As of: February 28, 2024, 10:00 a.m
By: Yannik Lurz
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Bare root roses are the environmentally friendly alternative to container roses.
But what is behind it and how do they differ?
We clarify.
Less packaging, lower water consumption and lower soil requirements: bare-root roses are a significantly more resource-efficient option compared to the increasingly popular container rose.
What's behind it and how do the two differ?
Let's take a closer look at both roses.
Planting a Rose: What is a Bare Root Rose?
The name is initially puzzling.
If you look closely, it makes perfect sense.
The bare root rose is basically the pure plant, without anything else.
Once taken out of the ground, the bare-root rose remains “soil-free” until it reaches its final planting location - in contrast to the container rose.
It goes from the field into a pot before it goes on sale.
This is what it can look like: the rose.
If you want to grow them, you can choose between different starting plants.
© Ok Shu/IMAGO
How does this work?
First of all, the rose grows normally in a field, a field, in a bed.
In autumn, when the flower no longer has any leaves, it is cleared: the plant comes out of the ground.
Then the gardener or farmer cuts off most of the above-ground parts.
It is important to use a sharp cutting tool (promotional link) so as not to injure the rose unnecessarily.
What remains is the root system and the rhizomes, also called rhizomes.
They often grow underground or very close to the ground and form the starting point for the plant shoots that sprout from the earth towards the sun.
To put it somewhat bluntly, a bare root rose is nothing more than a very simple rose starter kit.
However, this type of rose requires a lucky hand and a green thumb - in contrast to container roses, it is often more difficult to plant bare-root roses.
Several bunches of so-called bare-root roses lie on the ground.
Clearly visible: the shortened plant shoots.
© Paul Maguire/IMAGO
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What is a container rose?
The container rose is enjoying increasing popularity.
But what is that actually about?
On the one hand, certainly due to the higher planting rate.
On the other hand, there is a much larger time frame in which planting can take place: all year round.
These supposed advantages also come at a price.
Bare root rose vs. container rose: These are the advantages and disadvantages
Container roses cost more than bare root roses.
Ultimately, they also require more effort and the gardener who grows them has to invest more time and materials.
Additional soil, water and pots: Container roses require more resources than bare-root roses.
The latter migrate directly from the field to the bed or pot.
The bare-root rose must be planted during the so-called dormant period (around October to April).
What they both have in common is that they don't like frost.
Another advantage of bare root roses: a greater variety of varieties.
Because the rose gardener only sells the plants in pots that look good in the pot.
That narrows down the choice.
For example, climbing roses that do not have enough space in the pot to develop.
With bare-root roses, the appearance of all types is relatively similar and unaesthetic - at least until they sprout the first leaves.
Because let's be honest: In the end, both have the same goal in mind - being able to look at beautiful flowers in the garden.