The Christmas rose doesn't like being transplanted to another place very much. It often does not grow in the new location or does not produce flowers. Therefore, before planting the snow rose or Christmas rose, think carefully about whether the chosen location is convenient.
When is the best time to transplant a Christmas rose?
Transplanting a Christmas rose should be avoided if possible, as it often does not grow or produce flowers in the new location. If unavoidable, the best time is in autumn or spring, before the plant produces flowers.
Avoid transplanting if possible
If the Christmas rose is in a favorable location, it can live there for many years.
Since they do not cope well with new location conditions, you should only move Christmas roses if it is unavoidable.
At the new location there is a great risk that the snow rose will not grow. The main reason for this is that it is difficult to dig up the root ball as completely as possible.
The best time to transplant
If it cannot be avoided, replant Christmas roses in autumn. But moving is still possible in spring. Do not move the plant if it has already produced flowers.
Prepare the new planting hole like this:
- Dig hole deep
- Loose the soil
- fill with compost
Dig up Christmas rose
The root system of the Christmas rose, as the Christmas rose is also called, is not very wide but quite deep. The more roots you remove when digging, the worse the plant will grow later.
Use the digging fork (€139.00 on Amazon) to dig into the ground around the plant as deeply as possible.
Loose the soil by carefully moving the digging fork back and forth. This makes it easier to lift the Christmas rose out of the ground with the roots.
Replanting snow roses
Then plant the Christmas rose with as much soil as possible from the previous location into the new planting hole.
Christmas roses should only be planted so deep that the root ball is just level with the soil surface.
Fill in new soil loosely and do not pack the soil so tightly. Then the roots have an easier time spreading. This also prevents the soil from becoming too compacted.
Tips & Tricks
If you want to propagate your Christmas rose, transplanting is a good idea. Since you have to dig up the snow rose anyway, you can cut it into two parts with a spade and get new plants.
