Although potted roses are also suitable as indoor plants, they do better outdoors. They also flower longer and more luxuriantly there. As the name suggests, they feel comfortable in pots or planters.

During the flowering period, the potted rose needs fertilizer regularly

Plant potted roses correctly

Plant your potted rose in a sufficiently large container that is about 10 centimeters larger than the root ball. A drainage hole and a drainage layer at the bottom ensure good water drainage. So no waterlogging can occur.

Cut back the roots of your potted rose a little. Mix rose soil with some horn shavings (32.93€) then fertilize your plants immediately. Plant the potted roses so deep in the pot that the grafting point is about five centimeters below the ground.

Water and fertilize potted roses

It is best to water the potted rose daily during flowering, roses are quite thirsty plants. The soil can be a little damp, but not soaked. The warmer the rose is and the more luxuriantly it blooms, the more water it needs.

If you have mixed horn shavings (32.93€) under the rose soil, then this acts as a long-term fertilizer. But even normal potting soil contains so many nutrients that your potted rose will not need any additional fertilizer for a few weeks. After that, give her a little rose fertilizer once a week until about July.

Cut potted roses

Your potted roses will be more beautiful. bloom longer and more plentifully if you regularly remove the wilted flowers. Either cut them off once a week or clean your potted roses as part of your daily care. This is especially important in damp weather to prevent rot.

An annual pruning in spring is also recommended, as with all other roses, because they grow quite luxuriantly. You can shorten your potted roses to a size of about 10 to 15 centimeters. A hemispherical shape looks particularly pleasing. Shoots without flowers, so-called blind shoots, can be shortened to a few leaves at any time.

Your potted roses in winter

Pot roses are at least conditionally hardy. In severe frost, however, the roots can freeze, because they are less protected in a pot than in the garden bed. You should therefore protect your potted roses from excessive cold. It is best to bring the plants into a cool, dark winter quarters, for example in the basement or a frost-free garage. Now only water your potted roses moderately and do without fertilizer.

The most important care tips in brief:

  • Location light and airy
  • water regularly
  • Avoid waterlogging
  • Fertilize weekly from March to around July
  • alternatively use long-term fertilizer
  • if possible overwinter frost-free, cool and dark

tips

In general, potted roses last longer and better outdoors than indoors. If you can, then you should put these plants outside for at least a few weeks during the summer.

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