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A bouquet of beautiful, elegant roses is a wonderful, but short-lived interior decoration. Even young buds lose their freshness after a few days. At the same time, you can notice that the cut rose standing in the vase has sprouted. Experienced gardeners give a flower from a bouquet a second life by rooting it in a pot or in their garden.
Cut roses can serve as material for growing new flowers on the site and as indoor plants
Is it possible to grow a rose from a cutting?
The process of forming roots in cut flowers requires considerable effort. But, following the instructions developed by agricultural technicians, you can root a rose from a bouquet so that it sprouts.
What do rose sprouts look like?
When starting to root cut plants for the first time, you need to know that the result can only be obtained if agrotechnical recommendations are strictly followed. It is easier to grow a rose from a shoot on a stem if the bouquet meets the following criteria:
- consists of flowers of a variety that is cultivated in the same region and is resistant to adverse conditions and diseases;
- the plants were not treated with chemicals;
- stems with buds are cut at the end of spring or in the first half of summer.
For germination, it is advisable to take a bouquet of roses that is not completely wilted. Flowers should be carefully examined and those whose stems are in the stage of lignification should be selected. Thin, sluggish or overripe specimens are not suitable for rooting. To obtain viable cuttings, a number of simple operations are performed:
- Select a stem with living, bright green buds. There should be 2-3 of them for each cutting.
- Remove faded buds and flowers.
- The stem of the rose is divided into shoots 15-25 cm long, making an oblique cut at the bottom and moving 1 cm away from the bud. To perform the manipulation, you need a sharp knife (secateurs) so that there are no notches on the cutting.
- A straight horizontal cut is made at a distance of 2 cm from the upper bud.
- Completely remove the remaining leaves at the bottom. The top ones are cut in half so that the sap flow does not stop, but the nutritional needs are reduced.
- The cuttings are placed in water with a dissolved stimulant for ten hours. The drugs Kornevin, Rostock, Epin, etc. are suitable.
You should not take water directly from the tap for rose cuttings, just like boiled water. It is better to use settled liquid.
The best option for young shoots is rainwater, which contains a minimum of mineral salts harmful to plants.
Cuttings for cultivating roses should be prepared with a reserve, since not all of them take root.
Timing of the procedure
The optimal choice for germinating roses from shoots is from May to July. In the summer, it is easiest to provide the required conditions. But if purchased roses sprouted at another time of the year, you can try to plant them. As a rule, in early spring and late autumn, flowers adapt well if they are provided with comfortable conditions (suitable temperature conditions, necessary humidity, lighting). In winter, rose shoots take root with difficulty. The main problem, according to agricultural technicians, is the lack of natural light.
How to plant a rose that has produced a shoot on the stem
Often, roots appear at the ends of rose stems standing in water. This usually happens if the bouquet has been standing in water for more than two weeks. You can notice that white roots have appeared at the base of the stems. A rose shoot that resembles the one shown in the photo can be considered a seedling.
Plants that have small roots about 1 cm long have formed on their stems are suitable for planting.
If a strong shoot appears on the stem and you decide to grow a rose from it, you need to know how to plant it correctly. In order for the plant to take root well, it is necessary to choose the soil wisely and create comfortable conditions in the room.
Selection of capacity
As a container for germinating rose cuttings from a bouquet, it is advisable to use separate pots for each shoot. In this case, the plants will not suffer from a lack of nutrients.If in the future it is planned to transplant the ornamental crop to the site, it will also be easier to carry out the procedure when growing shoots in an individual pot. It is permissible to place several shoots in one container, keeping a distance of 8-10 cm between them.
Holes must be made at the bottom of the container for growing roses to ensure the drainage of excess water. The pot is treated with a solution of potassium permanganate and allowed to dry before planting the cutting.
The best choice of container for growing rose seedlings is a pot made of clay or ceramics
Soil preparation
Experienced flower growers are confident that special soil should be chosen for growing roses. You can prepare the soil mixture for cuttings yourself by taking two parts each of garden soil and compost, and one part washed coarse sand. To ensure good breathability, it is recommended to add a small amount of peat or moss.
Roses are vulnerable to infections, so the substrate must be disinfected by treating it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or calcining it in a hot oven. It is imperative to prepare the material for forming the drainage layer - expanded clay, perlite, small pebbles.
Soil for growing roses can be purchased at a gardening store.
Planting a cutting
Planting rose cuttings and shoots does not take much time. The work algorithm is extremely simple:
- A drainage layer is made at the bottom of the pot (about 1/5 of the volume of the vessel). Disinfected soil is poured in, slightly compacted, and a mound is formed.
- The rose cutting is placed in the center and carefully covered with earth. It is important that part of the shoot with 1-2 buds remains above the soil surface. The soil near the cuttings is compacted.
- The sprout is watered with settled water at room temperature.
- Cellophane is stretched over the handle, secured to the bottom of the vessel with a rubber band, and a cut plastic bottle or disposable glasses of increased volume are placed to maintain the greenhouse effect.
The container with rose seedlings is kept closed for 14 days after planting. Within 3–2 weeks, the process of adaptation of the cutting occurs, and the roots of the shoot are intensively formed.
Further care
Properly organized care of seedlings guarantees rapid rooting of roses. In the first weeks, intensive formation and establishment of immunity in the plant cutting occurs.
Roses grown from cut stems are guaranteed to follow the mother's shape
Temperature and humidity
Pots with seedlings should be placed away from direct sunlight, heating devices and drafts. Optimal room temperature +18-20 0C. In summer it is permissible to grow cuttings at +22-24 0C. For additional moisture, place a container of water next to the pot.
Warning! In the summer, it is advisable to place the pot with a rose seedling on a glazed balcony; if this is not possible, then daily ventilation is recommended. In this case, a flow of cool air is not allowed to enter the young plant.
Watering and spraying
At first, rose seedlings are sprayed daily, about 6-7 times a day. After a week, the number of procedures for the cutting is reduced to 2-3. Before spraying, the cellophane is removed. The shoots are not covered immediately; they are allowed to stand open for 20-30 minutes to prevent waterlogging.
Two weeks after planting the cuttings, the cellophane or plastic cover is removed. By that time, the first leaves of rose sprouts usually peck.
The remaining water in the pan must be drained half an hour after watering to prevent rotting of the roots.
Top dressing
Fertilizers are used to feed cuttings planted at different times of the year. The procedure is organized by applying at the root and spraying. In spring, seedlings are fertilized with nitrogen compounds, thus activating the growth of green mass. In summer, plants are fed with potassium to speed up the process of bud formation. At the end of the flowering phase, fertilizers are applied to develop and maintain the root system. Features of growing roses from bouquet flowers are presented in the video:
Why didn't the cutting take root?
Sometimes, despite all efforts, the seedling does not take root. At the beginning, it seems that the adaptation process in the pot is proceeding normally, but after 3-4 weeks the leaves curl up, dry out, and the stem darkens. Based on these signs, it can be understood that the shoot has not taken root and the roots are not developing. The reasons for the drying out of a seedling are different, the most common of them are:
- The cuttings sprouted many new buds, and several leaves formed at once. In this case, the roots do not receive enough nutrients. To prevent this from happening, the leaves should be trimmed.
- The room temperature is too low (less often high). For rooting, a comfortable thermal regime should be provided.
- The lack of a drainage layer in the container or excessive watering can lead to rotting of the roots of the seedling.
- Violation of the rules for disinfecting containers and soil before planting cuttings leads to the development of harmful microorganisms and damage to the developing plant.
- Incorrect soil composition.Amateurs most often forget to add sand or peat to the soil, as a result it becomes dense and the air permeability of the soil is minimal.
- Lack of ventilation causes the cuttings to “suffocate” in a plastic container.
Too small a container can also be a factor leading to the death of a seedling. The developing roots of the rose become cramped in the miniature pot, and the plant stops developing.
Conclusion
If the cut rose has sprouted, then you can take advantage of the favorable opportunity and get excellent material for growing decorative crops for free. The Queen of Flowers, grown from shoots or cuttings, will decorate the interior of the house as a houseplant and serve as a bright element of landscape design.
