In autumn, don't prune climbing roses carelessly - be careful not to cut away your flower wall

[0018]In autumn, don't prune climbing roses carelessly, be careful not to cut away your flower wall!

Autumn has arrived, and roses have all entered a mode of crazy growth. Many flower lovers have also asked Lanyao: climbing roses are growing in a wild, sprawling way - should they be pruned in autumn?

Actually, regarding whether climbing roses should be pruned in autumn, I believe many flower lovers are confused. We know that shrub roses need pruning in early autumn, so do climbing roses also need pruning in the same way?

Do climbing roses need pruning in autumn?

First, let Lanyao explain whether climbing roses should actually be pruned in autumn. Whether climbing roses need pruning in autumn depends on the condition of the plant.

Young climbing rose plants that have not yet taken shape

If it is a climbing rose seedling newly planted in spring, although by autumn the branches are relatively numerous, most are rather thin and weak, and even the number of basal shoots is very small.

For this kind of small climbing rose seedling, autumn is the best time to promote the sprouting of basal shoots, so topdressing fertilizer is far more important than pruning.

Many people say that pruning can break apical dominance and promote the sprouting of basal shoots, but for small seedlings, since the branches and leaves are relatively few, once the branches and leaves are cut off, photosynthesis declines, which will cause the whole seedling to become weak, so you should protect the leaves as much as possible so that photosynthesis can produce nutrients.

From this it can be seen that small climbing rose seedlings do not need pruning in autumn, just let their branches grow freely. Remember not to tie the branches straight up, as this will seriously affect the sprouting of basal shoots.

Large climbing rose plants that have already taken shape

Some of our flower lovers have already grown their climbing roses for two years, so at this time the rose plants will be larger, with thick, strong branches and long growth. Many are in a wild, sprawling state, very messy.

For this kind of climbing rose, in autumn we can prune appropriately.

Repeat-flowering climbing roses

For repeat-flowering climbing roses, in early autumn we only need to lightly prune the weaker branches and blind branches growing below, to promote the production of new branches and thereby flowering.

For particularly thin and small branches, and branches that are too dense and affect ventilation, they should be cut off completely, so as not to affect the ventilation of the rose plant and cause pests and diseases.

For thick, strong branches, that is, the basal shoot branches that sprouted in spring, Lanyao suggests that you keep them upright or let them naturally bend and grow.

Some flower lovers will bend climbing roses horizontally in autumn. Although doing so can still produce many flowers in autumn, it will definitely affect flowering the following spring, at least with a fairly obvious effect on flower size.

For climbing roses, our maintenance principle is to concentrate their flowering in spring, while in other seasons they bloom only a little, so as to avoid excessive consumption.

Of course, if you are relatively good at managing fertilizer and water, in autumn you can also bend them horizontally to make them bloom. As long as you replenish fertilizer and water in time to help them recover, they can also bloom very well in spring, but the management requirements are a bit higher.

No matter whether you bend your climbing roses horizontally in autumn or not, it is not recommended to prune the strong, long branches. If you do prune, only cut off the tips, but personally I think there is little point in doing so.

If you heavily cut back the long branches, it will definitely affect the number of flowers the following year. Simply put, after the branches are bent horizontally, however many buds sprout, that is how many flowers will bloom, so the longer the natural branches, the more flowers they will produce!

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