What is the lifespan of a rosebush?

Answer 1

Wonderwoman is way off the mark!

I live in my grandparents house. I have 3 rose bushes that were probably installed when the house was initially occupied. The house was built in 1914. Once of the roses I have had identified (and I can't ofcourse remember the name right now) (It's a German name), it is a hybrid perpetual that was first introduced in the very late 1800's, so it's on the mark for my homes construction. That would make that rose bush about 92 years old! That's a bit more than one year.

Sorry about the rant, but I hate off the cuff answers.

With care, your rose can be passed on to your grandchildren.

I hope that this helps
Good luck-

Answer 2

With proper care, a rosebush can last for years.

My parents have one that was at my moms parents summer cottage when she was a little girl. They received it when Grandma sold the cottage. Mom said that it was at the cottage when my grandparents bought it and they had the cottage for at least 30 years. My parents planted it at their house when they first moved in 34 years ago. It is at least 60 years old.

And with the proper care it blooms. Although it only blooms in odd numbered years. We figured and from speaking to an expert on roses that it blooms in odd numbered years because Grandma died in an odd numbered year.


I also have 10 rosesbushs at my own home. 6 of them were there when I moved in 7 years ago. The other 4 I planted 5 years ago. All 10 bloom every year.

Answer 3

Roses can live for decades, perhaps centuries, if they're cared for correctly. Any good rose book as photos of moster rose plants that have taken over buildings. (Climbers are famous.) And each year, they get larger, healthier and more beautiful. But this depends on the breed and care. Some roses are very prone to disease. The biggest killer of roses in the U.S.? Cane borers. Unsealed cuts invite these critters, who eat their way down the middle of the stock and eventually kill the plant.

Then there's the question of how do you define "dead?" Hybrid teas also have a habit of naturalising - where they grafted rose on top dies, but the root stock (a different breed) sprouts. So while the plant is technically alive, the breed you expect is dead. (These roses tend to grow like weeds and rarely bloom.)

Answer 4

They can live many years if properly tended and nothing bad befalls it. My mother still has a rose bush she planted in 1957 and it's thought the Yellow Rose of Texas was over a hundred years old.

Answer 5

one year.
although it kept coming out every year, the old bush needs to be trimmed off, only the new one will grow and have flowers, then next year it won't. So, if you don't keep up with the pruning, you'll ended up with lots of dead bushes.

Answer 6

They can last for tens of years if properly cared for.