this rose (Christopher Marlowe JP) is growing nicely since it got planted... all but for the fact that the stems cannot hold up the flowers.... got a cause and a fix for it?...will alfalfa do it?..... lovely rose, but I can't SEE "EM!!!!... *smile*........

here's a bud that I had to hold up , too!!..

What a beautiful rose..That's a David Austin Rose that J&P just started carrying..yum yum...Toots the Alfalfa Tea will most definitely benefit your rose but some young roses unfortunately get those pencil-size canes that aren't strong enough to hold up the blooms..I am having the same problem with Both my "Mme. Joseph Schwartz" & "Duchesse de Brabant"..I am awaiting for mine to finish their blooms!!..They are loaded and I don't have the heart to prune them now..but I will hard prune mine right above an outward eye..the main canes will then be able to focus on growing bigger and stronger...Hope this helps..and that is a gorgeous shade of pink my dear....Jeanne

thanks gal.... so once the first flush is over I should feed and then hard-prune?...

here's the picture that made me want one... you can't see it in my photo, but the yellow is so delightful!...

http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pics.php?l=2.38216&qs=-82962&js=0

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thanks gal.... so once the first flush is over I should feed and then hard-prune?...

Yup..I'd prune those that have thin canes and give both rose fertilizer and alfalfa tea...OH MY that pic is the pretties I've seen of him..love that yellowy-sunburst color on the inside...Jeanne