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Initial post 28 MAY 17 by Storms
I purchased my "Pretty in Pink Eden" two years ago full of blooms. This rose is own-root and is very healthy and green growing Zone 4a and surviving northern winters nicely. I am an organic gardener, so this rose gets plenty of organic fertilizers. The only thing this rose does not do is bloom?
When I purchased the rose it was stated as blooming in flushes in Summer, I have yet to see any blooms? Is this considered a once-bloomer or repeat blooming? I also read somewhere that this rose does not like any shade? I do grow many roses that are not for my Zone 4a, so I know that this is not the problem.

Any help on getting Pretty in Pink Eden to bloom would be appreciated.

Thanks to Puns n Roses & StrawChicago for answering me back about Pretty in Pink Eden. I do have other climbers and all receive the same fertilizer with mostly bone meal, blood meal, composted manure, potash and compost Plus a booster of manure tea in summer. I have been blessed with great soil which is sandy clay loam. Every rose and has really like this soil! My other climbers have bloomed right away in this soil whether once blooming or continually bloom and they are pruned in spring if repeat blooming and the fall for once-blooming. Living in the woods I had to cut out trees for a house site. The roses receive about 6-7 hours of direct sunlight and than filtered light. I still think Pretty in pink Eden needs more light so today I am moving it to my Vegetable garden so it will receive at least 8-10 hours of sunlight. I do think it will thrive there, it will also be nice to see roses growing with the vegetables. After 25 years of growing roses, I'm not giving up on such a beautiful rose. I went back to the nursery where I purchased it yesterday and saw other Pretty in pink blooming there, so I rdeally want to make this rose work, thanks for the helpful advice.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 29 MAY 17 by Puns 'n' Roses
Because I have no experience with this rose personally, I looked it up and it is listed as a climber. You might want to stop fertilizing it, because it seems all you are doing is encouraging cane growth. Do you know the type of fertilizer you are using (the three numbers)? Do you use different fertilizers in spring, summer and fall? Also, how do you prune your rose, and when?
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 30 MAY 17 by StrawChicago Alkaline clay 5a
Hi Storms: I'm in zone 5a. With climber like my Crown Princess Magareta as OWN-ROOT, the first year was stingy, like 2 blooms. The second year I gave it sulfate of potash & gypsum, plus high-phosphorus chicken manure, it gave a dozen blooms. Now on its 6th year, over 100 blooms. For climber, choose a fertilizer high in potassium & phosphorus, plus calcium, but low in nitrogen. I use NPK 2-10-20, plus gypsum to enable lots of blooms on climbers. Also for repeat climber, I am brutal in pruning, like pruning them below my knee in early spring, plus giving it sulfate of potash & gypsum & tiny bit of nitrogen for fast growth of new canes. Sulfate of potash with low salt index of 43 is mined from the earth, so it's organic, best order on Amazon to get the correct type (you don't want muriate of potash, or potassium chloride .. very high in salt with salt index 116.2).
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