How to prune cinco de mayo rose

Late winter to early spring when forsythia blooms. Hard prune all main stems back to 8–12 inches (20–30 cm), cutting to an outward-facing bud. Remove all dead and crossing wood. Deadhead spent flower clusters (cut the entire truss to a strong leaf) to encourage the next flush.

Annual hard prune in late winter; deadhead throughout the flowering season. Cinco de Mayo is a Floribunda-type rose with clusters of smoky red-orange flowers. As a cluster-flowered bush rose it needs annual hard pruning in late winter to generate the vigorous new growth that carries the best blooms. Without pruning, flowering progressively diminishes and the plant becomes woody at the base.

Hard prune all main stems back to 8–12 inches (20–30 cm), cutting to an outward-facing bud. Remove all dead and crossing wood. Deadhead spent flower clusters (cut the entire truss to a strong leaf) to encourage the next flush.