we have a climbing queen anne rose bush, and need to know when to prune it? it is growing but no blooms???

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it is planted near an a/c drainage unit, where it gets alot of water which i believe is the reason why it is growing so big (approx. 14' in height and 6' in diam.) i just cant figure out why it is soo big and no blooms?? any help or suggestions? do i need to prune it back so that it will bloom?

Answer 1

I can think of several possible reasons for no bloom.
One is that left to their own devices, vertical canes bloom only at the tips. Climbing roses produce two kinds of shoots: the main structural canes and the lateral flowering shoots, which grow from the canes. If the main stems are slow to branch, tip-prune them to the first strong bud to encourage sideshoots.
Fanning out the canes so they are closer to horizontal encourages flowering from laterals that grow from the main cane. The look can resemble espaliered fruit trees if they are fanned onto a trellis. Another method is to train along a fence or spiral the growth around a pillar.
In the winter, shorten flowering laterals to three or four buds. After several years some of the old canes may be removed to the base to produce new vigorous canes because with age flower production can drop.

Does your rose get more than six full hours of sun? It does not have to be continuous but it must be at least six total.

If you feed the rose to much nitrogen it may be putting all its effort into growing without setting blossoms. Stop feeding it or shift to a low nitrogen fertilizer for roses like Whitney Farm's 4-6-2.

Check the website: www.Everyrose.com, and look under gardener's experiences to see what they have to say about this rose and whether it blooms for them.
PS are you sure it is Queen Anne not Queen Elizabeth?

Answer 2

Queen Anne Rose

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we have a climbing queen anne rose bush, and need to know when to prune it? it is growing but no blooms???
it is planted near an a/c drainage unit, where it gets alot of water which i believe is the reason why it is growing so big (approx. 14' in height and 6' in diam.) i just cant figure out why it is soo big and no blooms?? any help or suggestions? do i need to prune it back so that it will...

Answer 4

we have the same proplem with ours, so we pruned it back about halfway and it shot out 2 or 3 blooms and now we are back to no blooms..I think it is just that rosebush..did you buy yours at home depot also? All my other roses including the climbing Don Juan are bloonig though scraggely from the drought and water restrictiond but the silly Queen Annes is doing exactly what you described..I actually considered pulling it up and placing it elsewhere and replacing it with a Don Juan I know they bloom year round!

Answer 5

I can tell you that you should prune roses once per year in the 2nd month of winter. This is when they are dormant. Roses need to be pruned hard so don't be afraid to cut them back nearly to the ground. You might want to ask your local rose nursery/garden store for any tips to encourage blooms. Perhaps your soil is not right. Maybe it is a lack of fertilizer? Good luck.

Answer 6

I have not heard of this name before.If it is getting a lot of water, then don't water it.It is getting too much foliage, and that is why there aren't any blooms.On climbers you should take out all dead wood, and all thin laterals.You have to be cruel to be kind.On each stalk you will come across a stem with five or six little leaves.if you prune at the tip of these, with a slanted cut, you will find this is the flowering part.Flowers grow in approx 6-8weeks.Also fertilise with Rose-Gro.So pick out the strong canes, say six and make sure they are well secured.Cut out rest of growth down to ground.Prune out every other lateral along the cane, and cut laterals back to about a foot and a half.This should be done second month of Winter.Good Luck!

Answer 7

yes keep it healthy, always prune in the fall.