Newbie-I rescued some mini's from being trashed

21 years ago

I was at Lowe's this past weekend and saw this cart holding 4 mini roses that looked alive, but needing alot of TLC. I asked the gal if they were pitching them and she said yes. I asked if I could have them, and after asking a supervisor, she said she could only sell them to me at a penny each. Well-I took them all four, came home, cleaned out all the dry leaves and repotted into bigger pots and watered. I put them in my unheated greenhouse outside since our temps are in the 60's and 70's this week and want to know what else I can do for them? Some of them have new growth appearing already. I only have 2 other roses one bush and one climber and I know practically nothing of taking care of "sickly roses" even though these minis show no signs of bugs, or any other disease. I think they just weren't watered enough. Any tips? If they come out of it, do I plant them and treat them just like a larger rose? Thanks for the help.

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desertratrose
21 years ago
You're doing perfect, as far as I'm concerned. Give them a good week or three in the greenhouse until your temps are stable in the 70's and then pull them out into the shade for a few days before moving them into the sun. As long as they have green canes, you'll probably see them just burst back to life. Once they are happy and healthy again, plant them just like a larger rose.

Don't expect them to stay small. Miniature refers only to bloom size. The plants can range from 12" to 3-4' in height, based on my experiences with 'grocery store minis', that is to say the Parade roses or the like that don't have individual names. If these have names, you will want to look up the varieties on HelpMeFind.com or ask here about them specifically, to get an idea of how large they get.

I have some perfectly beautiful 3'x3' minis that were un-named varieties. I have one that gets to 2' wide and about 4' high before I whack it back down to 1.5' again. Others have stayed about 1.5' x 1.5'.

Suz
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