Many of us have fond memories associated with outdoor plants. How often have we, walking through a park or garden with our lovers, inhaled the delightful aroma of asters, tulips, and other equally beautiful plants. Admiring the variety of sophisticated flowers, we would like to keep these wonderful plants with us indoors. Being in a romantic mood, we pick flowers and take them home, hoping to tame them so that we can inhale the amazing aroma of violets at night or admire the fragile ones... But the inhabitants of the gardens do not want to live in seemingly ideal conditions at home and wither without saying goodbye. From this we usually conclude that outdoor plants cannot be domesticated and we continue to sigh, looking out of the window into the garden in which gladioli, irises and other beautiful fairies of the plant kingdom sway in the wind.
In fact, the definitions " houseplants" - these are just words. Initially, all the plants lived outside, although in different climatic conditions. Therefore, “houseplants” are flowers that have adapted to the conditions of our homes. Therefore, in order to see any beautiful plant in your room, you just need to help it get used to it. Such popular and sought-after flowers as roses have been available for quite a long time in small and large pots, but, as practice shows, it is street roses that are most loved. The same ones that are given in luxurious bouquets. The process of their domestication is somewhat more complicated than other flowers, since roses are a very capricious and proud flower. There is even an opinion that this plant will only take root in a girl with the character of a “rose” - beautiful and a little cold, with a twist, sharp as thorns.
Varieties of roses that can be grown indoors without much hassle
Not long ago we only had access to Chinese roses, now we have all sorts of varieties at our horticultural disposal:
· Ground cover roses - considered the most suitable and suitable for keeping at home. Among their advantages are a long flowering period (almost six months), a strong aroma, a variety of flowers (double, simple, semi-double);
· differ in a huge selection of subspecies. If you have a greenhouse or are ready to dedicate a large space for a rose garden, this variety is ideal for you. They reach one meter in height and are often covered with beautiful flowers.
· Flowerbed roses and are suitable for keeping in tubs, which can be taken out into the garden in the warm season. To communicate with street brethren, so to speak.
Difficulties gardeners face
The nuances of growing an indoor rose garden
For transplanted plants the best soil there will be ordinary garden soil mixed with rotted compost (ratio 2 to 1). You can also add sand and charcoal to this soil. But even the most good land does not guarantee successful domestication of a rose if you place it in the wrong container. The pot should not be as wide as it should be deep. This is due to the taproot system of the plant. It is also worth paying attention to the material of the tub. In plastic and clay pots, the soil dries out faster, and along with dry room air- this can significantly harm your rose. The right choice there will be a wooden or ceramic container. Expanded clay or the most common small stones are suitable for drainage. An important point is feeding roses. Unlike other flowers, this plant does not like excessive and early fertilization, so nutrients can be added only after the first flowering. During the winter, your sensitive, beautiful roses may freeze. Water always cools down faster, and even if the room is still warm, the rose may already freeze. The solution may be external insulation of the rose. Some people place the plant under air conditioning with warm air, but this is destructive, since the hot air flow dries out the soil and air even more.
General rules for growing and keeping roses in a room
- In the warm season, take flowers out into the garden or onto the balcony, regularly spray the plant with water;
- Roses need to be watered twice: in the morning and in the evening. Watering should be moderate;
- You cannot additionally fertilize the flower before the first flowering. Rose has enough nutrients contained in the soil;
- To form beautiful plant, you need to focus on cutting off excess branches (ripe, tangled, etc.). There should be no more than 5 life-loving shoots in the bush. You can form a bush in the shade, but as soon as the first leaves appear, take the plant to the light!
If you follow these tips, then very soon you will have a real rose garden in your room for your joy and inspiration! Perhaps the only drawback of keeping roses in the house is the undoubted increase in the number of guests who want to look at such beauty! If you are not afraid of turning your cozy apartment to the branch of the botanical garden - feel free to grow a beautiful and proud rose in your home. We are sure that the beauty will be happy with such a new life!
A rose can be grown not only from a seedling, but also from a small shoot. You will learn how to properly prepare planting material, plant cuttings and care for them in our article.
By following the tips below, you can prepare cuttings for planting yourself, using popular and rare varieties of roses.
How to plant a rose from a cutting or a bouquet at home
Planting roses from cuttings at home is such a simple and effective method that it is very popular. It is also important that this way you can root them not only in different time year, but also both in the open ground and at home.
Note: This procedure is most successful with summer seedlings, then with spring ones, and finally with winter ones.
To carry out the procedure you will need: a sharp knife, a freshly cut flower, and a pot of soil.
You can use purchased universal soil as a nutrient substrate, or you can prepare a nutrient mixture yourself. For it you will need humus, ordinary garden soil and sand. All components are combined in a ratio of 2:2:1. It is advisable to fry the substrate prepared in this way in the oven to protect the plants from various diseases.
Figure 1. Harvesting, rooting and planting of seedlings The container for planting must be at least 20 cm deep. Drainage must be poured onto its bottom, which will protect your sprout from excess moisture and prevent root rotting.
After preparing the soil and selecting a suitable container, you can begin cutting and planting sprouts (Figure 1).
How to prepare cuttings for planting
Gardeners know that all woody plants, including roses, take root best when the buds on a young shoot just begin to acquire their color, that is, even before flowering. It is then that the shoot transitions from a grassy state to a woody one.
When choosing branches, pay attention to their thickness. As practice shows, flowers reproduce most successfully from thin, fairly mature shoots. They can be distinguished by their color: they are no longer green, but are just beginning to acquire a brown tint. The most the best option is cutting seedlings into three buds. This is explained by the fact that weak plants grow from short branches in the first year.
To prepare planting material, you need to do the following:(Figure 2):
- Make the bottom cut of the future seedling just under the bud, stepping back 1.5 mm from it. In this case, the cut line should be oblique and the length should be about 15 cm.
- Make a straight upper cut, 1 cm above the bud.
- Remove the lower leaves and shorten the upper ones by a third of their length.
- Remove all thorns.
- Tie the chopped sprouts into bunches and place them in cold water (a special solution - kornevin, for example) to stimulate the formation of roots. The water should be changed every two days.
- After the root embryo appears (after 15-20) days, transplant the plant into open ground, or into a prepared container with soil.
Figure 2. Procurement of crop seedlings In this way, you can prepare cuttings for any type of planting, regardless of the time of year.
Cuttings in autumn
Such propagation is carried out in the fall in order to preserve the planting material in a viable state until spring. This is explained by the fact that keeping them in the house all winter is quite inconvenient, which is why the method of planting before winter is used.
Simply put, they are buried in the ground and covered with a dry shelter on top to retain heat. With the arrival of spring it is transplanted to permanent place in the usual way.
How to take cuttings
If you want to decorate your garden with roses, you need to know how to cut seedlings for planting. First you need to choose the right shoots suitable for cutting. Stems that have just faded or are just about to bloom are best suited. Their characteristic feature- easy removal of thorns.
Then the shoots are cut into pieces 15 cm long with a sharp knife or pruning shears. It is necessary to ensure that each cut stem has three buds and several leaves. In this case, the cut under the lower bud should be oblique, while the upper cut is made above the upper node at a height of 2 cm in a straight line. The lower leaves and all thorns must be removed (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Rules for cutting shoots for planting The cut branches are lowered with the lower cut into cold water or a special solution to stimulate the development of the root system (roots). You can prepare this stimulating mixture yourself from a teaspoon of honey and a glass of water.
How to preserve cuttings in winter
How to root rose cuttings correctly
When the seedlings have embryonic roots, you can begin to root them. If you are doing this at home, you will need pots pre-treated with a solution of potassium permanganate and filled with drainage and special soil.
Note: As drainage, you can use small pebbles or other material that allows water to pass through well. A special soil for roses is placed on top of the drainage. Ordinary turf soil will also work for this purpose. Upper layer The soil is sprinkled with washed river sand.
The seedling must be inserted into the sand, making sure that its lower edge does not touch the ground. If you are using a box rather than a pot as a container, leave a distance of 8 cm between the sprouts. Still, it is better to root the plants separately from each other.
If planted in a garden, the stems are buried at an angle into holes previously disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate, burying the lower bud into the ground. The planted sprouts are watered and each covered with a glass jar.
The sprouts continue to take root at daytime temperatures of at least +25 for another month. Next, hardening begins by removing the cans for a while. Soon the banks are removed completely.
Before autumn, young shoots grow up to 30-40 cm, and some have time to form buds. In this case, they need to be pinched to stop the flowering process, which inhibits the formation of roots.
In pots
After planting the sprouts in pots, they must be sprinkled with water and covered with trimmed plastic bottle or a plastic bag to maintain a certain temperature regime (Figure 4).
Containers with rooting seedlings are kept in a fairly warm place (+22+25), away from direct sun rays. It is important to maintain high humidity by misting the sprouts from time to time.
Figure 4. Seedlings after rooting in pots As soon as you notice small sprouts in the axils of the leaves, this is a sign that rooting was successful. From this point on, you can begin to harden off the plants by removing the cover for several hours and monitoring the soil moisture.
In water
To germinate seedlings in water, you need to place the chopped stems in a container filled with water or a special mixture and keep them in a warm, bright place for two weeks. It is during this time that the first roots should appear (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Germination (rooting) of sprouts in water Germination in water is the simplest, but far from the only way to obtain planting material at home. Below we will tell you what other means can be used for germination.
In potatoes
How to plant a rose in potatoes at home interests many flower lovers. This is very interesting way rooting.
Figure 6. Rooting cuttings in potato tubers The essence of the method is as follows: a hole is made in a medium-sized potato for escape. Then a seedling is inserted into the potato and planted in the ground (Figure 6). At the same time, potatoes not only keep the sprout moist, but also nourish the plant and also protect it from diseases.
The video shows how to plant cuttings rooted in potatoes.
Growing in a bag
An alternative to the traditional method is to grow cuttings in a bag. To do this, cut seedlings are wrapped in a bag filled with soil. The bag is then inflated, tied and hung on the window. Within a month, the sprouts will develop roots, after which they can be planted in a permanent place.
If the roses from the bouquet have sprouted, they can be rooted and planted in the ground. To successfully carry out this procedure, you need to know a few simple rules(Figure 7):
- Choose domestic varieties of flowers for this propagation method.
- Use only fresh flowers.
- Choose a stem that is entering the lignification stage.
- The petiole should be of medium length (15 cm), and there should be three growth buds on it.
- All thorns and leaves on the lower part of the stem must be removed.
- Place the cut stems in a vase with cold water, change it regularly until roots appear.
- Transplant the cuttings into a pot or into open ground under cover using one of the methods described above.
Figure 7. Preparation and rooting of rose cuttings from a bouquet Roses from a bouquet can be planted in any convenient way, including in potatoes.
How to plant rose cuttings in a permanent place
To plant rose cuttings in a permanent place, you need to wait until roots appear on them, and then plant them, depending on the time of year, either in a pot or in the ground under cover.
Before planting, you should take care of the quality of the soil, if necessary, saturate it with nutrients, moisten it, disinfect it, and check the drainage. Only after all the preparatory procedures can you begin planting (Figure 8).
Figure 8. Transplanting cuttings to a permanent place At the same time, planting seedlings in pots is somewhat different from planting in open ground. So, when planting in the ground, the stems are positioned at an angle of 45 degrees, they almost lie in the recess, while cuttings in a pot should not touch the ground with their roots. Their root system is located in surface layer sand.
The author of the video explains in detail how to properly prepare and plant rose cuttings.
Admirers of this magnificent flower who do not have one are often concerned with the question of whether it is possible grow a home rose on the windowsill.
Indeed, a similar variety of culture exists, and at home it is easy not only to grow a miniature rose, but also to transfer some varieties from garden flower bed to the apartment.
Homemade rose on the windowsill
For breeding in closed spaces (apartments), special varieties of domestic miniature roses have been bred, which are sold in flower boutiques.
From garden species They differ only in size - the bushes grow up to a maximum of 35 cm. But they also have a uniquely fragrant aroma and delight with beautiful delicate buds.
Like any queen, the home rose has a capricious character. Therefore, not every owner can take root with a flower.
Beginning gardeners should pay attention to varieties of roses Baby Darling, Cinderella, Starina, Yellow Doll, Angela Rippon, New Penny, Judy Fischer. They are the ones that take root most in the apartments of flower growers.
Having bought a bush once in a store, it can later be propagated by cuttings, observing a number of rules. Although some people manage to place a garden rose in their apartment by growing it in a flower pot.
This is where you need to have a clear idea of what varieties of roses are suitable for this mission (so as not to waste time).
Garden rose at home
Many people tried to grow an ordinary rose from a bouquet in a flower pot, but not everyone succeeded. This is because they did not take into account the adaptability of the flower to other growing conditions. The main thing here is to choose the right variety:
- Bengal roses are quite unpretentious ( Pink Grotendors, Ophelia);
- highly branching polyanthus bushes take root well ( Miniatures, Clotilde Super, Orange Triumph);
- tea hybrids with a fragrant aroma are not capricious ( Jules Boucher, Miss Rowena Tom, La France).
Find suitable variety Roses in the garden are only part of the story. It is still necessary to decide whether this is a graft on a rose hip bush.
Only from an independent rose that has its own root can you grow a domestic rose by cuttings.
Cuttings of domestic roses
Planting material is obtained throughout the entire period from May to September. Select a branch that has already faded from the bush, but it should not be thick. To grow, you will need its middle part with 2 to 4 buds. You also need to make the cuts correctly:
- 1 cm is removed from the lower bud and an oblique cut is made;
- Half a centimeter is removed above the upper bud, and the cut is made straight.
For rooting, cuttings should be kept in sand with peat or water. At the same time, they try to prevent the branches from drying out.
- If rooting occurs in water, under no circumstances should it be changed in the container - only add to the required volume. After waiting for 2 centimeter roots to appear on the cuttings, they are sent to a flower pot. The root collar cannot be buried - it is left level with the ground. Therefore, first the cutting is placed in the container, then the soil is carefully added. After watering and lightly pressing the soil, the home rose is sent to a place protected from sunlight.
- In the case of rooting in a sand mixture, the cuttings are placed 1 cm deep in the soil so that the lower bud is on the surface. After moistening the soil, the cuttings are covered with something glass or plastic. Flower pot with cuttings should stand in a bright and warm place. A sign of rooting is the buds that have begun to grow. Then the cover can be removed.
By propagating a rose in this way, it is adapted to room conditions existence. To wait for buds on the bush, it is recommended to follow all the conditions for caring for the plant.
Rules for caring for a home rose
To grow a home rose, they create comfortable conditions. They are based on a number of rules.
- Homemade rose (especially grown from garden variety) fresh air is important. In summer you can keep it on the balcony, but in other seasons you should not forget to regularly ventilate the room.
- The culture can withstand small short-term frosts and temperature changes, but overheating is detrimental to the rose. Therefore, air temperatures above 25°C are not desirable.
- Water the soil abundantly to prevent it from drying out. But at the same time, the water in the pan should not stagnate.
- During the entire growing season home rose needs feeding, which is carried out once a week. In this case, it is advisable to alternate mineral water and organic water.
By paying attention to the beauty of your home, you can have a gorgeous fragrant bush with elegant flowers on your windowsill.
A wonderful bouquet of roses received as a gift evokes joy, delight, and tenderness. Unfortunately, you can only admire the splendor of cut flowers for only a short time, since after a certain time they fade. Often this causes disappointment, regret, and a desire to somehow preserve such perfect beauty.
Rose cuttings are a popular and effective procedure.
The most popular and frequently used method is cuttings. This method is used by the vast majority of flower growers who value its simplicity and effectiveness.
Selection of source material
The florist will need to prepare the starting material by selecting specimens from a bouquet with living leaves, buds, strong, sturdy stems that are in the stage of lignification. You can draw conclusions about this by paying attention to the color of the shoots and the thickening of their skin. It is necessary to abandon the use of immature, excessively thin petioles, as well as completely lignified specimens with a thick core.
Roses that have stood in constant water for several days will be unsuitable for rooting, since harmful microorganisms are guaranteed to penetrate into the tissues of their stems. It is best not to postpone cuttings for a long time, but to carry out the procedure in the evening of the same day when the bouquet was presented or purchased. If it is impossible to quickly carry out the work, you should leave the flowers overnight in clean, cold water, after cutting off the ends of their stems by 1.5 cm.
In order for rose cuttings to be successful, it is advisable to give preference to fresh flowers, cut at the beginning of the summer season, grown in local climatic conditions. Varieties imported from abroad, hybrids are processed chemicals, which negatively affects their ability to take root.
As practice shows, you can count on effective cultivation of roses from cuttings by using stems topped with pink or red flowers. The rooting process of specimens with yellow and orange petals is considered more problematic. The least chance of success is when working with cuttings of white roses.
To count on good cuttings of roses from a bouquet, it is advisable to perform a similar procedure at the end of spring - autumn. It is worth noting that in June the growth of shoots is most intense, in August-September vitality plants decline, which negatively affects the process of root formation.
Choosing other dates may cause poor rooting of cut specimens. The most unfavorable period is considered to be January - February. At this time, the results of the work of an inexperienced grower may be negative. How to properly grow roses from a bouquet in winter at home: you will need to ensure that the plants are maintained optimal mode illumination, temperature, humidity.
Preparation of rose cuttings
To carry out the first stage of work, you should arm yourself with a sharp knife and pruning shears. This will avoid unnecessary injury to the trimmed stems. An experienced florist who knows how to propagate roses from cuttings must first disinfect the tool to prevent infection of the planting specimens. .
For roses selected from a bouquet, unopened buds and blooming flowers are removed. Then the stems are cut into cuttings (15 - 30 cm long).
The technology of the procedure is as follows: an oblique cut is made under the lower kidney with an indentation of 1 cm, and then a straight cut is made above the kidney, located above. As a result, you need to obtain segments of stems, each of which will have 2 - 3 future shoot primordia. It is allowed to prepare cuttings of roses (6 - 8 cm long) with one bud located in the middle, if there is a small number of flowers in the bouquet.
The lower leaves of the resulting planting material are removed, and the upper ones are shortened by 1/3.
This procedure will help retain moisture and prevent the shoots from drying out. Cutting off all the leaves is not recommended, as this can adversely affect the circulation of juice. The last thing you need to do is get rid of the thorns on the stem.
Use of growth stimulants
Next, you should pour clean, settled water into the prepared container and dilute the root formation stimulator in it. You can use purchased drugs (Kornevin, Epin, Heteroauxin, Charkor), the recommended dosage of which is published on the package. To stimulate the rooting of roses, the cuttings are placed in the resulting liquid, immersed by 1/3 of the length for 6 hours.
You can also use a solution containing water (a glass), aloe juice (20 drops) or honey (a teaspoon); the chopped stems are soaked in it for at least a day.
Methods for rooting cuttings
Experienced flower growers who know how to root a bush rose from a cut bouquet practice several ways to perform this procedure. The most commonly used methods are germination in water, in soil with shelter, in a potato tuber, in a bag. The features of each of them are discussed below.
Rooting planting material in water
To easily grow roses from a bouquet at home, you should use rooting planting material in a glass container with water (settled or filtered), into which it is advisable to add charcoal for disinfection. This method is considered the simplest. Only the lower sections of the petioles are subject to immersion to prevent tissue rotting.
Regularly (every 2 days) the existing water should be replaced with clean water for 2 - 3 weeks. After 15 - 20 days, whitish growths - the rudiments of roots - will begin to be visible in the area of the cuts. This is a signal to transplant the cuttings into the soil. There is no need to rush into holding such an event; it is better to give stronger roots the opportunity to form.
The disadvantages of the described method are considered to be low oxygen concentrations in the aquatic environment, due to which the germination procedure is significantly slowed down or may even fail.
Rooting cuttings in pots
Tips on how to grow a rose from a cutting from a bouquet by rooting in pots from experienced gardeners, can be heard quite often. Application similar method ensures the development of strong roots that are resistant to adverse factors. Each cutting must be provided with a separate pot or plastic glass (volume 0.5 l). Having placed the planting material in a common box, it is necessary to provide an interval between specimens of at least 6 - 8 cm.
Initially, empty containers are treated with a manganese solution and then dried. Next, it is filled with soil substrate preheated in the oven, which contains: garden soil (2 shares), rotted compost (2 shares), washed sand (1 share). Flower growers who recommend growing a rose from a bouquet at home allow the use of purchased universal primer in order to save time.
Drainage (small pebbles) should be poured into the bottom of the planting containers, then the containers should be filled with soil, followed by manual compaction. You will need to carefully place the cutting into the recess made with a spatula or stick. The double-bud specimen is buried to ensure that only the upper bud remains above the ground surface, while the single-bud specimen is backfilled to the level of the future shoot primordium. Then the earth is compacted and watered.
To create a greenhouse effect, containers with separately planted cuttings are covered with glass jars, and the boxes are wrapped in film. When solving the problem of how to propagate roses, you will need to ensure that the temperature is maintained at + 25 ° C during the day, + 18 ° C at night. It is not recommended to install the container in a place that is heavily lit by the sun and blown by drafts. Dosed watering is carried out as the soil dries.
When a rose planted in this way from a bouquet has produced a shoot that can be seen in the leaf axil, one can judge the success of the procedure. As a rule, this happens after 30 days. A seedling can be placed in a permanent place after it has formed strong young shoots.
Germination in a potato tuber
When studying information on how to grow a rose from a bouquet in potatoes, you need to take into account that the use of this method makes it possible to create a regime with optimal humidity, feeding growing roots with valuable carbohydrates.
The priority is the selection of visually healthy, not sluggish tubers, which should first be washed, subjected to eye removal procedures, disinfection with a manganese solution, and drying. In each tuber you need to make a deep (not through) hole into which the lower cut of the cutting, moistened with Kornevin, will be inserted.
In a bright, wind-free place garden plot you will need to dig a trench (15 cm deep), the bottom of which will need to be filled with sand (a layer up to 5 cm thick). Tubers with cuttings are placed in a well-watered groove and covered with soil so as to ensure that the top bud is located above the surface. After another irrigation, the plantings should be covered with cans, cut plastic bottles or film.
Within further care, moderate watering is performed. The emerging sprouts are released from the shelter after 2 weeks.
Growing in a bag
This method, also called the Burito method of propagating roses from an old bouquet, is the least widespread. However, it is not at all complicated and is very effective. The harvested, soaked cuttings must be removed from the water and carefully placed on newspaper. The paper edges are folded, and then a neat roll is made with planting material inside, which should be well moistened with water and placed in a bag. Recommended temperature regime is within: + 18 ... + 20 ° C.
Once a week, the bag is opened, the cuttings are carefully examined, and the paper (if necessary) is moistened. Specimens with identified blackened, rotten areas must be removed. In this case, the newspaper will need to be replaced. After 2 weeks, roots will form in the area of the cuts.
Landing in a permanent place
The optimal time when rooted cuttings are planted is considered to be late spring. A gardener who knows how to grow a bush from a bouquet of roses will probably prefer a sunny area, sheltered from the winds, and not flooded.
The dimensions of the dug holes must correspond to the size of the roots. Organic matter is used to fertilize the soil. Before placing the seedlings in the ground for a permanent place of growth, they will need to be trimmed with stems, leaving a maximum of 4 buds.
After planting, the soil needs to be watered and mulched using peat and sawdust. Bushes should be provided with reliable shading. You can count on the start of seedling development in 2 weeks. After the growing shoots reach a height of 12 - 15 cm, you will need to feed the bushes using complex fertilizers, mullein infusion, and herbs.
During the first year, young plants take root thoroughly, which makes it necessary to remove all the buds that form from them. This will give them the opportunity to focus all their energy on growth. In anticipation of the onset of cold weather, roses should be provided with reliable shelter.
Prudent flower growers practice digging up especially valuable varieties, storing them indoors until spring, maintaining the required level humidity, preventing the roots from drying out.
It’s quite possible to grow beautiful garden roses from a bouquet
Having studied how to cut roses in the summer and at other times of the year, you can make sure that it is quite possible to grow a flower that delights with magnificent blooms. The main thing is not to be afraid of difficulties and to approach all stages of work competently and responsibly.
Who can resist the charm of delicate rose buds? Certainly not keen flower growers!
Therefore, every flower lover simply must have a rose in a pot in his home collection.
Very often the purchase of a rose turns out to be spontaneous. Of course, because in the store they look very attractive. Indoor roses are often given to women who love flowers.
In any case, if you purchased a rose or received it as a gift, you will definitely find our article useful.
How to save an indoor rose after purchase
The rose is a difficult flower to keep at home; it is quite demanding and capricious. It is not enough to become the happy owner of this beauty, you also need to preserve the flower and find an approach to it, otherwise sad consequences will not keep you waiting.
Yes exactly. The purchased plant usually looks fresh and full of vigor, blooms amazingly and it seems that it will always be like that.
In fact, the plants arrive on the counter fed with all kinds of stimulants; in addition, they have special packaging that retains high humidity. Once on our windowsill, roses are deprived of all this.
Almost immediately experienced flower growers problems arise: the roses begin to turn yellow, their leaves dry out and fly off, the buds fall off and turn black. Rosette orders to live long and disappears, leaving behind nothing but frustration.
It should be noted that the rose is considered a plant open ground. Some varieties are more suitable for indoor use than others. But this does not mean that keeping them in an apartment is an easy matter.
When purchasing an indoor rose, after purchase it is simply necessary to take a set of rescue measures, even if the plant looks healthy and strong. Believe me, it won't last long!
So, what steps should you take when you bring a rose home:
- Remove the packaging wrapper, if any. Although the packaging helps to retain moisture, it often causes the rose to become infected with fungal diseases while still in the store, because... packaging interferes with air exchange, creating an ideal environment for fungi.
- Use pruning shears or scissors to remove all withered leaves, blackened and dried stems that are on the plant.
- Flowers and buds also need to be trimmed. Of course, it is for the sake of them that we buy a plant and we would like to admire them to our heart’s content, but a plant whose flowering was stimulated by special preparations and greenhouse care, subsequently simply cannot withstand this abundant flowering, and having given him all his strength, dies. Therefore, we cut off all the flowers and buds that are present on the plant, along with the supporting stem.
- Pay attention to the number of bushes in the pot. Manufacturers indoor roses Often several plants are planted in one pot to create the appearance of a lush flowering bush. Crowded plants weaken each other and there is a lack of nutrients. Bushes, if there are several of them, must be planted in different pots.
- After transplantation, it is necessary to treat the rose antifungal drugs(Fitosporin) and pest control drugs (Fitoverm).
Transplanting an indoor rose
To replant a rose, remove it from the previous pot along with the earthen lump. Assess the condition of the roots entwined in the ground.
If the roots are hair-thin, brown or blackened, dry or rotten, the plant will most likely die. You can try to save it: cut cuttings and try to root them.
Healthy roots are bright white or yellowish in color and look quite dense, like a thin wire. If the roots are only partially missing, you need to remove all the rotten and damaged ones, leaving the healthy ones.
Place expanded clay or other drainage at the bottom of the new pot.
It is better to purchase a soil mixture ready for roses or a garden mixture. Do not use cheap soil; it contains a lot of peat and few nutrients. It is better to choose a higher quality soil mixture.
You can make your own soil mixture by taking: 1 part humus + 1 part leaf soil + 1 part coniferous soil + 3 parts turf soil + 1 part sand.
Fill the drainage with soil and compact it a little. Place the rose bush together with a lump of earth, cover it with new soil, periodically compacting it so that the bush does not dangle in the pot, but is well fixed. Water with settled or filtered water room temperature.
Treatment against diseases and pests is necessary. A pruned and replanted plant is weakened and susceptible to disease, even if it was purchased at the store good care and no infection occurred there. Therefore, it is better to play it safe and process it.
Also, after transplantation, treatment with Epin is effective - it will strengthen the plant’s immunity and reduce stress from transplantation.
Spray your plant; it requires high humidity, especially in conditions of operating heating and dry air in the apartment. If the rose is very small and weak, then the pot can be covered with a bottle (with small holes) on top, creating a greenhouse, and only then gradually accustom the rose to apartment air.
Caring for indoor roses
Lighting
Rose is a light-loving plant. For her well-being, she needs a lot of light. South windows are very suitable for growing. On other sides of the world winter time lighting will be required.
Temperature
The optimal temperature for growing indoor roses is 18-25 degrees. Since the rose is an open ground plant, it loves fresh air very much and it needs it for full growth. In the summer, the rose can be taken out into the garden or onto the balcony. The rest of the time, you need to organize ventilation, while avoiding drafts that are harmful to roses.
Watering
Water the homemade rose with settled water at room temperature. Cold water is harmful to them. Rose will be grateful for regular spraying both in the summer heat and in the winter. heating season. If the rosette is near the battery, then it is better to place it in a tray with wet expanded clay.
Fertilizers
Rosette is fed complex fertilizers for roses from spring to winter once every 2-3 weeks, gradually reducing the frequency of feeding in the fall.
Reproduction
Indoor roses are propagated by cuttings. Cuttings up to 15 cm long, with several buds, are suitable for this. They are rooted in the ground, covered with a bottle or bag on top. To do this, you can take small cups for seedlings.
Roots appear in about 2 weeks. The greenhouse can be gradually removed after new leaves appear. Rooted cuttings can be replanted only when the root system has developed well.
Trimming
Roses require periodic pruning to form a bush. It is best to produce it in the spring. Branches that have lengthened over the winter, faded flowers, and weak and dry branches are removed.
Diseases and pests of indoor roses
Problems and their solutions:
The rose is drying
This problem occurs especially often in summer and winter. On hot days, the rose evaporates a lot of moisture; you need to closely monitor the soil moisture, not allowing it to dry out completely, and also spray it regularly. In winter, due to heating devices, air humidity tends to zero, and the plant begins to experience a moisture deficiency.
The rosette dries out in the following cases:
- the root system is damaged or dead and the rose cannot absorb moisture and nutrients
- insufficient watering and humidity
- very dry indoor air
- the rose stands near the heating devices
If you notice that the leaves of your rose have begun to dry, do not wait to continue, but take measures to save the flower. First of all, you need to check the soil in the pot, if it is dry, water it. It is also recommended to remove the plant from central heating radiators. Place the rose in a tray with damp expanded clay and spray it frequently. If the rose bush small size, then you can cover it with a bag or bottle until the plant returns to normal.
If the above measures do not help, remove the plant from the pot and look at the condition of the roots. If they are dry and brittle, darkened, then the flower is in danger of dying, and all that remains is to take cuttings from it. Because if the roots of a plant have dried out due to infrequent watering, or for other reasons (sometimes they are already like this from the store) and died, then there is no way to restore them.
The leaves of the rose are turning yellow
Why leaves may turn yellow:
- excessive watering, roots do not get enough air
- poor useful substances soil: lack of nitrogen, potassium, manganese, phosphorus
- iron deficiency (chlorosis)
- putrefactive processes in the root system
- pests
If your rose is turning yellow, first of all pay attention to watering, whether it is too frequent. What type of potting soil is it in? Doesn't it resemble swamps? In this case, watering should be reduced, leaving only spraying for a while.
If after purchasing you have not yet replanted the rose, then do it urgently. The land in which they are sold is very poor in nutrients. Or the soil into which you transplanted the plant was not best quality, this also happens.
You can try feeding the rose with complex fertilizers for flowers, preferably specifically for roses. Favorite fertilizers: Greenworld and Bona Forte for roses.
If fertilizing helps little and only temporarily, then it is worth replanting the plant in more nutritious soil. You should not replant the rose into the ground from the garden.
If you find chlorosis in a rose - this is a characteristic yellowing of the leaves, then this indicates a lack of iron. Feed the rose with Iron Chelate or Ferrovit according to the instructions.
Rose chlorosis If the rose has been flooded for a long time (perhaps this happened in the store + from high humidity a fungus is often attached), then its root system could rot. If the roots look black or brown and are easily crushed with a finger, then they have rotted and cannot be restored. If some of the roots are healthy, then the rotten roots should be removed, the flower should be transplanted into a pot with good drainage and not flooded again.
Water the rose only with water at room temperature. Strongly cold water poorly dissolves the nutrients contained in the soil and the plant does not receive them. It also promotes root rot, reduces the plant’s immunity and increases susceptibility to disease.
The rose's leaves darken, wither, and fall off.
Falling leaves may be due to dryness (see above, The rose is drying out). If the leaves do not dry, but wither and fall off, then this may be for the following reasons:
- the rose is frozen (draft, ventilation in winter, if the wind blows on it, etc.)
- watering with cold water
- fungal diseases
- viral diseases
- pests
Dark, limp leaves and shoots need to be trimmed. If the rose is frozen, it will gradually move away on its own, shedding its frostbitten leaves.
How to recognize fungal diseases? Blackened or graying, covered with plaque, stems, all kinds of growths and plaques, spots on leaves, “rust” of roses, powdery mildew- are a sign of fungal diseases. We treat them with Fitosporin according to the instructions.
How to recognize viral diseases? Changes in leaf color, mosaic, deformation of the shape of the leaf blade are signs of a viral disease. Viral diseases are treated by removing damaged shoots and improving the conditions of the plant and increasing its immunity.
How to recognize a pest? Often the consequences of the actions of malicious insects are visible visually. Either the pests themselves are present on the leaves, they can be very small, multi-colored and transparent, but still if you look closely, you will see how they move, or traces of their vital activity - spots on the leaves, paths, black dots, cobwebs (if infected) spider mite). In general, roses are very fond of mites, aphids, thrips and other pests; in the summer, treatment with drugs against them is strictly necessary, even if you don’t see them. In this case, we use the drug Fitoverm according to the instructions.
Still, it is worth remembering that no matter how hard you try to create greenhouse conditions inside the apartment, the rose may not appreciate it, and it is best to plant it in the garden, where it will definitely feel at home.
