I have a climbing rose called ,Peace ,it as not flowered in the two years i have had it, not even a bud?

Question

I have a climbing rose called ,Peace ,it as not flowered in the two years i have had it, not even a bud?

Answer 1

Several things can prevent a rose from blooming. Lack of sunlight, especially if the plant is also establishing itself, will slow bloom production.

It may need more potassium to promote bud formation.

Climbing roses only flower on the ends of canes so it is best to train them to grow out laterally as much as possible. There is hormone produced at the tips of growing canes to block lateral branching and flowering lower on the cane. . If allowed to grow straight up it may have failed to produce any laterals.

This means roses produce more flowers when the structural canes grow horizontally, such as along a fence, than when grown vertically, as on a rose tower or arbor. If you must grow them up a structure weave the cane about the support as much as the cane will allow without damage. Bring a cane up for the first few feet, then train it diagonally or sideways so the cane receives as much sunlight along its length as possible. Peace is not a pliant caned rose so be very careful. If the main stems are slow to branch, tip-prune them to the first strong bud to encourage side shoots. In the winter, shorten all the flowering laterals to three or four buds.

Roses are very heavy feeders so I give mine three meals a year. Small shrubs get 1 cup of Whitney Farms Rose & Flower 4-6-2 but my big climbing roses get 2-3 cups every time I fertilize. I grow about 50 roses with 12 of these being climbers including Peace.

Answer 2

It should have flowered. Is it getting enough sun? Did you feed it with a good rose food? My Cecille Brunner climber flowered the first year i put it in, so I figure most climbers are the same.

Answer 3

That is indeed sad. Do you have a question?

Answer 4

If it does not have at least 5 hours of full sunlight it wont bloom. Feed it all you want , Roses NEED the sun for blooms at least / min 5 hours.

Answer 5

feed it with banana skins and see it take off,

Answer 6

Lots of websites about roses.  Check your amount of sunlight, growth pattern, fertilizer, leaf condition, time of pruning--- but while you are checking all that out-- take your banana peels and put them around the base of the rose-- they'll brown up fast and you won't notice them--- also coffee grounds.  Seems like roses really love the peels and grounds.... seems to fix a deficiency in the soil--- but don't forget to check the other stuff out.......Peace is a really lovely rose!

good luck