The first yellow one, that was a Valentines Day grocery store mini rose, probably Sun Maid, is vigorous enough now that I don't think I can call it miniature now.
I just up-potted the one that I had solitary. It was drying out too fast, the plant being too large for such a small container.
It's much larger than I expected, unlike the first red one ¿Danika? but it's OK. It's a very nice rose, and has been fun learning and experimenting.
The pink one that I added recently, didn't much like the treatment I gave it. My theory is, the weather now is too warm and sunny for a mini rose with such small roots to go directly outside. There was lots of wilting. The flowers looked sad so I cut them off. It looks like I forgot to post on it, so here it is. I identified it as ¿Light Pink Felicitas Kordana? I bought this plant 1 June, slightly past its prime.
I repotted it the next day. This is the root mass - not a lot of roots.
After the wilting and crispy leaf episodes, with the flowers cut off and the dead leaves removed, it looks like this.
This doesn't look like much, but I take it as a new beginning. I am leaving it outdoors 24/7 now, and there is no further wilting. I think it will catch its breath and start growing again pretty quickly.
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