What kind of climbing rose seedlings to buy
Here are some small experiences on choosing the right climbing rose seedlings for cultivation. Next, the editor of the website will introduce to the netizens.
When it comes to choosing the right climbing rose seedlings, make sure to understand this point to avoid wasting money!
The other day, when invited to provide on-site guidance, I saw an archway at a villager's house, with a climbing rose planted on each side of the archway. The leaves of the roses almost fell off, and there were no strong suckers, only some old branches.
After a brief conversation, I learned that it was a pink Dragon Sands Stone, which the owner bought from Hongyue as a large seedling, originally intended for a rose archway. Although it is planted in the ground, it doesn't look very good at the moment, and there will definitely be no good results next spring.
Among our friends, quite a few people have bought Dragon Sands Stone from Hongyue. Although it is expensive, the advertising claims it is imported and grafted, so it is worth the high price. But is it really so?
Are grafted seedlings really better than cutting rose seedlings?
To say whether they are good or not, we need to consider different situations. If it is a shrub rose, the growth rate of grafted seedlings in the early stage will definitely be faster than that of cutting seedlings.
However, when the roots of cutting seedlings grow well and the root system becomes developed, the grafted seedlings do not have any advantage in terms of growth, and on the contrary, they may even show signs of weak growth.
What kind of climbing rose seedlings to buy
Especially in climbing roses, there will be a very noticeable difference in the growth of grafted seedlings and cutting seedlings after two years.
The other day, this topic was discussed in the training camp group 1 of the Green Plant Enthusiast website, and let's see what the friends who bought grafted climbing roses have to say.
The Green Plant Enthusiast website also has a grafted pink Dragon Sands Stone, which has been planted in the ground for five years and is still not as large as the one I layered and grew for two years, because there are no strong new suckers, and the older the old branches are, the weaker their ability to produce strong branches, making it difficult to grow into the shape I want.
Whether it's the grafted climbing rose seedlings from regular market vendors or from big brands, they actually share a common problem: it's not easy to produce suckers.
For climbing roses, the most important thing is strong suckers. Without enough strong suckers, it is impossible to achieve a stunning flower wall or archway effect.
So how should you choose rose seedlings?