How to Deadhead Your Roses

[@janealt3914]

Thank you for the excellent videos. I'm wondering the name of the rose you are pruning and if it's available on your website? It is a beautiful color and shape.

[@heirloomroses]

Yes! This rose is Sunbelt Savannah.🌹 heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-savannah

[@nancyk8153]

Please make one about taking care of roses in the heat of summer. I love all my roses from heirloom roses!!!!!

[@heirloomroses]

Good question! For the heat, it is essential to keep up with watering. Here is a link to Adrian, our assistant grower, explaining how to tell when your rose needs water in one of his recent thoughtful Thursdays on our Instagram page. instagram.com/reel/CfKRKISjqmZ/?

[@nwetyinwin3788]

Thanks very much!

[@JAU-pg9ct]

I just planted a grandiflora gold medal rose for my wife. I’m new to this. Your video is great. I just wanted to know if it’s ok to dead head all summer ?

[@heirloomroses]

Totally! Deadheading will encourage more blooms. Read more here: heirloomroses.com/blogs/how-to-articles/dead-heading

[@elainesmith662]

How do I dead head a very young rose? We just planted ours a little over a month ago, and even though they have lots of blooms, the bushes are still small. How far do I dead head them?

[@heirloomroses]

Good question! For a young rose, you want to remove the least amount of healthy leaflets so you can remove the spent bloom right above the first healthy leaflet.

[@elainesmith662]

@@heirloomroses Thank you!! I have 9 young rose plants, purchased from you, and I have my fingers crossed that I do everything right to make them grow beautifully!

[@caloldster1474]

I thought the thinking today is that it's ok to cut back to 3-leaf steams instead of 5-leaf. Not true? or does it depend on the type of rose? thanks for addressing my question

[@heirloomroses]

It de[pends on the plant. You can cut at the first healthy three-leaf leaflet if there is no healthy five-leaf leaflet.

[@caloldster1474]

@@heirloomroses thanks! as the old saying goes, "sometimes the old way is the best way"

[@susiemartin674]

Does it matter if it is a newly planted rose?

[@heirloomroses]

You can still deadhead a newly planted rose. If there are no five-leaf leaflets because it is a young plant, you can cut it to a three-leaf leaflet. I do recommend you cut at an angle to keep the water off that exposed part of the plant.

[@sarah9314]

Is this the same for climbing roses? I don’t think I see 5 leaf’s together

[@karlitobergkamp8082]

Prune any flowered shoots back by two thirds on climbers I think.

[@heirloomroses]

Good question! It is similar, but if you don't have five leaflets, you can go to the first healthy three leaflets and prune the spent bloom off right above it. I hope this helps!

[@charlottefrancischine6392]

Can’t hear her !!!!!