Well, it aint pretty lol but it has life. Give it another year and curboff the dead stuff and see what she does

Definitely keep

I would cut it up to the level shown below, add some grow stimulator and cover it with plastic gallon. Most likely some new buds would develop.

I would have thrown it out. But if they all say it can be saved...I guess you have nothing to lose. :) :)

Doesn't look diseased to me, just gnarly. Give it TLC, everything the best you can, then if it limps along, give it the boot, but wait at least until fall.

Moses

Diane, I am going to take your advice! This rose is indeed taking up valuable space. Now to figure out what to put in its place…decisions, decisions!

Andrea - already you have more positivity. Have fun figuring out which rose should have that spot. :) :)

Some time ago, I heard a knowledgeable employee of a local nursery say: “Roses - America’s favorite annual.”

It was less a statement about roses than a commentary on his nursery’s typical customer.

If it were mine and it was a $5 rose ut would he hone for something healthy but I am really ruthless lol

Andrea, good decision to ditch it!

I may give 1-2 months on a variety that I love and isn’t replaceable.

I love everyone’s input above! I have a savior complex so i would try the method Elena mentioned above… but if its taking up space and you don’t have the patience to see if she’ll perform, I’d say $5 isn’t that big of a loss. Agree with Diane about Walmart roses lol

Its hard to me to give up on roses. Out of 80 + roses roses, I had only one required a special attention after Winter. Using “my method“, this is how my rose looks today.

Elena - it looks super healthy and is ready to GO!!

It has potential and time will tell.

Diane's advice is excellent. The only thing worse than throwing away $5 on a rose that's not performing well is throwing away a year of your life, trying to coax an unwilling/unhealthy plant into doing what it clearly has no intention of doing. Spend more, get a better plant and replace the sad one.

Lol Paul, thats my thinking as well. I have but a few good years ( hopefully) and I have no time to wait it out