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Force dormancy in warm climate?

9 years ago

I've found lots of advice on what to do with hybrid tea roses that are putting out new shoots in winter ... some say to force dormancy by stripping leaves and stopping feeding, others say that modern roses don't naturally go into dormancy, they are bred to grow continuously and it's a waste of time trying to force them.

So I don't know whether to continue feeding those roses putting out new growth, or to stop and take all the leaves off later in winter. They are all fairly new, planted in the last year or so.

Average winter temps are about 8-18c, or 46-64F.