Please help!!! Will my rose survive? Its stem is cracked!?

Question

Just today, I bought a rose called Fame, its a Hybrid Tea Rose, and it says Grandiflora Rose, whatever that means. It has 3 stems one the root, with 2 flowers blooming. I didn't get to plant it yet today, because there was a huge storm which just passed. The wind was so bad it took the cushions and flew them 5 yards away. my stupid dad, throught the cushions into the shed. right were i had the rose which i was trying to protect from the heavy wind and rain. The cushion hit one of the stem and it "cracked". It wasn't falling off or anything or even cut, it was just hanging over, 4 inches below the bloom and 6 inches above the root. I'm doing everything possible to keep it alive, I put two tooth picks around the crack and taped it, and then made sure it would stay straight with a peice of wood and a string, then I watered it. Will it be ok? I'm really worried, since it was so new. Will this rose, and its stem survive? Will it ever flower again? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Very Good! Suggestion go to hardware store or some place like Lowes buy some clear plastic tubing about the size of most flower stems. Cut a length long enough to extend 3 or more inches above and below the break then slice it length wise to make a splint tape around the tubing until the wound heals. Just make sure that it is together enough to be able to draw water thru the stems.
It can and will survive . It make have some sickly looks about it, but just keep babying it.
Plants really do like people and they do like to be talked to.

PS the guy that said it won't survive apparently dosen't know anything about gardening. What you are doing is similar to grafting.
OPEN THE LINK BELOW
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06971.htm
Grafting is the act of joining two plants together. The upper part of the graft (the scion) becomes the top of the plant, the lower portion (the understock) becomes the root system or part of the trunk.

Answer 2

Yes-your rose will come out again. sounds like you are a better surgeon than a planter-- (re--the taping of the rose bush.) Your rose needs to be cut off right above the first bud on the stem that was broken. Its allright to cut roses back when they are torn- diseased or dead from something.. They will usually put out more stems. In fact we cut roses back sometimes to about 6- inches about Feb, 14. I can always remember to prune my roses at Valentine Day because that is what we get usually for valentine. Always prune out any dead limbs-- crossed limbs or if it is growing too large. I think your rose will survive this crack if you just prune it back right below the cracked place in the stem. Don't be so hard on your Dad. he probably just meant to save the cushions. My husband don't see my flowers sometimes ( bless his heart) most men don't see our little flowers and last week he pushed a wheel barrow right over my flower bed. The week before that-- he was going to pull some ( he thought weeds) and pulled up my red petunias. He meant to do well-- maybe your Dad did also. Forgive him and cut the rose off right below the cracked place. Water it well when you plant it and remember that it doesn't go in the ground below the root ball. If you put it in the ground below the root ball -it will have side shoots that will be from the Mother plant it was grafted from to make this hybrid and it will not be the same as what you bought. Good luck on your roses-- remember do not get water on the leaves --this causes black-spot- only water the ground under the rose bush.

Answer 3

I repaired my Rosa mutabilis when one of its main stems split longitudinally. I used a plastic cup and lid cut to fit around the stem in two halves. I filled the halves with sand closed them snugly around the stem. I wrapped the cup with tape and kept it wet for an entire fall & winter by lifting a lid edge and wetting the sand. I then supported the entire stem & cup on a rebar stake because the split was several feet above ground. My idea was to press the split stem firmly together while keeping it from drying out, and to keep it from moving in the wind. Here in Seattle it was pretty easy with the rain we get to keep it moist. The rebar was planted in the ground about a foot deep so held the stem steady.
The stem healed rather thicker and was very strong by next spring.
I would cut the flowers off the damaged stem so there is less draw on its resources and less weight to pull on the healing joint. Then feed the plant with low nitrogen high phosphorus and high potassium fertilizer.
Nitrogen encourages new leaves that you don't need while phosphorous helps grow flowers but more importantly new roots. Potassium helps general vigor, strong cell walls & disease resistance. Look for N-P-K like bone meal at 1-11-0 and green sand at 0-1.5-7 to help your rose.

Answer 4

The future looks bleak for the plant. If it has no branches coming out from the main stem, it won't be able to photosynthesize enough to feed itself or grow . Do you ever read physorg.com? They had an article where it is proven that plants will get along with family members. When placed next to other plants, they actively go for root growth, but if the other plant is from their family, they're at normal growth.

Answer 5

Most likely...no your flower will not survive due to oxygen and stem veins coming out of the stem!

Answer 6

ok my dad used to work at a flower shop for like 15 years and he said it should be fine just wrap it in a wet rag and keep the rag wet.