoid by trimming them in good time.

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The golden rule also applies to bed roses: the weaker the shoot, the more it has to be cut back. Strong shoots, on the other hand, are only slightly shortened.

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