When a rose has died off on your rose bush ...?

Question

... where do you trim it off to remove the spent flower ?

Answer 1

You just pluck the whole rose off, and another one will grow in it,s place I think, I never really paid attention till you mentioned that.

Answer 2

Cut it back to just above a healthy leaf node,  where new buds will form and grow.  Don't leave much stem, as this will die and can potentially get infected.

If I have really spindly shoots I sometimes take them a little lower, as thicker stems will produce stronger growth and flowers - but mainly the growing season is not the key time to be pruning.

Give them a good feed and most varieties will continue with flushes of flowers, using the energy that otherwise would have been directed into seed production, from the old pollinated flowers.

Hope this helps.  Good luck!  Rob