Not so pretty polly...

Good Evening all...
A few weeks ago i bought two pretty polly patio plants. To date one of them is really flourishing whilst the other is fighting to retain its roses/buds...help! What could i be doing wrong?! Catwoman

 

bought them both at same time, replanted them into bigger pots with john innes no3, gave them both blood fish and bone, they stand approx 3 feet apart, both have got the same amount of sunshine so really don't know what's gone wrong :-(

 

I'll take a couple of pics tomorrow when i get the chance, really can't understand why either. I'm a novice gardener and have looked up how to care for and water etc so really don't know what's gone wrong. Would be grateful if you could solve this one for me.

 

Hi Woo...A very good day to you. As requested here are the pics of my roses. Hope you are able to diagnose the problem for me. ​

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Sorry about that Woo, Twas my son that took them, should have said for him to take them at different angles. Let me know if you would like me to take a couple more or whether you'd like to carry on with your neck exercises and letting all your blood rush to your head...Catwoman

 

Hi Catwoman

I have some patio roses which are the same variety in containers right next to each other and they don't all 'perform' at the same time or to the same standard. I'm not worried at all as long as the foliage looks healthy, which yours does

The second plant looks to be either slightly more mature or just a bigger plant than the first so it could be that it's got more stems with blooms on.

 

Good evening Woo...I have the same drainage in each pot, will also try raising them up a little to see if that helps. I water them fairly liberally twice a day whether it has been raining or not...could this be the problem? Catwoman :wallbang:

 

Hi there...I bought both roses exactly the same time and they were both the same size. I will try changing its position and water it a bit less and see if that helps. Will keep you updated...Catwoman

 

I have lots of roses in planters and I let the compost on top of the container dry out slightly before watering but I personally don't water more than once every couple of days even in very dry weather (give them a good soaking in the evening) and if we've had a decent downpour I don't give them any extra.

HTH