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A Newbie Question on Clusters

karenforroses
19 years ago

Although I've grown roses for many years and have been involved with ARS, I've never exhibited. Our local society is hosting the Great Lakes fall convention & show this coming weekend, and I've been thinking about taking a chance and exhibiting a few roses. I have many shrubs and floribundas and climbers with clusters of blooms, but I find that by the time most of the buds are partially open, the first bloom is done. I probably should have been disbudding the first, largest bloom or something. What are the rules for clusters? Do they all have to be past the closed bud stage but none 'done'? Sorry for such a stupid question. You can tell I'm new at this exhibiting thing, can't you?

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