How to care for a room rose in a pot

Not everyone has the opportunity to grow roses on their personal plot. For such people, special varieties are bred, intended for home conditions. But in order to be content with the beauty of a flower, you need to know how to care for a room rose, how to plant it correctly.

How to choose a room rose

Variety selection is a fundamental factor in successful window gardening. This article will help you understand the nuances of caring for indoor roses. It will also introduce readers to the varieties that are most popular for home cultivation.

Indoor roses

The most popular varieties for growing in an apartment

Homemade rose in a pot is more delicate and fragile in terms of care than bush garden representatives. But they are distinguished by longer flowering and aromatic fragrance.

Here are some of the most popular types:

• Prima ballerina

For this variety, you will need a large pot, since the height of an adult plant is about one meter. Straight shoots are covered with dark fleshy leaves. The variety owes its popularity to terry, fragrant flowers.

• Patio

The varieties were bred from the floribund group back in 1980. The bush does not exceed 50 cm. Smooth leaves of bright green color. There are stems with thorns, sometimes without. The size of the flower is no more than 4 cm.

Most varieties are odorless and some emit a subtle aroma. There are many color options for roses. From reds and purples to outlandish greens. They are also completely different in form. They bloom in spring, summer and autumn.

• Clementine

The height of the compact bush is about 60 cm. The diameter of the flowers is 5 cm. The color can vary from delicate pink to apricot.

In a cool room, the flowers do not bloom for a long time, but the bush remains attractive and neat. In a warm place, the buds bloom in all their glory on the fifth day. This rose blooms for a long time. The bush looks neat, attractive and elegant all season. Cut flowers will last no more than a week.

Clementine

• Orange Jewel

A distinctive feature is cherry-colored stems and leaves. As they develop, they gradually turn green. There are few thorns. It blooms in bright red for a short time, and cut roses cost very little. The petals are bent outward, which creates a volumetric effect. The smell is slightly perceptible, pleasant, sweetish.

• Curlers

The variety was bred recently - in 2001. Homeland - France. The outwardly curled petals gave the roses such a name.

The flowers have an interesting color: red petals with beige veins. The bush emits a pleasant, unobtrusive aroma. The rose begins to bloom in June. It blooms several more times per season. The number of blooms depends on the care and mineral dressing. The bush is smart and bright for a long time. It is especially good that the stems do not have thorns.

• Hummingbird

The variety was bred in the middle of the last century, has bright orange flowers. The bush of the plant looks dense, but neat in shape.Height about 35 cm.

The stems are slightly bent and covered with shiny, smooth leaves. They bloom magnificently, several times a year: from June to November.

• Cordana

It is a specially created variety in Germany. The flowers are monochromatic: white, yellow, pink or red, bronze, cream. The variety is resistant to the harmful effects of pests and diseases. Most plants have no smell.

• fiery Princess

The height of the bush is 40 cm. Straight, branched stems are dotted with shiny pointed leaves of bright green color.

The flowers are painted with a bright red-orange hue.

Flower adaptation after purchase

After buying a room rose, you need to provide her with home care. Most often, roses are sold in special polyethylene glasses. At home, you need to free the plant from it. Clean the soil of the flower from dirt, possibly fallen leaves.

Carefully inspect for pests. Even if they are not found, the plant should be rinsed under warm water. Thus, the reproduction of spider mites can be prevented.

This time will be the most difficult in the life of the plant. Rose is under tremendous stress. She can discard any flowers or buds available. Sometimes the plant even loses its leaves. Having finished adapting, the bush will grow and it will delight with flowering in a month and a half.

A rose that is growing to bloom or has already stopped blooming is ready for transplantation. You need to pick up a pot a little larger than the old one. Be sure to put a special nutritious soil in it and carefully transfer the "lump" of the plant.

To stimulate growth, there are special means with which indoor roses are treated after transplantation. The most famous drug is called Kornevin.

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How to care for a rose at home

The plant needs moderate conditions of care and maintenance. The owner should understand the growing rules so that this ornamental plant becomes a decoration of the house. If we talk about full-fledged care, a rose at home requires some attention. The main points of cultivation will be discussed below.

Illumination and temperature conditions

Like most indoor plants, the rose belongs to the light-loving species. Overheating should be avoided, so it is better to place the pots on the southeast or west window of the house. In summer, the optimal place for keeping is an open space: a balcony or a street, always in the shade, where you can avoid direct sunlight.

Temperatures should be moderate in summer and cool in winter. The greater negative effect on the development of roses is not the high temperature, but the dryness and overheating of the pot.

In summer, thermometer readings should not exceed +25 degrees. In winter, it is necessary to ensure the rest of the plant by moving the pot to a room with a temperature of about + 10 ° C.

Watering rules and humidity

The correct irrigation system is of great importance during the period of development and flowering. Most often this time falls on the summer season. Dry soil is very dangerous for a rose. But, the main thing here is not to overdo it, so that the soil in the pot does not sour from a large amount of water. This is why, once the buds have stopped forming, watering should be less frequent.

Indoor representatives like more humid air. With increased dryness, the risk of parasite infestation increases. Regular spraying or a warm shower can help avoid this problem.

A room rose should be watered carefully

Top dressing and soil quality

When cultivating roses in an apartment, you must definitely think about useful dressings. Fertilize the soil every two weeks in the spring, summer and fall. Mineral and organic fertilizers should be alternated.Before using them, you need to dissolve the mass with water.

The most optimal soil mixture option is a mix of sand, turf and humus. You can use ready-made purchased soils.

Flower container size

You can use containers of any shape and volume. The main thing is that they are spacious for the development of the root system, as well as for air circulation. The pot should combine beauty and functionality.

When the rose grows strongly, it is worth replanting it in a larger pot.

Pruning and reproduction

Pruning involves removing yellow, dry leaves and wilted buds. The formation of new flowers and a neat appearance are the result of timely pruning.

Before winter, it is worth pruning the stems up to 10 cm. The trimmed shoots are used for transplanting.

The main breeding method is cuttings. The best period is from May to early autumn. Dry cuttings are cut with pruning shears and placed in a container with warm water. The first shoots will appear in about a month. You need to transplant ready-made shoots in a good, nutritious soil.

Pruning a room rose

The nuances of caring for roses in a pot at different times of the year

Different seasons of the year require their own approach when organizing the care of indoor plants.

In the spring

Spring is the time for new stems and leaves to appear. It is necessary to start actively watering and feeding the plant. It is important to monitor the humidity - spray with warm water.

With the cessation of frost, the pot must be taken out into fresh air, gradually accustoming it to the sun.

In summer

Summer is a period of regular watering, spraying and removing wilted parts. It's time to feed the soil with mineral fertilizers.

In order for the plant to stretch towards the sun evenly, it is recommended to constantly turn the pot located on the windowsill. As the roots grow, it is necessary to start transplanting the bush into a larger pot.

In autumn

In autumn, the temperature begins to drop noticeably. There comes a time when you need to bring the pot home for the night or place it on the window on the south side of the house.

After the end of flowering, the number of watering and dressing should be cut back. In late autumn, experts advise cutting the bush.

5 buds must be left on each shoot.

In winter

Winter is the time when the rose can rest. Flowering and development stops, the loss of the remaining leaves occurs. Rare watering, spraying is required.

Features of flowering plants

The decorative rose has a great variety of types and forms. Terry, cup-shaped and rosette-shaped representatives of the flora are especially popular. Flat flowers are not unattractive. The shape of the ball and pompom looks amazing too.

Potted roses have features that are pronounced during the period of active flowering.

Annual development consists of two phases:

• flowering;
• rest.

The flowering phase is a period of rapid development. The beginning is March-April. Young leaves and shoots begin to appear. The end of spring will be marked by the appearance of the first buds. Roses bloom until the end of summer. Exceptional varieties give the beauty of their flowers until late autumn.

Violent flowering ends with a necessary rest phase, which requires special care conditions. It is necessary to carry out timely pruning, reduce watering, do not use fertilizing, put the plant in a cool place.

Flower reproduction methods

There are many ways to reproduce. But the most popular are cuttings and seeds.

Propagation by cuttings

Rooting scheme using cuttings:

1. During the active flowering phase, a couple of leaves and the upper part with a wilted bud are cut off.
2. After swelling of the buds, before the formation of leaves, the stems are cut with a pruner.
3. The foliage is removed from the bottom of the stems.
4. A couple of leaves remain at the top.
5. Cuttings are planted in containers, greenhouse conditions are created.

After a couple of months, the cuttings will have roots, then they can be planted in a permanent pot.

Seed propagation

The seeds are harvested before the flowers form, that is, in late summer. After collecting the seeds, you need to do the following:

• rinse them with peroxide using a sieve;
• put the seeds on cheesecloth and cover with a second layer on top;
• place them in a tight zip-up bag;
• put in the refrigerator;
• ventilate from time to time;
• when the seeds germinate, they should be transplanted into a pot;
• germination lasts until spring.

Seed planting

Growing problems, diseases and pests

Growing a tea rose at home is not an easy task. It is important not only to know how to properly care for roses growing in pots. You need to monitor their health.

The most common diseases:

• powdery mildew - white bloom on the leaves;
• black leg - dark stem, weak flowers begin to fall off, dry;
• rust - red spots on the leaves;

In addition, infections with spider mites, aphids, and mealybugs occur.

How to deal with them

Having noticed the first signs of powdery mildew, it is necessary to process the plant as soon as possible with an antifungal solution: foundation, copper sulfate or phytosporin. A defeat with a black leg promises the complete destruction of the bush and careful processing of the pot. Rust is removed with two solutions: copper chloride and Bordeaux liquid.

In case of parasitic diseases, the plant is rinsed under warm water. The ground must be insulated with plastic wrap. After waiting for complete drying, the bush is treated with an insecticidal preparation. Preventive measures include regular warm showers and spraying.

Indoor rose is one of the most amazing, beautiful and charming plants. But its beauty requires great efforts of the amateur gardener. This representative of the kingdom of flora is quite capricious. Only the right maintenance and care will help the rose bloom and savor.