Too much foliage on rose bush
by Emily
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Has anyone ever seen this happen? My rose bush has a ton of leaves. No buds yet but it is still early in the season here. It did have afids but application of neem oil spray helped that. I did feed with rose food a few months ago. Did I overdo it? Should/how do I fix this? Should I prune it back? Help
8 answers
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Apr 25, 2018
They are beautiful! I would leave them alone, and wait for first buds. I pruned mine in February, they filled out and had my first blooms by Easter. -
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Debbie/Dragonfly Treasure
on Apr 25, 2018
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/no-blooms-on-roses.htmhttps://www.bayeradvanced.com/articles/6-secrets-to-growing-roseshttp://homeguides.sfgate.com/rose-bushes-not-bloom-41541.htmlhttp://www.rosemagazine.com/articles02/rosegardeningfaq/faq12.asp -
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Dfm
on Apr 25, 2018
leave it be...it looks fine. -
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Cindy
on Apr 25, 2018
When it comes to pruning, I use the Old Farmer's Method: From Spring thru Fall, only prune during months that have a "R" in their name. For example, you can prune in April, but not in May. May does not contain a R. I like this method because it is easy to remember. So, with that being said, you could prune that rose bush within the next week. I think that application of fertilizer did it's job. -
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Schufrei
on Apr 27, 2018
Did you use any other fertilizer besides the rose food? Was it, perhaps, an area that used to be grass and received lawn fertilizer? Usually overgrown greenery results from too much nitrogen in the soil, which could result from fertilizer not meant for flowering shrubs (which usually require more phosphorus.). As others suggested, give it some time. If you still don't get flowers, try using a "triple phosphate" fertilizer. -
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Janet Pizaro
on Apr 27, 2018
what fertilizer was used on them? -
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COCO
on Apr 27, 2018
yOU ARE FEEDING IT 'foliage fertilizer" Use a rose fertilizer or a fertilizer with a HIGH middle number. (like 12-50-10) Middle number determines the budding of flowers. -
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Lin
on Apr 30, 2018
Yes to those who say your previous fertilization has too much nitrogen to produce anything but all of that healthy foliage. What you need now is to fertilize with a rose food specifically labeled to produce "flowering". Good luck!
Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Apr 25, 2018
Debbie/Dragonfly Treasure
on Apr 25, 2018
Dfm
on Apr 25, 2018
Cindy
on Apr 25, 2018
Schufrei
on Apr 27, 2018
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