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okay. a client comes in and asks me the following, i have no idea so i am asking you lot.

she received a rainbow rose from a friend.. not from my shop btw... and it lasted a long time, when it finally died, the lady cut of the head and planted the rose stem, it grew into a plant and has now started flowering indoors.
should she plant it outside eventually, after the winter or leave it as an indoor plant.

i said i think outdoors but wasnt too sure. i am sure it is simple, but thought to double check with you all..

Is it producing baby rainbow blooms?

sounds like a load of rubbish to me...was she winding you up?

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Sarah Creating Bespoke Wedding Flowers Cheshire

lol... no she said it grew as a white rose.

i dont think she was winding me up.. well she better not have been lol.

hahhaha.. the mind boggles.. yuck mini rainbow roses.... lol

That's amazing. To produce the rainbow roses they slice the stems so the dye is taken up by individual petals (or so I am told ~ the science of it all passes by my small brain). You would expect so much damage to be done to the stem that it would be useless for profigation.

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Rainbow

Quote of the day : We see the law around us every day.......justice is a little harder to find.

Well if what she says is right, then it needs to be hardened off before it goes outside. Am sure it would be quite happy as an indoor plant. Personally think it may be better out tho! I would say after the frosts and things start warming up again it could probably go outside. Plenty of water, and manure (v important for roses to get them used to new soil!!)

BUT to get a rose stem to grow she must have really looked after it, given it rooting powder etc...is all the hassle worth it when I'm sure you can get an equally nice white rose at the garden centre!! I really do hope she wasn't expecting rainbow coloured flowers!!!

Aren't customers great!!!

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ME SO FAUN-Y...!!!

I have had good results with propagating roses, just by cutting stem off, placing in water for two days then put rooting powder on and plant(inside first)not all of the stems take but ... well I now have 9 new rose bushes in my garden.Must say you have to be in the mood to fuss with them. Ok I know you cango to a garden centre but these were roses that were bought for me with special meanings.eg wedding ann from our sons,recovering from operation etc.

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I was told rainbow roses are created by the root ball being split up and placed into different died water. Is this incorrect?

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Newbee

Think it depends...mostly have heard its simply a chemical added to the water which reacts differently to each petal...I have no idea...just know I can't sell them, even for gimmicks!

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ME SO FAUN-Y...!!!