Why do my roses grow long stems?
Why do my roses grow long stems? During its life span, the rose will produce continuous water shoots (or basal shoots) from the bud union at the base of the plant, forming the beginning of new stems. Fresh rose stems claim most of the sap flow, producing long stems with large quality flowers. How do you keep a rose bush from growing too tall? If you have rose bushes that are considerably overgrown, they will tolerate hard pruning to get them back into shape. To correct an overgrown rose, prune the bush back as much as one half its height,...