Before winter, potted roses can cut off all the dry branches and shorten the long branches, which can reduce the waste of nutrients in the branches and is very beneficial to them for winter. In spring, some old branches should be cut off to promote the growth of new branches, and new buds on the main branches should be cut off to make them sprout more side branches. After flowering, the residual flowers and dead branches should be cut off.

Pruning time of potted roses

Potted roses need pruning three times a year, usually before winter, in spring and after flowering. Regular pruning can make roses grow vigorously, the flowers are brightly colored and the flowering period is prolonged.

Pruning method of potted roses

1, winter pruning

Before winter, potted roses need to be pruned once, all the dry branches on their trees should be cut off, and the excessively long branches should be shortened, which can reduce the waste of nutrients on the branches and is very beneficial to their growth in winter. Don't worry that their branches and leaves will become sparse after pruning, and new branches will grow the next spring.

2, spring pruning

In spring, potted roses can cut off some old branches to make room for the growth of new branches. After it grows new buds, it should cut off the new buds on the main branches, so as to promote it to produce more side branches and more flowers when it blooms.

3. Prune after flowering

Potted roses also need pruning after flowering, because they will consume a lot of nutrients when flowering, so they should cut off residual flowers and dead branches after flowering, which can save a lot of nutrients and help plants recover from nutritional deficiency.