Potted roses are also suitable as houseplants, but they do better outdoors. They also bloom longer and more luxuriantly there. As the name suggests, they feel comfortable in pots or planters.
How do you properly care for potted roses?
Potted roses should be planted in sufficiently large pots with drainage, watered daily and fertilized weekly from March to July. Wilted flowers need to be removed regularly and the plants need to be pruned in spring. In winter, potted roses need a cool, dark and frost-free place.
Planting potted roses correctly
Plant your potted rose in a sufficiently large container that is about 10 centimeters larger than the root ball. A drainage hole and a drainage layer at the bottom ensure good water drainage. This prevents waterlogging from occurring.
Cut back the roots of your potted rose a little. Mix rose soil with some horn shavings (€52.00 on Amazon), then fertilize your plants straight away. Place the potted roses so deep in the pot that the grafting area is about five centimeters below the ground.
Watering and fertilizing potted roses
It's best to water the potted rose daily while it's blooming, roses are quite thirsty plants. The soil can be a little moist, but not soaked. The warmer the rose is and the more luxuriantly it blooms, the more water it needs.
If you have mixed horn shavings into the rose soil, it acts like a long-term fertilizer. But even normal potting soil contains so many nutrients that your potted rose will not need any additional fertilizer for a few weeks. Then give it a little rose fertilizer once a week until around July.
Cutting potted roses
Your potted roses will be more beautiful. bloom longer and more abundantly if you regularly remove the wilted flowers. Either cut them off once a week or clean your potted roses as part of your daily care. This is especially important in damp weather to prevent rot from occurring.
Annual pruning in spring is also recommended, as with all other roses, because they grow quite luxuriantly. You can shorten your potted roses to a size of around 10 to 15 centimeters. A hemispherical shape looks particularly pleasing. Shoots without flowers, so-called blind shoots, can be shortened to just a few leaves at any time.
Your potted roses in winter
Potted roses are at least partially hardy. However, in severe frost the roots can freeze because they are less protected in a pot than in the garden bed. Therefore, you should protect your potted roses from excessive cold. It is best to move the plants to a cool, dark winter quarters, for example in the basement or a frost-free garage. Now only water your potted roses moderately and avoid fertilizer.
The most important care tips in brief:
- Location bright and airy
- water regularly
- Avoid waterlogging
- fertilize weekly from March to around July
- alternatively use long-term fertilizer
- If possible, hibernate frost-free, cool and dark
Tip
In general, potted roses last longer and better outdoors than indoors. If possible, consider putting these plants outside for at least a few weeks in the summer.
