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First year it sleeps . . .

19 years ago

I've heard the rhyme before (First year it sleeps, Second year it creeps and Third year it leaps), and I am not expecting much from my new roses this year. I know they won't do much in the their first year but I am wondering what TO expect. Will they grow in height and leaf out but no blooms? Will they just sit there without any new growth at all? Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect in the first year (other than blooms, which I am pretty much not expecting at all).

If it helps, they were all bareroot:

Comte de Chambord (own root)

Leda (own root)

Sharifa Asma

The Prince

Fair Bianca

Belle de Crecy (grafted)

Celine Forrestier (grafted)

Thanks!

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