We also remove crossing canes. Leaflet sets on a rose spiral around the rose stem. Above each set of leaflets there is a bud eye. (Rita Perwich) Why do we remove old, diseased, damaged and ...

Stems are sold to the industry here at the ... Ms Kambo believes the real cost of a rose goes far beyond its financial price. "A woman's sweat has gone into producing that rose, there's a male ...

But to botanists, there is no rose with thorns: The spiky outgrowths of a rose stem are called “prickles,” and are biologically distinct from the stiff, woody thorns of other plants.