Indoor rose: how to care, and tricks for regular flowering

Rose is a popular potted indoor flower, loved by many gardeners for the variety of colors and shades of the flowers and the delicate aroma. Of course, I want to keep my beloved correctly so that she continues to please even more, therefore the owners of the beauty are often interested in the nuances of care - how often a decorative rose blooms, what to do with a rose, if it has blossomed, how to care for a plant in autumn, why leaves turn yellow, photos of pests on leaflets, and other small and not very problems.

In terms of beauty and aroma, indoor roses are not inferior to garden varieties. It is not easy to grow them - you need to strictly adhere to agricultural technology, protect from pests. But if you follow the advice of experienced gardeners, you can plant a real rose garden on the windowsill.

Description and Features

Belong to the vast family of Rosaceae. Indoor varieties do not exceed 0.5 m in height. They are climbing, groundcover, and standard. Most often, compact bush varieties are found.

Leaflets carved, matte or glossy. Flowers vary in size - are small and large. Color from snow-white to dark burgundy. The birthplace of dwarf roses is China. Some varieties bloom almost year-round; others require a short dormant period.

Popular views

Varieties specially adapted to artificial conditions are grown in apartments. They are easier to adapt to low humidity, stable temperature without seasonal differences. The following varieties are especially popular.

• Bourbon. It has a pronounced rest period. Drops leaves for the winter. New leaves appear in mid-spring. It blooms usually from July to December. Bush high for a room variety - reaches half a meter. The flowers are large.
• Tea Room. Compact bush with delicate, fragrant flowers. The leaves are light green, densely cover the stem.
• Repair. The main difference from other species is the ability to bloom year-round without a rest period. The color is varied, the size of the flowers is medium. The buds are shaped like a glass. It is considered a relatively unpretentious variety.
• Bengal. Unpretentious, compact bushes about 20 cm high. Leaves are small. The flowers are large, often double. The color is mainly red or pink. Bloom almost year-round.
• Chinese. Very lush bushes densely sprinkled with small flowers.
• Polyanthus. The height of the bush reaches 30 cm. The flowers are small, but completely cover the bush. The aroma is very weak. It blooms from mid-summer to almost winter.

Choice of flower and action after purchase

A common situation is that a lush, flowered bush of a house recently bought at a store begins to wither away quickly and completely dries out. What is the reason? How to choose and help the plant adapt?

2 criteria

It is recommended that you take the rose seriously. Two basic rules will help you choose a good, healthy plant.

1. Appearance. Choose a plant that looks strong and healthy. If there are yellow, dry, spotty leaves on the bush - it is better not to take such a rose. Inspect the inside of the leaves for pests, pay attention to the condition of the soil. Find out when the plant went on sale. The less time the flower spent in the store, the better.
2. Flowering stage. Prefer a bush with buds rather than blooming flowers. The rose, which is still about to bloom, did not have time to expend a lot of energy.

First events

Most often, roses die due to an improperly organized adaptation period. It includes a number of activities.

• Transfer. Drainage holes at the bottom and drainage are required. It is better to use a special primer for roses - it is quite difficult to achieve the optimal ratio of nutrients by mixing the components. Transplanted by transshipment method.
• Pruning. All buds are cut. If you do not do it now, the rose will spend a lot of energy on flowering and die as a result.
• Quarantine. Put the bush in a sun-protected, warm, well-ventilated place separate from other plants. To prevent the appearance of insects, you can spray with a weak solution of any insecticide.

Basic care

Rose - capricious, demanding microclimate and care. To achieve the preservation of decorativeness and stable, friendly flowering is possible only by observing the basic rules of care.

• Temperature. In summer, the most favorable temperature is 16-25 ° C. Roses do not like excessive heat. In the summer, it is allowed to take out the flower on the balcony and even plant it in the open ground. In winter, the optimum temperature is 15-17 ° C.
• Lighting. Roses love bright lighting, but react negatively to direct sunlight. They are kept on the east and south-east windows, in the heat they shade. From time to time, the pot is expanded. In winter, the lack of light is filled with artificial lighting.
• Watering. As the surface dries up. Watered under the root with cool water. Abundant watering is recommended, followed by pouring excess liquid from the pan. In the heat, water up to two times a day. In winter, watered sparingly and rarely - the soil is allowed to dry well.
• Humidity. Slightly increased humidity favorably affects the appearance of the rose. Spraying is a mandatory procedure. Additionally, you can spray the air in the room, put a pot of roses in a tray with wet expanded clay or pebbles.
• The soil. Soil acidity is neutral. A mixture of humus and turf with the addition of sand is allowed. But it is better to give preference to ready-made primers for roses.
• Top dressing. Fertilizers are often applied at intervals of one week or a little longer. The alternation of mineral and organic fertilizers is recommended. In winter, they feed very moderately or do not feed at all.
• Transfer. Transplanted when the root system grows strongly or the soil becomes unusable. The roots of the rose are very brittle - it needs to be transplanted extremely carefully.

Pruning

Trimming is necessary to form a neat bush and improve flowering. When performing cropping, a number of rules are followed.

• Certain shoots. First of all, all underdeveloped, weak, excess shoots are cut. There should be a few strong shoots with full wood. The shoots are cut, leaving six eyes. If the shoots are rather weak, fewer eyes are left.
• Time. Dwarf large-flowered roses are cut in the spring, leaving from three to five eyes. Varieties with small flowers are pruned harder - two to three eyes. This stimulates abundant flowering.
• Care after formation. Immediately after pruning, the rose is rearranged in a cool place. With the advent of the first leaves, the flower is rearranged in a warm, bright, sunny place, and usual care is resumed. Asymmetrical twigs periodically pinch.

Breeding

You can propagate only by cuttings. Rooting them is easier in the summer, not in the spring. With good care, young plants have time to bloom in the same year - in early autumn. But many roses, rooted in the summer, die in the winter due to the poorly developed root system.
Spring cuttings take root more heavily, but plants from them turn out to be more hardy, easily withstand wintering. You can root in water or directly in the ground.

Rooting in the ground

Several cuttings are cut at once, so that later it will be possible to select the strongest seedlings. The container is filled with nutrient soil. At a distance of about 10 cm from each other, finger recesses are made up to 4 cm. A little sand or vermiculite is poured into the hole. The tip of the handle is treated with a root stimulant, set it in the pit, the soil around is slightly compacted. Be sure to cover with a film to create a greenhouse effect. The greenhouse is aired from time to time, the soil is moistened from a spray bottle. The cuttings are also sprayed.

Rooting in water

Cuttings of roses easily let roots in the water. To accelerate the formation of roots in water, add a little preparation "Heteroauxin". For the prevention of decay of the cuttings - a tablet of activated carbon.

Despite the addition of coal to the water, the base of the cuttings sometimes rot. In this case, the tip is cut, the water is changed and the attempt to root is repeated. After root formation, seedlings are carefully transplanted into the ground.

Common diseases

Roses are very susceptible to disease. Any error in the care weakens the plant, increases the likelihood of a disease. The most common diseases and their treatment are described in the table.

Table - Indoor rose diseases and methods of treatment

Errors of care

Most problems are due to improper care. If something is wrong with the rose, first analyze the conditions of detention and care. This will help the table listing the main problems and their possible causes.

Table - Problems in growing room roses and their causes

Signs of Nutrient Deficiency

Sometimes the loss of decorativeness is not associated with diseases and care errors. A number of symptoms indicate that the rose lacks a particular substance. Information on the signs of a lack of various minerals is given in the table.

Table - Mineral deficiency in roses

The lack of a specific mineral substance is compensated by the introduction of complex preparations with its high content.

Common pests

Significant harm to indoor roses is caused by pests. Aphids are common, scale shieldspider mite. Detailed information on pests is given in the table.

Table - Pests of indoor roses and ways to combat them

To admire beautiful flowers all year round, several varieties with different flowering periods are planted simultaneously. This plant is perfect for room decor and as a gift.