Why do roses bloom smaller and smaller?

This is day 835 of Lanyao's daily original article

This article is one of Lanyao's original theories

Excerpt from the series "Three-Step Method for Growing Roses"

These past few days Lanyao has been writing articles about fertilizing roses, and many flower lovers who read them expressed their approval.

But some flower lovers also asked Lanyao:

I fertilized exactly the way you said, Lanyao, so why are my roses blooming smaller and smaller?

Speaking of why roses bloom smaller and smaller, first let's talk about the blooming pattern of roses.

The first flush of roses:

Roses begin to sprout in March every year, and generally begin to bloom in late April to May. For the first flush of roses, it takes about 45-60 days from sprouting to blooming.

In such a long period, the rose buds have enough time to grow, so naturally more nutrients accumulate, which is why the first flush of roses in spring often blooms the largest and most standard.

The second flush of roses:

After the first flush finishes blooming, it takes about 35-40 days from pruning to the second flush opening. Because the temperature is high, roses grow fast, the whole bud development period becomes shorter, and naturally the accumulation of nutrients is also reduced.

So we see that many rose varieties with a cupped bloom shape can hold their cupped state for several days in spring, but by summer they scatter within a day. This is all because the temperature is too high.

Flower lovers who have grown roses all know that for many rose varieties, the flowers that open in summer can be described as unrecognizable, with cups turning into flat pancakes.

It's not that you bought fake plants, it's the effect of temperature.

When autumn comes and the weather gradually turns cool, we will find that the rose bloom shape becomes more and more standard, and the flowers bloom bigger and bigger.

The first flush of roses in spring is the largest and most standard, while in autumn it is often the second flush of roses that is the largest and most standard.

Actually it is mainly because of the effect of temperature: when the bud development period is long, naturally the bloom shape, color and size are all more standard and attractive.

This is like the difference between a melon ripening and dropping from the vine and a premature birth.

Many English varieties are severely affected by temperature, and may even fail to open very standard bloom shapes in spring, yet instead open big cupped blooms in late autumn. William Morris is one of them.

Lanyao's William Morris blooms especially large every year in late autumn, and very cupped, but in spring it is much worse, and in summer there is no need to even mention it, scattering within a day.

So there is no need to fret over why your roses bloom smaller and smaller. You just need to grasp the main flowering force of your roses and let them bloom beautifully when it is their time to bloom.

After all, what affects rose blooming is not only fertilizer. Fertilizer is a factor we can control, but the weather factor, in home growing, is truly an uncontrollable factor.

Here Lanyao reminds everyone:

Since roses don't bloom well in summer, it would be better to simply not let them bloom in summer, letting them accumulate more nutrients and bloom intensively in autumn.

Why do your roses bloom smaller and smaller? Now do you know?

Besides roses blooming smaller and smaller, some flower lovers also asked Lanyao:

Why do the roses I grow simply not bloom? I applied a lot of fertilizer, so why do they only grow taller without blooming?

Dear flower lovers, do you know the reason? Feel free to leave me a message below so we can discuss it together. In tomorrow's article, Lanyao will talk about: the problem of roses not blooming.

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