how long for rose bush to start budding/growing?
I bought a rose bush in Christmas Tree shop and planted it as instructed over two weeks ago but it looks just as dead as when I planted it. How long should it take until it starts growing?
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Answer by Woody
It ought not to look "dead",there should be some signs of life,such as some of the leaf buds starting into growth.
Carefully scratch away a small piece of bark,check if the exposed wood is bright green,maybe oozing sap.
Confirm also the bush has been planted correctly,i.e.
Having the union of the graft and roots just below soil level.
Firmly,in fertile soil.
In a hole large enough to allow the roots to spread out.
That the soil has been kept moist.
That the bush is not competing with existing plants.
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If it was a bare root plant, it may take several weeks to start sprouting, but it should not be dead. Do as Woody suggests and look for green wood. If you have nothing but brown under the bark, the plant is dead — and probably was when you bought it.
It can take a while if it was not leafed out when you got it. Look to see if the canes are green at all. The leaves start out as teeny tiny little reddish buds, does it have any of these? Do you know the variety of the rose? It shouldn’t matter, but some are slower than others. My Queen Elizabeth is always one of the first to show signs of life, while some of the others like Moon Shadow and Crystalline always take a little longer to get going.
Make sure it gets an inch of water per week.
If/when it does start to grow, after there is an inch of growth on it you can use miracle grow rose food (powder that you mix with water) to help boost the blooms.
Good luck