Is my patio rose O.K?
By Alextb
London,
England 
About a month or so ago, I bought a red and a white patio rose. The red one has plenty of red leaves, but the white one lost all it leaves very soon after it was bought. (My suspicion is the leaves were dying when I bought it.) I do not know what is wrong, as it isn't showing any signs of growing new leaves or growing larger.
How do I tell what is wrong with my rose, and how can I tell if it may have died.
22 Apr, 2010
Answers
Be patient. My mum planted some bare root roses a while ago and I was convinced a couple of them were dead as nails - no leaves and brown dead looking stems, but they did survive!
22 Apr, 2010
Thanks for the help, it was very helpful
23 Apr, 2010
I did the thumbnail test today, and most of the rose was dead. I removed all ther dead wood, and was left with one living branch, and after snipping a samller branch which looked dead, I found healthier growth underneath. So finger crossed.
25 Apr, 2010
Sounds promising :-) Keep it well watered.
26 Apr, 2010
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do the thumbnail test. scrape your nail against the stem if its still green you are ok
22 Apr, 2010