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By Kpjo

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Gb

Hi, Can someone tell me if you can get winter roses (another simple questions but I havnt a clue) and if so what are they called ? Thanks Katie




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Do you mean winter flowering roses? If yes, no...as most roses stop flowering by the end of November, they go dormant till spring. Hope that helps....

8 Jul, 2010

 

yes thats what I meant thank you, what happens to them in winter then? do they die off

8 Jul, 2010

 

are you thinking of christmas roses? they are a form of Hellebores

8 Jul, 2010

 

Sort of die off, Kpjo - they just sit there, waiting for spring.

8 Jul, 2010

 

They do not die off.....it is what we call 'dormant', but are stripped bare of leaves, in the spring all leaves come back, the leaves are usually red in colour then eventually green, then follow by lots of buds..mmmmmm.:))

8 Jul, 2010

 

If you want some flowers for winter then I'd definitely go with Pamg and suggest hellebores (aka winter rose). I've planted 3 this year, so I'm a newbie with them. But they're supposed to flower around february time if I'm right? They'll give a bit of life to a dull winter garden.

8 Jul, 2010

 

there are -- I think-- three different Hellebores species that flower from late winter, christmas rose, then (i think) lenten and then orientalis--- or something like that, i've been growing the lenten species and have been pleasantly suprised how well they do on my clay soil

8 Jul, 2010

 

That's good to know Pamg, as mine are in clay aswell :o)

8 Jul, 2010

 

Thank You all so much I am going to try and get some of those for the winter time and see what happens, great to know guys

8 Jul, 2010

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