'John F. Kennedy' Rose Winter Survival in Maine

Cold Sensitivity

Maine gardener's JFK rose (planted last year, full sun, bark mulch) shows no spring growth while other roses leaf out. Mild recent weeks.

Assessment

• JFK is an older, cold-sensitive variety.
• May have died from winter cold despite mulch.
• Prune dead wood, feed normally, wait until first week of May.

Long-Term Strategy

If truly lost: grow in container, bring indoors winter, move out spring. Do this several years to establish, then plant out.