Hardy or sensitive to frost?

Sensitive sorts should better overwinter frost-free. If you don't have a suitable winter quarters or are you looking for a decorative, small, rose-like plant for your garden, then maybe this is it Sun rose a good alternative for you. It belongs to the rockrose family, flowers in different colors and is hardy.

How do I care for my dwarf roses in winter?

Container plants and sensitive varieties prefer to overwinter frost-free at temperatures between 5 ° C and 15 ° C. Bright rooms, such as a winter garden or a greenhouse, are suitable. to water The miniature rose about 2-3 times a month so that it does not die of thirst. Cover outdoor plants with leaves or brushwood.

Miniature roses in spring

Miniature roses that get plenty of sun and air rarely get sick. Therefore, put your tubs with dwarf roses in as sunny a place as possible. In the spring you should also be able to do this again

Fertilize kick off. It may also be advisable to transplant into a larger container, but above all to replace the used ones Potting soil.

You can find dwarf roses that have overwintered in the bed again in May, as soon as no longer periods of frost are to be expected. Cut they will then return your dwarf roses right away. A pruning in autumn is not recommended for bedding plants, the leaves serve as winter protection.

Also fertilize your miniature roses in the bed until they start to bloom, then you can cut the miniature roses for the vase as well. But only take a few flowers from each plant, otherwise it will look disheveled.

The best winter tips for dwarf roses:

• It is best to overwinter dwarf roses in planters without frost
• Protect dwarf roses in the bed from frost
• Water a little on frost-free days
• do not fertilize
• Do not prune back bedding plants until spring
• hardy alternative: sun rose