Grocery Store Miniature Rose

I can’t believe this little rose plant is blooming again! This is about the eighth time - if not more - that the miniature blossoms have sprung. My husband has been taking such good care of this plant since we first got it during the pandemic so we could have a bit of color in the house. Since then he has moved it out to the balcony where it gets watered daily and provided very affectionate care. We always had flowers in the window baskets but decided not to this year, so the roses are the only flowers there. Who would have thought the flowers would keep coming - at least twice, if not three times every summer. Just having one plant makes it even more special. Who would have guessed? 

Grocery Store Rose Blooms Again!

It happened again! The miniature rose plant that we bought at the Giant grocery store five years ago bloomed. This plant was first placed in the dining room for two years or so, and then it was moved out to the balcony. My husband has given it tender loving care since the beginning. He prefers one small flower to a full garden. We used to have a large garden in the Midwest, then a small patio garden on Capitol Hill, and now a couple of window baskets on our balcony. This is the first year that our coco lined baskets have not been filled with annual flowers. The mockingbirds, doves and crows are pilfering off the coco liner for other uses. The only thing left in the basket is some ivy and one viola that survived the winter. I just don’t feel like dealing with the mess of it all. So it’s really nice to have the tiny flowering rose bloom again. Since March there were signs of rejuvenation. Now there are four stages of bud to full bloom in this little plant. And it usually blooms at least twice during the summer. Most often these plants don’t last past one season. But in our house it has defied the odds. And I know the reason why. 

Miniature Rose Plant Second Bloom?

It’s been one month since we bought the miniature rose plant from Giant. We searched several places before we finally found one. We used to get cut flowers every couple of weeks for the wall vase. But I’ve put bamboo and cut greens that root in the vases. Our plant console table is also filled with greenery, and we wanted to liven it up a bit with some color. So the little dusty rose color plant fit the bill. Unfortunately they don’t last very long. But things may be different this time. The many blossoms on the original bunch are all but gone now with just a few hanging on. We have been reading up on the care for these roses. We put it on the west exposed window sill during the day and make sure it gets enough water. The yellow leaves and spent flowers get cut. It didn’t look like it was going to survive when all of a sudden it started getting greener. There are now two new buds developing and the plant just looks healthy. We read somewhere that these plants aren’t in it for the long haul but maybe we will have some luck this time. My husband prefers one plant over many and has been watching it like a Hawk. Let’s hope this rose plant continues to thrive. It’s worth all the attention.