3 Reasons To Keep Your Supermarket Rose Plants

Today on my blog I am talking about those gorgeous mini rose bush plants you can buy them in your local supermarket. You can usually get one for around £3-£5 for a plant, sometimes they come in a pretty little pot as well. When choosing one, go for one with a nice thick and healthy main stem and with buds that are still yet to open and flower.

The Supermarket Rose is a beautiful gift for someone who just to brighten up your windowsill. I have had two yellow roses and a pink rose in the last two years. You can often find them in Red, Peach and even a pale White shade of Rose petals. Supermarkets usually stock a wide range of colours, I like Yellow as I feel it brightens up a room.

So many people toss their little Rose bushes into the bin when they finish flowering. One reason for this is because they see the label which often reads “Guaranteed to Flower for 14 days” and they presume that after this flowering rose is finished blooming then the plant is now obsolete, and that is so wrong! Did you know that with a little love and care you can make your little Rose last for months or even years? And they will flower again!

Well in this blog post I am going to tell you just how and why you should keep them. Here are my main 3 Reasons…

Reason 1. They can survive inside or outside! I will go into how you would care for each in a moment.

Reason 2. You sometimes get extra growth of the original plant after a couple of months, and some plants can be re-potted into more than one Rose bush. Then you could keep one for yourself and gift away the other if you like!

Reason 3. Looking after plants during difficult and uncertain times can help your mental health by giving you something to care for and focus on. It will also produce flowers several times a year to brighten up your home.

Just after I had separated the Rose Stems off and then set them back onto my windowsill.
They soon grew and grew and grew… and flowered again!

Keeping Your Rose Inside or Outside

Inside
A nice regular sized pot and a windowsill with half sun and half shade, your Rose bush should thrive here. Water it every day, keeping the soil damp and remove dead leaves and dead flowers to prolong its growth. Leave it inside the pot it comes in until all the flowers have finished, and then you can re-pot it into something prettier if you’d like, pop a few stones at the base to allow for drainage and if you’re increasing the pot size to allow for growth use some moisture controlling compost.

Check the plant if and when you re-pot it. You may find it has two separate stems and roots systems, if that is the case you can do as I did above (image) and pot in two pots and then you’ll end up with two plants.

Outside
A pot of any size because the bush will grow into it. But in order to be liveable outside and to survive the Winter you must do two things. One, is to line the pot with a sheet of bubble wrap plastic, this is to keep the roots safe from any frost. And two, you also need to put a few stones in the base and place the plant into some moisture controlling compost, which will retain water so as to keep the plant nourished. You must water it regularly in warm weather and do not let the pot dry out.

So far my Pink Outdoor Supermarket Rose is coming up to its third year in a pot outside. I got lots of flowers on it in June, I also gave it some flower food once the flowers began to show their buds. As you can see I had some rich new green leaves grow this summer. I may need to re-pot it into a larger pot next summer if it grows again.

The image below is of my Yellow Rose Plants, they were separated in the Spring and now it is September, they have more than doubled in size. They are now flowering for the fourth time this year. They are getting quite big now for my kitchen, I am contemplating potting them outside on a sunny day in the Autumn, I have some left over bubble wrap from my recent move ready to wrap around them to keep the roots warm and protected from any frost we might have. They have loved their new position in my new home, since July they have been on that kitchen window, and it gets lots of light.

I have treated myself to a new little rose now too, to start this process off all over again. I got this cute little plant from Aldi for just £1.79! Bargain!
Gorgeous Pink colour!

My plan is to grow this Rose to the same size as my yellow ones while indoors, then plant outdoors next late Spring time. Hopefully it can reach a similar size.


I hope you have enjoyed reading this blog post, please let me know if you’d like to see more like this, such as gardening related or tips on making the most of supermarket purchases.

Thanks for visiting Severn Wishes today.

✩ Sabrina ✩

10 thoughts on “3 Reasons To Keep Your Supermarket Rose Plants

  1. I’m a supermarket rose addict! I have done the same. Usually around 4 plants in one pot (bargain) have you ever planted them in the ground instead of pots? Just wondered if they would survive in the ground

    • Hi, thanks for getting in touch it’s so great to have comments like yours! Yes aren’t they fab! Providing you use my hack of wrapping the root section in some bubble wrap they should still survive, it’s all about protecting them from frost. You can also get plastic sheets that you can gently drape over plants to keep the frost off them, but most established bushes do well. Remember to give a plant food while they are growing buds and flowering too 🙂 have a lovely day!

  2. Sabrina, thank you for this article and lovely photos!
    I received a lovely little potted rose for Valentines Day and am considering separating and repotting the 4 little roses in the one pot. I want to do this soon before they loose their vigor and beauty. I haven’t done this before and am so glad to have found your cheerful and informative blog.
    I have had some luck in the past years keeping these little cuties alive until spring, but often they sicken or become buggy. I have always been amazed at how beautifully they grow when moved outdoors, and can last for years and can get quite big!

    • Hello, thank you for your comment, yes Roses are lovely. If mine ever get bugs on them when outside I spray them with a non toxic bug spray I got online. I lost one of my three roses in the drought last summer, but my other two are going strong, one of them is 7 years old now.
      Definitely protect the root system using plastic by wrapping it up. Wishing you lots of luck!

  3. Just got a lovely indoor rose plant from my daughter for Mother’s Day who lives in Canada at the moment. Your post was so helpful to me for the future care of my lovely little rose plant. Thank you.

    • Thank you Catherine, I’m so happy that I could help you. Rose plants often survive for weeks if not months indoors, but when they outgrow their pots or get any bug infestation it’s a good idea to move them outside. Best wishes for your plant 🙂 have a lovely day, I appreciate your comment very much.

  4. I’ve planted minature roses x 3 into the ground (NE coast England) three years ago and they’re looking really healthy. It’s such a shame when they’re tossed away after flowering.

    • I couldn’t agree more, the western world has a very throw away attitude with so many things and I believe articles like mine help people to make an informed decision about what they do with things like indoor plants. Thank you for commenting, have a lovely day.

  5. Good day Sabrina. I stumble upon your blog. I’m from South Africa and have a question. I received a miniature rose for mothersday, but now the leaves are turning brown and dry. I have no idea how to care for this little plant. The instructions that came with said bright light and no direct sun. And there must be 200ml of water in outer pot. The plant is in two pots, an inner one with a water feeder( little cord) inside and draining holes, and fits snugly in the outer decorative pot. Some advise please, I have never had the opportunity to care for this type of plant before, and don’t want to loose it. Thank you in advance.

    • Hello, I’m sorry I didn’t see your comment earlier. My suggestion would be to either repot the plant if it is outgrowing the pot, sometimes a layer of plastic is at the bottom of the inner pot to prevent it leaking once it has been stored for buying in a shop. It would not hurt to remove both pots to see what is inside and just check. If it only really needs the one pot then place it into a saucer if you have one which will allow you to see when it has sucked up all the water. Roses prefer to be watered underneath rather than have a soggy top layer of soil. I water my roses in my kitchen every other day, so every 48 hours, but I only put enough water in for them to suck it all up. Roses will shed their leaves that are older, these often turn dry and yellow. You need to remove these gently to allow for new growth. Most leaves that are dying will come off in your fingers if you give them a gentle pull. You should see new light green leaves coming with a day or two of removing all the dead leaves. I do my indoor plants once a week and remove all drying up leaves. Also remember to trim off the dead heads of any finished flowers to promote new growth too. I hope this helps. Best wishes.

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