Miniature Roses Update. 25 Jun 24.

 These are the grocery store roses that I bought, after Valentines Day, on sale, and gave lots of TLC.

The yellow one, I think is "¿SunMaid?", doesn't seem "miniature" now.  More like "small".  Beautiful rose with beautiful flowers.

Planted singly, one in a container -

The other four from the container, planted together in a much larger container -

It's a very nice rose, and seems ideal for a medium - size container situation.  

All I do now is prune back a bit after blooms are spent, and give a dilute bloom fertilizer.

Here is second red rose, I think is "Daniela".  This is its first re bloom after repotting and adapting to home life.  This is one plant in a pot by itself.  It grew two vigorous new stems.  This one remains much smaller than "SunMaid" but is a bit larger than the other red rose, "¿Danika?.  The flowers are like miniature versions of classic, deep red, hybrid tea roses.  Beautiful clusters of buds surrounding the first open flower.  The foliage is a rich, deep green.  The thorns are red, very attractive on green stems.  This mini rose bush responded very well to potting into good potting soil, and ongoing TLC.  Mostly I keep it outdoors in a sunny place, but now aiming for a bit less sun in blistering hot weather.   The other plants from the same original pot, are in a group container and a bit behind the single plant.

The first red rose, "¿Daniella?", is also nice, more delicate looking, and has rebloomed twice so far.  It can't handle heat or bright sun, which chars the flower edges.  Still, in some shade, it can be quite pretty.  So far, this rose remains the most compact of the grocery store miniature roses that I have bought.   Post bloom, mostly, I've pruned it back,  set it in a less sunny location and treating like other smaller potted plants, keeping it watered, and giving low doses of general balanced plant food.

Finally, the pink miniature grocery store rose (¿"Light Pink Felicitas Kordana?") that I bought on sale after Mother's day.  It did suffer a bit off a set back after I repotted it.  I think the weather was too hot and roots not established enough.  After removing the flowers, pruning back a bit, and fertilizing with a balanced general houseplant food, it's begun to make a come back.   Lots of new leaves are growing now.  These little rose bushes seem much healthier after they shed their original, plant-factory leaves, and grow new home - outdoor leaves as well as growing thick new roots in their new potting soil.

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I think the new growth is an encouraging sign and shows promise for nice flowers in a month or two.