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Deadheading questions

6 years ago

Just curious if it's possible to deadhead too much? I've been trying to keep up with deadheading spent blooms to let my new roses focus on growing their roots and greenery. I know deadheading promotes new flowers, but not sure if deadheading too often will just make the rose keep focusing on flowering versus putting it's energy elsewhere?


Hopefully it doesn't hurt them if they're still getting established. I don't mind leaving the spent flowers on there if that will help them focus their energy on non-flower root growth.


Sorry if these are ridiculous questions, I'm still new, trying to make sure they're treated well their first season here. Most are David Austins, with some New Dawns, Colettes, a Midnight in Paris, and a grumpy Cream Veranda that looks pretty small and terrible after I scorched the leaves a month ago trying Rose RX spray on it when it got powdery mildew. Trying to keep that one deadheaded so it can focus on new leaves but it doesn't seem interested in anything but flowering-


Here's a picture of some others.....



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