{"id":18480,"date":"2017-06-10T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T09:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18480"},"modified":"2017-06-10T10:09:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T09:09:34","slug":"rose-blindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/pests-problems\/rose-blindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A disappointing display of flowers on rose bushes and climbers can be a result of &#8216;rose blindness&#8217;.\u00c2\u00a0 The term blindness in gardening terms refers to the failure to flower and is common in daffodils that become constricted (see below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-412\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-412\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/black-spot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/black-spot.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/black-spot-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">black-spot on rose tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Reasons for Poor Flowering<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Due to environmental conditions in some years roses flower badly despite the best efforts of gardeners.<\/li>\n<li>An empty flower case can be caused by frost damage.<\/li>\n<li>Poor fertility in the soil and lack of trace elements and nutrients<\/li>\n<li>Excessive shade<\/li>\n<li>A build up of old wood and weak growths<\/li>\n<li>Infection such as this severe case of blackspot<\/li>\n<li>Some varieties are just prone to intermittent blindness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Avoiding &amp; Curing Rose Blindness<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Careful positioning of your roses in the sun without too much competition from other plants.<\/li>\n<li>Improve cultivation to relieve stress, add humus, water regularly, apply fertilisers and fungicide if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Reduction in the amount of old wood to encorage new healthy shoots.<\/li>\n<li>Cut back a blind shoot by half it&#8217;s length to stimulate further growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/pests-problems\/cure-for-blind-bulbs\/\">Cure for blind bulbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/growing-easy-plants\/daffodil-blindness\/\">Daffodil Blindness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4119\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/bourbon-rose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/bourbon-rose.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/bourbon-rose-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A better rose with a super scent that a blind person would appreciate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A disappointing display of flowers on rose bushes and climbers can be a result of &#8216;rose blindness&#8217;.\u00c2\u00a0 The term blindness in gardening terms refers to the failure to flower and is common in daffodils that become constricted (see below). Reasons for Poor Flowering Due to environmental conditions in some years roses flower badly despite the best efforts of gardeners. An empty flower case can be caused by frost damage. 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