Hard to kill.

[leene_chan]

"Remember me?", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

But easy to maim! This miniature potted rose was one of my big stars last year, until it fell victim to an insect attack.

Since it's a zone 6-9 rose, we had to overwinter it indoors. We are in Zone 6, but when you're growing pretty much anything you can't count on a typical winter.

Now that we're giving in regular baths with insecticidal soap, it's starting to look better. I'm wondering if it needs to be repotted...It's a pretty small rosebush, but I wonder if a nine-inch pot is too small for a rose?