Rose Anatomy: Head to Toe 

Very much my pleasure. Thanks for watching.

Thanks so much Henry! My first propagation setup was a single tray with a high humidity dome - so I know all about the "aspiring" part!

My pleasure Angelia - I'm happy you've found them helpful

My pleasure, and thanks for the encouragement

Well, don't give up! I try new approaches to rose propagation all the time, with both success and failure. The failures teach me more.

Thanks landochabod7 - and my wife has been after me to do a video about roses in containers, so look for that in the next few weeks.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thanks, man! I won't miss it.

Thanks Michelle - I'm so glad you found it useful

It might be a little extreme in its roundness, but I like Pomponella when in full bloom. Paul Neyron at times. Eden is a very popular one. Many of the Austin roses, for example 'Jude the Obscure'

Thank you, and yes. Fairly soon, I think.

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Hi Donna. That's interesting. I see some variability based on weather and age of bloom, but not usually that dramatic a change in colors.

Is it a Hybrid Tea or Old garden rose? Sometimes they only bloom on previous year's wood, if there is a lot of winter die-back, all the "prior year's wood" dies and grows back new, so it never blooms. Sometimes the top/scion/graft part of your rose dies and the rootstock is all that's left, which sometimes do not make blooms.

Hi Dave. The reasons listed in the response by Kimberly are some good possibilities. Improper pruning or winter die-back can definitely reduce or eliminate flowering on once-bloomers. Is overall health/growth of the plant good? Does it begin to set buds and then abort? Do you know the variety? Any major changes in conditions?

Oh yeah Rose Midge is a big culprit a lot of the time!

Some roses are more susceptible than others to black spot. Good air circulation to the center of the shrub (so the leaves can dry off properly after rain or watering) helps. You can improve air circulation by careful pruning to remove congested growth to the inside of the rose. Other than that, remove infected foliage and cleanup fallen leaves to reduce reinfection. A baking soda spray can also help to reduce severity.

Hi Ian - it's just a matter of time and sunshine to ripen the hips.

I don't know all that much about flower arranging, but it probably makes sense to make a fresh cut at the base to make sure it's taking water up properly. If it wilts a bit, you can help restore its firmness by submerging the whole stem in lukewarm water for 15 minutes.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thank you I'll try that once my rose start to bloom.

Thanks Geri - sorry, we don't collects or sell hips or seeds

If you propagate from cuttings, the variety will be true to the topstock (no reversion). Some varieties perform weakly on their own roots - but always worth a try IMO.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you :)

I haven't grown Scentimental in my garden, and I'd have to wonder about the natural form of the shrub: some roses just have "weak necks". In my garden 'The Reeve' always has nodding flowers just due to its soft/thin stems. When I look at the pictures on Helpmefind of Scentimental, it's not clear to me if this is normal. I did see a couple of pics with stakes and supports, and others where the flowers seemed to nod a bit. So if it's a varietal trait, you may just have to adjust your expectations. Otherwise, it's just a good (sunny) site and regular pruning to remove weak stems and encourage an open habit.

Thank you very much for your thoughtful reply

Thanks Lois. If you're eager to know if there's still life in the wood, you can give it a little scrape to get below the bark. If the skin beneath is still green, there's a chance it'll recover. I tend to be pretty patient because I've seen roses spring back from below the soil line before.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I did that and it looks like there is. They all grow amazing each year but the bottom never looks good. I watched you other video about fertilizers and I’m going to go do some of those things. I am getting a soil tester so I don’t over do it🤞🏻thanks so much for the tips and for answering my questions.

'Don Juan' is one of my favorites - I chose it for the arbor at the front entrance to my rose garden. It's generally a good, reliable bloomer, so if you're thinking rose midge, I'm not going to dispute it. I haven't had rose midge here (knock wood), so maybe someone who knows the pest better could respond: but I read that it only causes bud distortion/flower abortion on a % of blooms (50 or 60%) - so I don't know that midge would shut down flowering entirely. Anyone?

thank you Fraser Valley Rose Farm for your response. the rose midge was just a guess I really don't know what it is but I'm going to put it in the ground im falowing your video for the proper hole size and I'n doing cuttings from it AND i'll fallow that video as well THAN YOU. I love your videos you rock

Not exactly. There are very saturated red or purple roses that approach black if the weather is right, but nothing pure black.

Yes, they sure can - but if they're from the rootstock they'll usually be once-bloomers (on old wood) and far smaller/simpler than the scion.