By now we know how much we like rose bushes, although we also know the secrets of pruning so that the plant develops well and gives us its beautiful flowers. Prune rose bushes it is an art in itself that requires patience and knowledge. Roses are deciduous shrubs that bloom from the new branches, with canes that age and lose vigor, thus producing fewer flowers.
Therefore, it is of vital importance prune the rose bushes in order to recover the plant and stimulate growth. There are various types of pruning They are carried out at different times of the year and one of them occurs during flowering, at which time the withered flowers are removed for two reasons: to achieve better flowering the following season and so that the shrub can produce fruits and seeds.
Pruning for different types of roses
Usually the technique for remove withered flowers from rose bushes It consists of cutting out the stem that connects the flowers to the first bud. The buds are located just on a leaf with five leaflets. However, depending on the type of rose bush there will be differences in how to prune so as not to affect the plant.
Our hybrid tea plants should be pruned every year in order to obtain a good flowering. The . This is the most popular species, you should prune them every year to keep them budding well. The floribundasOn the other hand, they are pruned little and always removing some shoots with force and others gently so that the next flowering is early and at the same time lasts longer.
At miniature rose bushes They do not have to be pruned when they are planted and when the shoots are pruned, they must always be done at the same point of origin, while taking care that the Polyanthas roses keep your centers open for you are plants with many branches.
Brianda Hybrid climbing teesThey do not have to be pruned much, just remove the dead or worn canes and the already flowered stems.
Climbing and shrub roses
Climbers should be pruned in August, removing old, flowering branches at the base. Remember not to cut the shoots that appear at the base of the plant as they will bloom the following year. Within the group of climbing rosesThere are the Pillar Roses, which grow vertically. This variety requires pruning in the fall, removing worn branches that sport a rough and hard bark. In the summer, take the opportunity to remove the withered flowers.
Our bush roses They need a very spaced pruning that takes place in the winter, when the tips of the canes and the vigorous lateral sides must be trimmed to favor flowering. When you notice that the plant has too many flowers, remove one or two of the older canes.
