How to cut dead roses

How to cut dead roses: to get more flowers in a matter of weeks

Learn how to cut roses so they look their best for longer

Cutting dead roses is very easy and it is important to do so to get the most out of your rose bushes. Deadheading is simply a term for the removal of finished flower heads. Deadheading not only improves the appearance of the rose, but, with repeat-blooming varieties, encourages more blooms throughout the season . 

If discolored flowers are left on the plant, it can delay the production of new shoots beneath the previous flower cluster, so removing them will speed up nature's process. 

HOW TO CUT DEAD ROSES

For deadhead roses, you will need a pair of gardening gloves and some good pruning shears or pruning shears. 

STAGE 1

As individual flowers in a cluster fade, these can simply be broken by hand directly below the flower head. 

Removing them individually as they go will maintain the appearance and give the buds more room to bloom.

STAGE 2

When all the flowers in a cluster have fallen, the entire cluster can be removed. Trace the stem to the junction of the first leaf and, using pruning shears, cut the bunch just above this point. This will also improve the overall shape of the rose. 

If your rose is a hip-bearing rose, you may 1not want to cut the flowers, as the hips can add decorative interest and color to the fall garden. Dead flowers ending in hip-producing roses will prevent hips from forming.