I have a prolific flowering climbing rose. Do I deadhead after blooms have died each time?
oh_hunnihunni,
Nov 28, 7:57pm
I do. Just snap off at the natural break, then from mid summer on leave to form hips that hold till the late winter prune.
piquant,
Nov 29, 4:42pm
Yes, I would. Any development into hips will draw nourishment from the plant. A lot will depend, though, upon what sort of rose you have - whether or not it is a repeat bloomer. Deadheading encourages new growth but that may not necessarily mean more flowers. Do you know the name of it? Or the type?
kiwimade64,
Nov 30, 7:28am
yes, definitely de-head. You will encourage new growth and your rose will love you for it. For a repeat flowering rose, I usually have three flushes over summer and after the third, I leave the flowers to hip for the winter.
lythande1,
Feb 5, 1:06am
It keeps them flowering if you do. I have 3 climbers, they're so big now, it would take me a week to dead head, so after the initial attempt )minus a ladder) I don't. And they stop flowering :-(
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