How to grow indoor rose at home?

Refined and bright, this miniature decorative rose will adorn any interior. It belongs to the Rosaceae family and in the indoor version is a small neat bush from 35 to 45 cm. Proper care will give excellent flowering from spring to autumn. Today there are several hundred varieties of indoor roses. Some varieties exude a delicate aroma, while others are completely odorless.

This plant is of a temperate climate, so it does not require special conditions for breeding. Caring for her is not very difficult, but during the flowering period she will require attention. And, of course, he will thank you with luxurious flowers.

Features of growing a home rose

Indoor rose blooms in spring and summer, at this time it needs light and good watering. For abundant flowering, she definitely needs a dormant period, which is best organized in winter.

This houseplant tolerates low temperatures well, but is demanding on air and soil moisture. She is very light-requiring, but direct sunlight can harm her. Rose loves to "swim", so you should follow the regime of water procedures. She needs fresh air all year round.

Important! After the purchase, do not rush to transplant it. It is better to do this in two weeks, then it will better adapt to new conditions.

Planting a room rose

Planting a room rose is not troublesome. It is important to know that the root system of the plant is very delicate, so it is better to transplant it by transshipment. Before planting a rose, you need to prepare a pot. A new pot needs to be soaked - pour water and leave for a day. The pot from under the old plant must be thoroughly cleaned with a brush without the use of detergents. If there is a drainage hole in the pot, then the expanded clay layer can be no more than 1 cm, if not, then 3 cm.

Planting methods

Planting a room rose by cuttings.

Optimal planting time

The best time to plant a room rose is from May to September.

Plant soil (Soil composition)

A potted rose requires a nutritious, breathable soil. It is best to use ready-made primer by purchasing it in a store. The optimal composition of the soil for a plant is sod and humus of the earth, sand in proportions of 4: 4: 1, respectively. Loosening the soil is not recommended because of the danger of damaging the roots. Rose prefers neutral soil.

Features of caring for a room rose at home

There are some features in the care that are characteristic of this particular indoor plant.

Location and lighting for the plant

A rose needs fresh air, so the ideal placement for her is a balcony or a garden bed in summer (you can take her with you to your country house if you spend there all summer). However, it is not recommended to leave it unattended, because it requires frequent watering in summer during the flowering period.

At home, the rose is best placed on the southeast or south side, because it loves a lot of light. In the fall, when the daylight hours are short, she needs to turn on additional lighting from a fluorescent lamp. This is done to extend the flowering period.

In winter, during the rest period, a comfortable temperature for a rose is +10 - +12 degrees. If there is an opportunity to put it on a glazed loggia or balcony, it will have a good rest. Indoor winter temperatures are not very suitable for her. If it is not possible to keep the flower at a low temperature, you should protect it as much as possible from the heat of the batteries and dry air.

It is advisable to turn a pot with a miniature room rose from time to time to the light in different directions.

Important! If the rose hibernates on a glazed loggia, in order to avoid freezing of the soil, the pot with the plant can be put in a box and sawdust sprinkled around it.

Air humidity

Indoor mini roses need high humidity. When they are outside (on the balcony or in the garden), additional moisture is not required. In winter, if the rose is in the room, it is better to keep the pot with it in a tray with damp pebbles.

The rose needs weekly water sprays. If the room is cool in winter, it is better not to spray the rose. If the air is too dry and warm, spraying should be carried out 1-2 times a week, even in winter.

Never spray the rose during the day in hot summer weather.

Important! In a dry atmosphere, pests can appear on the flower.

Temperature regime for a flower

The most comfortable temperature for a rose in the summer is +14 - +25 degrees. In winter, the rose needs coolness - no higher than +15 degrees.

How to water properly

Indoor rose does not tolerate both drying out and excessive watering. In the summer, when the rose blooms, watering is necessary 2 times a day - in the morning and in the evening. Watering is necessary with settled water at room temperature.

In the fall, when the rose sheds its leaves, watering should be reduced to 1 time per week if the rose hibernates on the balcony. If it is in a room at a fairly high temperature, it should be watered as the topsoil dries out.

You can alternate top and bottom watering (watering the soil and filling the pan). In any case, excess water from the pallet must be drained to avoid root rot.

In the spring, as the plant awakens, watering should be gradually increased.

Fertilizing and fertilizing a rose flower

Due to the long flowering, the rose loses strength and needs fertilization of the soil. They begin to feed her towards the end of February 1 time in 10 days. It is recommended to alternate mineral fertilizers with organic ones.

If you just transplanted a flower into fresh soil, you do not need to fertilize it.

Important! Before fertilizing, the flower must be watered with warm water.

How to prune a room rose?

Pruning the mini rose is necessary in order to stimulate the ovary. During the flowering period, it is imperative to cut the wilted flowers as short as possible.

The flower is routinely pruned in the fall in preparation for the dormant period. You can also do this in the spring.

Pruning methods

Pruning must be done with a sharp tool so that no torn parts remain on the branch, this can lead to the death of the entire plant. Trim the branches to healthy tissue, above the bud, which is facing outward. An oblique cut is made about five millimeters above the kidney.

It is necessary to remove all weak or dry shoots, as well as those that do not have an upper bud. When two shoots are intertwined, one of them is removed.If, after pruning, two stems appear from one bud, the extra ones must be cut off.

Important! Spring pruning should not be carried out until at least 10-hour daylight hours, otherwise young shoots will not be able to fully develop.

Home rose transplant

A transplant is necessary for a rose in two cases - after purchase and as the plant grows.

Transplant methods

After the purchase

Before replanting a rose after purchase, it needs to be allowed to adapt. No need to touch it for two weeks. First, the flower itself is prepared. A pot with a rose is placed in water, so it needs to stand for about half an hour. Then the rose needs to be bathed with a contrast shower (hot water not higher than 40 degrees). After bathing, a greenhouse is made from a plastic bag so that it does not touch the leaves (the edges of the bag can be pinned to the ground). The greenhouse needs to be aired daily. The rose will be ready to transplant when the flowers begin to wilt. They need to be removed and the plant can be replanted.

Immediately before planting, the flower must be removed from the pot and its roots immersed in warm water to wash off the remnants of the chemicals that the rose was fed with in the greenhouse. Soak a ceramic pot in water for a day.

A drain is placed at the bottom of the pot, then a layer of soil. The plant is placed in a pot and covered with earth so that it is tamped tightly. The size of the pot should be slightly wider and taller than the previous container.

As needed

Rosa really does not like unnecessary anxiety, so an annual transplant is not required, unless the pot becomes too small for her. New dishes for roses are prepared in the same way - they are cleaned and soaked. A pot with a rose is placed in a container of water for 30 minutes so that the earthen lump is easier to separate from the pot. Then the flower is simply transferred into a new pot and fresh substrate is poured, tamping it around the flower.

After transplanting, you do not need to water the flower, but it is better to put it in a shady place. Later, you can move it to a permanent, well-lit place.

Important! Start feeding no earlier than a month after transplanting.

Reproduction of a room rose. Breeding method

You can propagate a room rose by cuttings. The stalk is cut with a sharp knife, its length should be no more than 10 cm. It is better to treat the tool with a solution of potassium permanganate or alcohol. The cut should be oblique, right under the kidney, so the cutting will take root better. The upper cut is made 5 mm above the kidney. It is better to remove the leaves from the lower part of the cutting. There are two options for cutting a room rose:

Soil

Cuttings can be placed in water for a short time with the addition of heteroauxin (14 tablets per glass of water). After 10 hours, the cuttings are planted in a mixture of sand and peat, or just in the sand. Then they create greenhouse conditions using film or a cut water bottle. It is not necessary to water a lot so that the cuttings do not start to rot. The temperature should be at least +18 degrees; direct sunlight should be excluded.

The cuttings will take root in about a month, after which they can be opened to adapt to the drier air, and then transplanted into separate containers.

Water

The cuttings must also be prepared, only their length should be about 15 cm. Then they are placed in a jar or glass of water, covered with a cardboard lid with holes into which the cuttings are inserted. The lower part should be immersed in water by 1.5-2 cm. If the humidity is too low, the cuttings should be sprayed. They can be transplanted into pots when the roots grow 1-1.5 cm and begin to branch well.

Important! For good rooting and development of cuttings, they need at least 15 hours of daylight.

Blooming room rose

Subject to all the rules for caring for a room rose, it will bloom from late spring to autumn. If dead buds are removed in a timely manner, the rose will bloom continuously during this period.To prevent the pots from overheating in the sun, they can be wrapped in white paper.

When the plant blooms (flowering period), the flower shape

In the spring, the rose begins an active growing season, and then it blooms. Flowers can be of a variety of colors - from amazing tea to maroon. The flowers are much smaller than the garden rose we are used to.

Plant care after flowering

At the end of flowering, the rose needs pruning and preparation for rest. If the roses were in the fresh air, they should be brought into the room as soon as the temperature drops below +12 degrees. After pruning, you should gradually reduce watering and stop feeding.

Problems, diseases and pests in the flower

Problems with a room rose can arise due to improper care. The reason for the lack of flowering can be:

• Eating disorder
• Increased acidity of the soil
• Lack of lighting
• Incorrect transplant
• Drafts

Of the diseases, the rose can be affected by chlorosis, which is treated with iron chelate. The yellowing of the plant indicates its defeat by the fungus. In this case, you need to treat the rose with a fungicide.

The same must be done with powdery mildew (white bloom on the rose).

Of the pests, the indoor rose is most often affected by the spider mite (a thin web appears between the leaves). A spider mite on a room rose can lead to viral diseases. You need to treat the flower with Apollo or Fitoverm preparations.

Thrips or aphids on indoor roses are no less a threat. They infect buds and leaves, deforming them. It is treated with insecticidal preparations for indoor plants.

Common types

Bengal rose

This is perhaps the most common variety of indoor roses. The Bengal rose is absolutely unpretentious, it differs in that it does not shed its leaves after flowering. Flowers are odorless. Does not require pruning, except for dried or diseased branches.

Miniature rose

The bushes are no higher than 30 cm, the flowers are collected in inflorescences and have a delicate aroma. Flowers can be white to black. Differs in abundant flowering and does not need pruning.

Baby Carnival

It is characterized by abundant flowering, perfect for both rooms and for decorating garden borders. This yellow indoor rose is always loved by flower growers.

Pixie

This variety is distinguished by two-colored double flowers - white with a pink center. It blooms profusely and for a long time, reaches a height of only 20 cm.

Eleanor

More common in the south. Bushes 30 cm tall are covered with coral flowers. The flowers themselves are collected in inflorescences of 10-15 pieces.

As a reference, do not confuse miniature indoor roses with Chinese indoor roses. The latter has nothing to do with roses and is called hibiscus.

Useful tips (Note to the flower grower)

A few more useful tips for caring for a beautiful rose:

• Remember, a rose will be bad both in a pot that is too close and in a very spacious pot. When transplanting, take a container slightly larger than the previous one, and when planting consistently increase the size of the pot
• When planting and transplanting, you can add special granules to the substrate that will prevent the roots from rotting and rotting.
• The smaller the pot, the more often the rose should be watered (the soil dries out faster in a small pot).

Answers to readers' questions

Plant lifespan

This plant is perennial and, with good care, lives for a long time.

Is this flower poisonous?

Indoor rose is not a poisonous plant.

Why doesn't the rose bloom?

In the previous chapters, situations were described when a rose stops blooming or does not bloom at all. This may be due to a violation of the maintenance of the plant, as well as exposure to pests. The flower must be examined. If no pests are observed, you need to change some care parameters and observe the plant.

Why does the indoor rose dry (wither)?

If the plant withers and the buds fall off, it means that it lacks watering.If this continues with normal watering, look for signs of disease or pests.

How does the plant overwinter?

The best wintering for a room rose will be a balcony with a temperature not higher than +15 degrees. This is a dormant period for the plant, so watering is minimal and top dressing is needed.

Indoor rose. Among the variety of domestic flora, she, like her garden version, rightfully bears the name of the queen. The flower manages to maintain the leading position in popularity due to its unique aroma, variety of colors and beauty of lace leaves.

Flower queens of small sizes are credited to the category of whimsical. However, such a statement is not a reason to refuse to grow a flower in an apartment. One has only to know the rules and subtleties of care, which is very different from what characterizes the agricultural technology of garden beauties.

Miniature queens enter apartments as gifts or purchases, as well as due to the passion of flower growers who strive not only to possess a beautiful plant, but also to increase the number of potted representatives on their own windowsills.

Our next material is about how to keep the purchased option, as well as start breeding the queen of flowers at home.

Rose purchased: save

Indoor rose

Everyone knows that the home rose is whimsical. Having become the owner of a flower, you need to think about preserving it. If you hold a gift pot with a magnificent, magnificently blooming specimen, it means that the flower sold in the store has received a good dose of stimulants, the effect of which, unfortunately, is very short-lived. And the packaging for gift flowers is specialized, which helps to maintain high moisture levels. Having lost intensive feeding and moisture, flowers can quickly die. In order not to have to be disappointed in the gift received or in your ability to grow miniature roses, you must initially take measures to preserve the plant.

Below is a list of required actions.

• Specialized packaging, necessary to retain moisture, but contributing to the development of fungal diseases, is removed in an apartment.
• Leaves and stems (withered, blackened, withered) are cut off.
• Without regret, not only the buds are cut off, but also the bearing stem. Drastic measures will help preserve the greenhouse plant.
• If there are several plants in the gift pot, they are seated.
• The transshipment is accompanied by antifungal and pest control, for which you can use drugs such as Fitosporin, Fitoverm, etc.

Taking care of a home beauty is not limited to the listed actions. Below are the rules for keeping plants in an apartment.

Rose on the windowsill: varietal and species diversity

Tiny rose bushes are a great decoration for any windowsill. With a height of no more than 35 cm, they are in no way inferior to their garden brothers. The following plant species are distinguished: miniature, Bengal, tea-hybrid, remontant, ground cover, polyanthus and floribunda.

Rose varieties successfully grown in apartments are very numerous:

Indoor rose variety "Hi - Ho"

• Tchaikovski;
• Orange Triumph
• New Penny;
• Yellow Doll;
• Judy Fischer;
• Ophelia;
• Starina;
• Hi - Ho;
• Green Ice;
• Spice Drop, etc.

The queen of flowers is successfully grown in pots. The Bengal rose (Pink Grotendors) or the hybrid tea rose (Spice Drop) feel great here. And polyanthus and floribunda roses, Angel wings and Happy Child varieties, etc., feel better in tubs.

The main feature of indoor roses is their ability to multiply by cuttings without problems.

Home care for the queen

Speaking about the southern beauty, any person, first of all, means a delightful, lush blooming bush or large fragrant flowers.A rose in a pot cannot initially be large, but the duration and abundance of flowering is the result of the skill and efforts of the grower. And the components of success are the following criteria:

• the presence of sufficient free space;
• optimal humidity and acceptable temperature of the content;
• compliance with the rules for moistening an earthen coma;
• timely processing of the soil and the plant itself;
• prevention of diseases and the spread of pests.

Correctly organized wintering of a flower will allow you to admire the bright greenery and numerous buds in early spring.

Before thinking about wintering, remember that traditionally, miniature specimens of a flower brought from foreign greenhouses are placed on the shelves of flower shops. For cultivation for sale and long-term preservation of the presentation, flowers are fed with growth and flowering stimulants, which negatively affects the life expectancy of asthenia outside greenhouse conditions.

Having acquired such a copy, you should take care of its preservation in the changed conditions. To do this, as noted above, the plant must be transplanted into a large container with fresh soil and all the buds must be removed, and not only the inflorescences are removed, but also part of the stem. New shoots that have appeared at the pruning site are also pinched. And only after that, the possibility of flowering a home beauty is allowed.

To preserve the compact volumes of the rose bush in the period preceding the onset of active bud growth, that is, at the beginning of spring, formative pruning is carried out.

Reproduction

To increase the number of a miniature version of the queen of flowers, a vegetative method of reproduction is used. The main material is the branches left after pruning. Their length should not exceed 15 cm, no more than 4 buds are left on the stem.

In order for the cuttings to take root, they are placed in water with a dissolved activated carbon tablet or a mixture of sand and peat. Another option that can help the cuttings take root is processing the branches with Kornevin or infusion of willow branches. It is worth waiting for the appearance of roots no earlier than 14-20 days, after which the seedlings are seated in separate containers.

If a sandy-peat substrate was used to root the branches, then the cuttings must be placed in an impromptu greenhouse. The development of the root system is evidenced by the beginning of the appearance of new foliage. The period of adaptation of the seedling to indoor conditions should be gradual.

Video "Propagation of a room rose by cuttings"

Transfer

Repotting is recommended in early spring. The second allowed period is the end of August.

The purchased plant must undergo adaptation to the new conditions before being transplanted into a new container that is larger than the shipping pot and is approximately 5 and 3 cm in height and diameter, respectively. How to transplant a flower without damaging it? The previously moistened soil will help to remove the plant from the pot.

In a new container, it is necessary to lay a drainage layer, which is covered on top with a small amount of fresh earthen mixture. A plant moved with an earthen clod should stand tightly in the pot, which is ensured by a uniform volume of soil poured along the edges of the new container. The transplanted flower must be placed in partial shade for several days, and then moved to the place designated for it. Moisturization should be moderate, at the root. Spraying is encouraged.

Top dressing begins no earlier than a month after the plant has been transplanted. Mineral fertilizers are recommended, the solution of which is used twice a month for root and foliar feeding.

Video "Transplanting indoor roses"

The right growing conditions

Despite the well-established opinion about the capriciousness of a miniature beauty, even beginners can refuse questions about how to care for a rose, provided that the initial organization of acceptable conditions for keeping the flower.The focus is on the following parameters:

Light mode.	There should be a lot of light. However, constant exposure to direct sunlight leads to rapid opening of inflorescences and bud fall. To ensure sufficient lighting in winter and in apartments with insufficient access to sunlight, it is recommended to install special phytolamps, the spectrum of which covers the red and blue range.
Air humidity.	Low moisture readings are the main enemy of lush flowering and flower life. In hot summer weather and in the stuffy atmosphere of apartments during the heating season, it is advisable to provide constant, abundant spraying (twice a day) and access to fresh air. Constant humidity can be ensured by placing the flowerpot in a pallet with damp expanded clay.
Watering.	During the summer, it should be abundant. At the end of summer, you should think about where to put a rose in an apartment for the autumn-winter period (in winter, cool rooms or places away from batteries are chosen) and take care of reducing the amount of moisture in the earthy coma. Remove excess water from the pan. Waterlogging or overdrying of the earth leads to the death of the flower. The water should be kept warm.
Temperature conditions.	An indoor flower should be protected from overheating, leading to the development of various diseases.
Top dressing.	The process is carried out after moistening the earth twice a month with organic and mineral fertilizers specially developed for the queen of flowers. An alternation of dressings is required. During the dormant period, fertilizers are excluded.
Pruning.	The question of how to prune a rose correctly is not difficult. Events are organized in the fall. The flower shoots are shortened so that only 5 buds remain. Weak and thin branches are subject to removal.
Peace.	This period begins from the moment the last flower falls and lasts until February. For a good "rest", a temperature within the range of 4-6ºC is required (the maximum permissible temperature is 10-14ºC). At the end of winter, the temperature of the content is increased to 15-18ºC.

How to properly prune a rose after flowering

Difficulties of growing

The main difficulties in growing a flower are its susceptibility to disease and damage to various pests.

Indoor rose pests:

• spider mite;
• whitefly;
• aphid.

Methods of dealing with them should be systematic. Effective drugs to prevent the reproduction of pests - Actellik, Akarin, Strela, Aktara, etc. Along with non-toxic products, regular spraying with warm water is used. Warm showers are welcome.

Diseases of a room rose can develop due to an incorrectly selected irrigation regime. Their treatment involves the treatment of bushes with effective mixtures and pruning of affected branches. There are such diseases:

Diseases	How to treat
powdery mildew	fungicide, copper sulfate and cumulus
rust	oxychloride and copper sulfate, Bordeaux mixture
black spot	copper-containing preparations

Disease prevention - compliance with temperature and irrigation regime. Adhering to the above conditions, you can provide a miniature beauty with a long period of life and an abundance of flowering.

Video "Why indoor roses dry"

Details

Home rose is a well-known type of indoor flowers. Newcomer flower growers do not know how to grow it correctly. However, according to professionals, there is nothing complicated here. Not a single plant, like a rose with proper care, pleases us with its diversity and richness of flower shapes, colors and delicate aroma, like a rose.

There are many types of indoor and garden roses that can be grown. But wherever this house plant grows, whether in a flower bed or in your house, a rose will always be the crown of creation in any greenhouse.

Home rose: how to grow indoors?

A home rose that can be grown indoors needs special care:

• lighting... Home rose is a light-loving plant. But it cannot be grown on a window or balcony in the southern part of the house. Dry and hot air is very harmful to the plant: leaves and flowers become smaller, and the flower itself becomes squat. Therefore, it is better to place a pot with a home flower in the southeast or southwest, but at the same time provide enough light. For the same reason, you cannot place a home rose close to a battery and other heating appliances. Roses suffer from a lack of light, especially in winter. They can shed their buds, leaves, young shoots begin to stretch out and the leaves turn pale on them. Therefore, as soon as the day becomes shorter, the flower needs to be illuminated with special lamps. This is the main requirement in caring for a home rose. At the onset of the first spring days, it is recommended to accustom her to fresh air. Open the window for a short time, each time everything is longer, in the summer it is better to take the rose out into the street altogether. If you maintain optimal conditions for the amount of light and fresh air, then all this together will increase the chances of growing a healthy plant and significantly extend its flowering period, make it brighter and richer;

• watering... In order to properly grow a home rose, it is better not to top up than to overflow. When overflowing, the soil in the pot becomes slippery (algae have settled), white insects appear on the surface (you need to fill the surface of the pot with sand). But in any case, it is best to transplant indoor flowers into fresh, healthy soil. Watering for a rose is important during intensive growth and flowering - in spring and summer. The soil in the pot should not dry out completely. If the clod of earth in the pot is dry and the foliage on the plant has lost its elasticity (which often happens in the summer, if the rose is on the windowsill), you do not need to water it right away. Move the pot in the shade, let the ground cool down and only water it with warm water. In general, warm water has a beneficial effect on the growth of a home rose, but in winter it is undesirable;
• humidity... When planning to grow a home rose, many ask how often to spray. It is sprayed in the summer several times a day in the summer, and in the winter, just brush the dust off the plant. The foliage from this becomes fresh and juicy and this prevents the appearance of a red spider;
• temperature... The optimum temperature regime for a plant in summer is 20 ... 25 degrees. In order to properly grow a home rose, a rest period is organized for it. It takes place in winter. During the dormant period, the temperature in the room where the flower is kept must be within 10 ... 15 degrees;
• feeding... It is impossible to grow a home rose without proper dressing. Mineral fertilizers are applied very carefully, in small doses. Before doing this, thoroughly pour water on the ground. But organic fertilizer (chicken and cow droppings) is best for a rose. Mullein is prepared as follows: 100 grams of chicken droppings are diluted in one liter of water, after 2 hours the solution darkens, you need to dilute this solution to the color of strong tea. This and water. If there are a lot of buds on the bush, I put the sediment under the bush and have never regretted it. The flowers became full and bloomed for a very long time. But look, house flowers can die from this. Fertilize home rose once a week until mid-August. In winter, feeding is stopped;
• the soil... You can grow a healthy home rose in the soil of the following composition: 1 part of sod soil, 1 part of humus, a quarter of sand. In this case, special soil mixtures for indoor roses are suitable. Be sure to have a drainage layer of 2-3 cm at the bottom of the pot;
• transfer... The first transplant is carried out immediately after purchase. Young homemade roses are transplanted every year in early spring. An adult plant - once every 3 years. It is enough to simply replace the top layer of depleted soil with a fertile substrate;
• pruning... In domestic roses (except for climbing ones), two-year-old shoots do not give full flowering and must be cut off. Do not prune young roses that have survived only the first winter. Their root system is not yet so well developed and therefore nutrition is compensated by the leaves. The rest of the plants must be pruned in the spring, summer flowering depends on this. The main rule in caring for a room rose is that old shoots are cut off, and only young and strong ones are left. Excessive blank and weak shoots are also cut off during the entire growing season.

Following the simple rules listed above, even inexperienced growers will find it easy to grow a healthy and beautiful home rose.

Indoor roses, like roses of other species, belong to the Rosaceae family. For growing in a residential or office environment, the so-called miniature and indoor roses are most suitable. They, in any case, are not as capricious as the others, and it is easier to endure life within four walls. But there are certain rules and secrets for successful cultivation. The main secret is bright diffused light and cool fresh air.

Rule # 1. No - overheating!

Indoor roses grow well at temperatures from 10 to 25 ° C, easily tolerate daily fluctuations and small frosts. They just can't stand overheating. Place them on a well-lit window and at the same time make sure that it is not too hot there. This requires regular airing and shading of the pot from hot sunlight. The soil in the pot should not be heated. The best option is a west or east window. On the southern windowsill, additional difficulties arise: frequent watering due to the rapid drying of the soil, mandatory ventilation. And even if these conditions are met, the rose will suffer from overheating in the summer, shedding buds and leaves, and give a weak growth. The opened flowers will last only a couple of days. Therefore, the south window is suitable only at other times of the year. On the northern window, you can water less often, do not be afraid of overheating, but here you cannot do without additional lighting.

Rule # 2. Abundant watering

The second important condition is regular abundant watering and frequent fertilizing with fertilizers. Drying out of the earthen coma is simply unacceptable: this can lead to the death of the plant. During active growth and especially flowering, watering should be abundant, but without stagnation of water in the pan. Approximately half an hour after watering, the unabsorbed water must be drained from the pan. Roses in small pots should be watered more often because the soil dries out faster. In sunny weather, watering is daily, in cloudy weather - a little less often, about once every two days, but it all depends on the specific conditions.

Rule # 3. Regular feeding

Roses are very demanding for feeding. This is due to the almost continuous flowering, which takes a lot of energy. Therefore, from early spring to autumn, roses are fed once a week with organic or mineral fertilizers, you can alternately. It is very convenient to use liquid flower fertilizers for this purpose, of which there are many on sale. In the spring, foliar dressing will also have a beneficial effect, 3-4 is enough with an interval of 10-12 days.

Another important point is air humidity. Many sources indicate that indoor roses need high humidity. But from personal experience, I was convinced that roses grow quite safely even without spraying. A couple of times a month they can take a shower to wash off the dust, and that's it. But high humidity and frequent spraying can contribute to the development of fungal diseases.

Care calendar

Now consider caring for a room rose throughout the year. Let's start with the awakening of the buds and the appearance of young shoots in early spring. They signal the end of dormancy and the beginning of an active growing season.This means that the time has come for feeding, pruning and placing on a sunny window (if the wintering took place in a separate cool room). The plant should be carefully fed with a solution of mineral fertilizers, after spilling the soil with clean water. If the rose has just been planted in fresh soil, then feeding is not needed yet. With the appearance of young foliage, it will be possible to carry out foliar feeding. The branches are pruned, which stimulates the rapid growth of young shoots, on which such desired flowers will form. Further care consists in observing the above rules.

With the onset of stable heat, it is advisable to send indoor roses to the open air for the whole summer - to a balcony or loggia, to a garden. This has a very beneficial effect on the general condition of roses and promotes long and abundant flowering until autumn. If this is not possible, then you need to place them on the east or west window, where it is not so hot.

With the appearance of buds, the first two or three can be removed so that further flowering is more abundant. Fading roses must be cut off in time to the first leaf, so as not to weaken the plant by setting fruit. Moreover, it is better to cut it before the flowers bloom completely, before the stamens appear, and they themselves begin to shed the petals. All fallen and yellowed leaves, drying branches must be removed immediately in order to avoid the appearance of diseases. Fading shoots are also cut periodically to stimulate further growth.

At the end of summer, attention should be paid to the fact that fertilizers for feeding do not contain nitrogen, since the plant is preparing for a dormant period. This period lasts from about mid-autumn to February. If the roses were in the fresh air in the summer, then around the end of August and the beginning of September they are brought into the room. At this time, fertilization is completely stopped, watering is gradually reduced and the plants are placed in a cool place with a temperature of up to +10 ° C. In such conditions, the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off, the plant enters a state of dormancy. After that, the pot with the rose should be placed in a cool place with a temperature of + 3 ... 6 ° C. In urban conditions, a glazed and insulated loggia is quite suitable, where in winter the air temperature does not drop below + 2 ... 4 ° С. After the leaves have fallen off, watering is almost completely stopped, only occasionally they are slightly moistened with an earthen lump, because the complete drying out of the soil can be disastrous. The stems are shortened, leaving stumps up to 10 cm in height with several buds.

In February, roses are transferred from a cool room to a warm one (+ 10 ... 12 ° С) for a gradual awakening. It is advisable to first transplant them into fresh fertile soil. With the appearance of young leaves, the plants are placed on a well-lit windowsill in a warm room. Now they need to be watered abundantly, fertilized, ventilated. And with the arrival of stable heat - again to fresh air.

If it is not possible to provide a cool wintering, then you will have to provide additional lighting and the coolest window sill (preferably not higher than 15 ° C). With this wintering option, you need to especially carefully monitor the condition of the roses, often spray, protect from hot air from heating appliances. It is in the dry warm conditions of the winter period that the appearance of a spider mite is most likely. Top dressing is carried out about once every 2-3 weeks with a weakly concentrated fertilizer solution. But if the winter is successfully survived, then in March the first buds will appear on the roses. As soon as the buds start to grow at the end of winter, you need to prune the roses. 4-6 well-ripened branches are left on the plant, shortening them to 5-8 cm, so that each one has 3-5 buds. In this case, the upper bud should be directed not inside the future bush, but outward. After that, the plant is transplanted into fresh soil and left until young shoots appear.

When pruning roses, it should be remembered that it is enough to shorten miniature species by one third. But tall indoor roses are cut more dramatically, leaving several buds, as described above.

Reproduction

Planting indoor roses requires fertile, nutrient-rich soil. An approximate mixture is made up of humus, peat and sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. Good drainage is required at the bottom of the pot. It is useful to add pieces of charcoal and a little potassium-rich wood ash to the soil.

Indoor roses propagate quite easily by cuttings. To do this, from May to September, cuttings are cut from matured twigs. It is best to cut a stalk from the middle part of a thin, faded branch, leaving 2-4 buds on it. In this case, the lower cut is made oblique 1 cm below the kidney (the kidney should be directed upwards), and the upper cut is straight, 0.5 cm above the upper kidney. The cuttings are rooted in water or in a mixture of peat (or light soil) with sand.

Freshly cut cuttings are immediately placed in water or sand, because even short-term drying reduces rooting. Rooting in water has one interesting feature: the water poured for the first time cannot be changed, you can only add it as it decreases in the jar. Even if it turns green, never pour it out! Oddly enough, cuttings root perfectly in this way! After regrowth of roots 1-2 cm long, the cuttings must be planted in the soil. The root collar is not buried; it remains at the soil level. The roots are very fragile, so they are very carefully placed and sprinkled with soil. After watering and lightly squeezing the ground, the pot with the handle is placed in a bright place protected from direct sunlight. After a couple of weeks, the buds start to grow. When rooting cuttings in the sand, they are buried 1 cm so that the bud sticks out a little on the surface, watered, squeezed around the sand and covered with glass or film. Placed in a warm, bright place where the temperature does not drop below 18 ° C. Otherwise, the rooting rate drops sharply.

Hand-made propagation of indoor roses by cuttings allows you to get plants that are adapted specifically to the conditions of a given room, which further simplifies their cultivation. Indeed, in essence, a rose is a street plant, and for self-made seedlings, the problem of adaptation disappears.

Diseases and pests

Pests and diseases, unfortunately, do not bypass indoor roses. Aphids often settle on the tender tips. If there is not much of it, then you can simply collect the insects by hand. Otherwise, it is better to use special drugs, of which there are quite a lot on sale, for example, Intavir.

"Grandma's" methods such as soapy water or garlic, in my opinion, are not effective enough, in any case, I have given up on it long ago, having not received the desired result.

It is very difficult to prevent the appearance of spider mites, especially in the autumn-winter period. He just loves indoor roses no less than an amateur grower and is able to destroy a plant in a matter of days! And here certainly nothing will help, except for special preparations such as phytoverm, actellik, etc. But since it is always easier to prevent a disease than to cure, I can recommend twice a year to carry out preventive spraying of all domestic plants, for example, phytoverm or something similar.

Stagnation of moist air around roses and dampness lead to the occurrence of fungal diseases: powdery mildew, gray rot, rust and others. Against this, special fungicides such as topaz or foundation are used. Therefore, it is better to avoid thickened plantings, cut out faded shoots in a timely manner, water the roses without wetting the leaves, loosen the soil after watering, and regularly ventilate the room.

It should be remembered that the treatment of roses with any preparations is carried out outside living quarters, always in a place protected from sunlight.After processing, the roses are left there for about a day and only then are they brought back to the room.