Can You Dig Up And Transplant A Rose Bush?

Question

About A Month And 1/2 Ago I Dug Up A Small Pink Flowered Rose Bush And Transplanted It In My Yard, It Seems To Be Dieing I Have Tried Plant Food And Trimming It Back But Nothing I Do Seems To Work. I'm Sure I Got All The Roots When I Dug It Up, Can Someone Please Tell Me If Or How It Can Be Saved? THANKS SO MUCH!!!!

Answer 1

well like 5 years ago i dug up a small sprig of a rose bush got all the roots.its still dorematt.never bloomed yet,its still small.hope in a few years it will bloom.roses love sun.hope it all works out for you.

Answer 2

I transplanted 2 of mine in the spring.I made sure I got all the roots,and tried to keep all the earth from falling off the roots.I transplanted them in a sunny spot in the garden and gave it plenty of water.Both of them are doing fine now and have been blooming all summer.When the blooms die off I trim them back.Hope this is useful to you.Good Luck.

Answer 3

I don't know how much of the root you got when you took it for transplant. You can pull the whole thing up. Or you can clone a clipping from the one that you just tried to transplant.

For some reason I have had great luck cloning rose bushes this year. Take a clipping and put it in some root starter if you have some. If you don't have any it may work any way. Seed Starting soil works well. If you can't find it use some moisture control mix. It works really good if you mix some peat moss with it.

Stick your clipping in the soil. I have a small bird bath I use for cloning.  Water your clone well. Then put it in the little bird bath, or dish. Leave just a tad of water in the dish or bird bath for a few days, but change it out about every three days. You can actually water the clone with the hose (Shower) from the top then let the water flow down through well to remove any mildew (or anything) that might be building up. After a few days wash the dish you are using well to fight disease etc... Put your clone in part sun part shade. Just shade also works well for a couple weeks, then part sun part shade.  In about 5 to 6 weeks you should have a rooted rose bush.

Transplant when there is high humidity preferably when you are expecting a few days rain to help your new plant adjust to it's new home. P.S. When your plant is well adjusted. Remember roses don't like to be wet all the time. It slows down blooming, and rots the roots.

Answer 4

Rose bushes are best transplanted in the fall or very early spring before new growth starts.  Keep it well watered and hope for the best.