Will These Survive?

[rodriguezpoultry]

I bought these sticks at big Lots for a dollar. Supposedly they are roses...

Anyway, the packaging called one a Blue Boy and the other was a "Tropicana"? I've never seen them personally but I thought they were pretty online. I can't see any green before soaking them in water and one if the waxed over stems broke off like a dead twig in the car ride. Here's a photo of them taken out of the water for a snapshot. Probably gonna leave them in there for a full day.

Any hope for either of them??

 

[thistlebloom]

Lookin' pretty dead there Rod'. Bummer huh?

 

[lesa]

Never say never!!! Put those roots in dirt, and water the heck out of them. I say you'll see some growth on at least one of them. I brought a couple back from the dead, that I transplanted. Good luck!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Lol! Yep...depressing but why not give it a shot. Should I leave them in the water for a few days or go ahead and plant them? Or should I plant them in the 5 gallon buckets and go from there?

Any idea which one I might see growth from?

 

[4grandbabies]

Give them a try! I planted roses last year, and one of them just did not make it, or so I thought.. so I took it out of the flower bed, and -who knows why, I replanted it out in another place out of the way, and fed it rose food and lots of water, and forgot it,until one day I saw it all leaved out in mid summer..way past time the others leaved out. Too crazy, I just dont give up on anything, my little grandson calls me grandma cat, because I revived his almost dead kitten that had crawled away from its mom and chilled and starved all night.

 

[patandchickens]

If anything survives it will be the rootstock they're grafted onto (which tends to be, like, rugosa or multiflora rose, not a fancy variety) NOT the named variety on the label.

Them's DEAD. (the topgrowth anyhow). They should have leafed out several MONTHS ago.

If you're going to soak them, don't soak them for more than 12-18 hours or so or you'll kill any living roots that might still be there.

Good luck, you'll need it ,

Pat

 

[damummis]

If it were me I would start trimming the stems down. If you see any green they are still wick. If not then they are dead. Start at the top and cut an inch look at it, if it is brown and dry cut another inch. Get the drift? You may be surprized.

 

[skeeter9]

You sure never know with roses. They are amazingly hardy, but Pat is right in that you may find the rootstock has survived but the graft has not. If you get lucky and the Tropicana survives, I can tell you that they are gorgeous. I had one in my yard before we moved and everyone loved it!

Best of luck with your roses. Let us know what happens.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Well, the Tropicana was dusty wood all the way through. The Blue Boy on the other hand has a slight greenish tinge all the way through each sprig!!! It is now in a 5-gallon bucket of potting soil awaiting transplanting over the next two days! (don't know where we want it yet). Super excited!!!!

 

[lesa]

Excellent! At that price, you can't really complain!!