If I am ordering roses/flowers online, and they say that they will be shipped "bareroot", what does that mean?

"Bareroot" means they will ship it to you as a few 1 foot long stems with 5 or 6 roots. You will have to supply the pot and soil . What you do is snip a little bit off the roots to stimulate growth. Fill the pot up 75% with soil. Place bareroot rose in pot and continue adding soil by hand surrounding the roots with dirt with your fingers until they are just covered. Leave soil about 3 to 4 inches from top of pot so when you water you dont lose dirt. I have planted thousands of bareroot rosesthis way as this is how nurseries order them. When planted in January, and greenhouse grown, they usually take 2 months to be fully flushed with foliage and 2 more months to bloom. This is approximate, as all plants are different. One ting, make sure you don't cut off too much of the roots, as I have seen roses never flush out as a result. Hope this helps answer your question.

If I am ordering roses/flowers online, and they say that they will be shipped "bareroot", what does that mean?
Bareroot roses are simply roses that come wrapped in a plastic sleeve and not a pot. They are not high-maintenance as the rumour goes, but they do need a bit of special handling.


Bareroots don't have as extensive a root system as potted roses do. Hence, they need to be soaked in water prior to planting (they tend to dry out quicker than potted plants).


Also, if you are having them shipped to you, it is important to get them in side as quickly as possible, so they don't "cook" on your front step.


Plant them after soaking, and keep them well watered.


Hope that helps!
Reply:The plants will not be packed in soil and will be very young.