Bought a rose and it bloomed small white flowers? Blue Goblin teaches you to tell real roses from fake ones

0005. So sad, every rose I buy turns out to be small white flowers, Blue Goblin teaches you how to tell real roses from fake ones!

In spring, Blue Goblin serialized and shared 100 articles on growing roses, which sparked a strong interest in roses among many flower lovers. At the same time, many flower lovers told Blue Goblin that every rose they bought ended up being small white flowers, which was very sad, and they no longer dared to buy rose seedlings.

So today Blue Goblin will teach you a few little tips for buying roses, to avoid buying fake rose seedlings.

1. Look at the price

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for; talking about quality while ignoring price is just playing dirty. From cutting to seedling, a rose needs at least 7-8 months of growing time. Many people say you can just cut a rose branch and stick it in soil to root it, so there is no cost, but that is a big mistake: the labor cost during the seedling period is the biggest cost.

Rose cuttings grow rather slowly as small seedlings, but not wild roses (Rosa multiflora); wild roses often grow like weeds.

So for seedlings that are too cheap, you need to be careful!

2. Look at the condition of the seedlings

Many people like to buy large bare-root roses. First you must understand that bare-root seedlings can only survive in winter and early spring; in other seasons they are very hard to keep alive. If a seller sells you bare-root rose seedlings in summer or early autumn, then you should know that these simply cannot be kept alive, so it does not matter whether they are real or fake.

3. Look at the shop's credit

For buying rose seedlings, Blue Goblin suggests you buy from a shop that specializes in roses. That way, even if the variety is not the one you ordered, what you get is basically a common large-flowered bright red variety, and it will not bloom small white flowers.

Generally speaking, the characteristic of shops selling fake seedlings is that they sell every kind of flower and have every variety. If you run into a shop like this, you need to be extra careful.

Misconceptions about growing roses:

Many flower lovers may think, I have never grown roses, so I will first buy a cheap one to grow and practice with. But in fact, wild roses (Rosa multiflora) and roses are completely different things. If you can keep 100 wild roses alive, you still may not be able to keep one rose alive. Therefore Blue Goblin suggests you do not waste your time.

Choosing small seedlings because they are cheaper and you will not feel bad if they die - many flower lovers do this, but you should know that small seedlings are cheap, yet also harder to grow and very easy to die, because their root systems are weak. If you are a beginner and still grow difficult small seedlings, is that not just asking for trouble and wasting money?

Blue Goblin hopes you can avoid the detours Blue Goblin has taken, and not waste time on these pitfalls. After all, life is precious.

What size seedling to choose

As for the question of rose seedling size, some people prefer large seedlings and some prefer smaller ones.

Large seedlings bloom quickly, while small seedlings are cheaper. Actually, as long as the seedlings are not excessively large, Blue Goblin supports it, since everyone's growing skill level is different.

What Blue Goblin's shop carries are all medium-to-large seedlings, which are more suitable for beginner flower lovers to grow. There are many nutrition-pot seedlings in nurseries, but Blue Goblin does not recommend buying them. Although they are cheap, their root systems are weak and they are harder to grow. Even if you can keep them alive, it takes a very long time before they look anything like a potted plant.

For beginners, Blue Goblin still recommends V9 pot seedlings, which are more affordable and the seedlings grow well. Of course, if your growing skills are relatively high, you can also choose nutrition-pot seedlings, since they are cheap.

In short, only if it stays alive are there more possibilities; if it dies, everything is wasted!

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