Mini roses

[senua]

Every now and then I buy a mini rose from the supermarket, one of those ones in a 3" pot. They always go crispy and die on me.
I thought that it might be the strange growing medium that they use so I re-potted my latest purchase into compost with added rose-food but it seems to be starting to go down the crispy route.
What am I doing wrong!?

I don’t think they’re really designed to be indoors. Try repotting and put it outside in a sheltered position. It might lose all its leaves, but then revive as an outside plant.

As above, they are outdoor plants, but have been forced on in greenhouses and aren't really that strong. So be kind to them and put them outside, bit of food, new compost, sheltered spot. Roses are dormant now. In the garden mine are only just coming into leaf.

I've got one someone gave me at Christmas - I cut it down after it lost it's leaves (not right down) and it's just starting to grow again. it's outside in a sheltered spot.

roses are outdoor plants. they really do not like being indoors.
plus those little roses are bred for 'single' use, they are not really planted up to stay beautiful for long.
you might get lucky planting them out in the garden, but they will never look as goos as when you buy them.

There is some new growth so I'll look at that and try to ignore the crispiness on the old growth. I'll stick it outside as instructed.
Thanks all.

Those little ‘miniature’ roses, when properly cared for (garden outside, good compost) tend to grow into rather large, definitely not miniature roses!

They also, very disappointingly have no fragrance and are usually very heavily petalled so no use to pollinators.

I’d buy a nice single or semi double highly fragranced rose bush myself.
I have ‘Arthur bell’ and the scent is gorgeous and the bumblebees love them.