Queen of flowers indoor rose: description, varieties, cultivation and care

Since the indoor rose has an attractive appearance, a unique aroma and a wide variety of shades, which is why it is called the queen of flowers. After reading this article, you will learn how to properly grow a room rose, and what problems its owner may encounter.

Growing this beauty at home is not easy, as a potted rose is a moody plant, for which it is important to create full conditions for growth and development.

What is this plant?

Biological description

Indoor rose (Rosa) belongs to the pink family. For successful growing of bushes full lighting, moderate humidity and nutritious soil are necessary. Depending on the variety, plants propagate by seeds, cuttings and layering.

Description of appearance

Features of a room rose in its small sizes. Due to its compactness, it can be grown in a small limited space. Indoor pots will become a worthy decor for any windowsill. The room beauty has a hard, dark green and carved sheet plate. It is located on thick shoots with spikes.

The color of the buds of home roses can be very different:

• pink;
• yellow;
• white
• in red.

Passport

In the passport of home roses contains the following information:

• lighting - bright light;
• temperature: in winter 10-16 degrees, in summer - 23-25 ​​degrees;
• homeland - Southeast Asia;
• humidity is moderate, from time to time the leaves need to be sprayed.

Country of origin

The birthplace of miniature roses is Southeast Asia. But there is another classical theory of the origin of the flower, according to which home culture comes from China.

Where did the name come from?

To say exactly where the name rose came fromsince there are several versions. One of them says that it is in honor of the island of Rhodes, and the second that it is the Celtic word rhodd, which means red in translation.

What is the life span and can it be extended?

On average, a home rose lives 20-25 years. To extend the period of her life, it is necessary to comply with all the rules of agricultural technology, timely prune the plant and make top dressing.

Home plants

Stabilized

Stable roses are flowers that have been specially treated with chemical compounds. Such plants are able to maintain their original fresh appearance for a long time. The embalming process is as follows:

1. Dry the cut roses a little.
2. Prepare a mixture of water and glycerin taken in equal proportions.
3. Trim the tip of the stem from the bottom of the flowers.
4. Stalks are placed in a container with poured solution.

During the first week, the tips of the stems need to be trimmed daily. Maintain the plant in solution for 14 days.

In the flask

An unfading rose is not necessarily an artificial flower, but even a real one. To do this, the rose needs to be placed under glass, only before that it is embalmed using the above glycerin solution. To feel the unique aroma of a flower, you need to open a transparent cap.

Read more about what a rose in a bulb is, read here.

Cut off

Cut roses can be used to decorate rooms, hairstyles. To extend the beauty of the bouquet, you need to properly prune the stems. This should be done at an angle. From time to time, it is necessary to spray the plant so that its petals remain fresh.

In a vase

So that the cut roses in the vase stand fresh and beautiful for a long time, the following recommendations must be observed:

• the height of the vase should be 40% of the height of the bouquet;
• water must be used previously settled;
• regularly spray cut flowers.

Varieties and photos

The table below describes the varieties of room roses. In the photo you can see how home roses look in beautiful pots on the windowsill or on the table in the interior of the apartment.

Baby Masquerade:

Angela Rippon:

Easter Morning:

Fire Princess:

Where and for how much is it for sale?

You can buy miniature roses at any flower shop. The average cost in Moscow and St. Petersburg is 1100 rubles. It depends on the variety, the splendor of the bush.

How to choose upon purchase?

When choosing a home rose seedling:

1. Decide on a plant variety.
2. On sale can be grafted seedlings and on their own roots. The seller must ask the age of the young plant.
3. You need to purchase a plant that is no more than 2-3 years old.
4. If you choose seedlings on their own roots, then they are weaker in development. In addition, they rarely take root and build up the root system.
5. If you buy seedlings with bare roots, it is important to pay attention to the quality and age of the roots.

Landing

Semen

Procedure:

1. First, seeds need to be placed in a solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide for 30 minutes, and then mixed on a cotton pad soaked in the same solution. Cover with another cotton pad. Place planting material in the refrigerator for germination.
2. Already previously germinated seeds must be planted in peat tablets.
3. In the care of seedlings is not demanding. It should be moderately watered so that the soil is neither dry nor wet.
4. When there are 2-3 leaves, the plants can be transplanted into already permanent pots.

Cuttings

Procedure:

1. For planting, it is necessary to use cuttings taken from the middle of adult shoots. Their thickness should be 8-10 mm. Cut them in such a way that the upper cut is even and higher than the kidney, and the lower cut is at an angle of 45 degrees.
2. Root cuttings can be in water, soil or potatoes.
3. The soil should be loose and not necessarily nutritious. The fact is that root growth is carried out due to the strength of the plant itself. First, the young roots must grow, and only then absorb the nutrients from the environment.

We offer you to watch a video about the cuttings of roses:

Home Care

Watering

Indoor rose actively grows and develops only with high humidity. In the hot season, it is necessary to carry out evening spraying with boiled water. In winter, the earthen lump should also be constantly moistened, but waterlogging should not be allowed.

The frequency of irrigation depends on the growing season, but the top layer must have time to dry. Use water that is well-kept and warm.

Fertilizer

In the spring and during the flowering period, fertilizers must be applied once every 7 days. On cloudy and cold days, the plant is poorly absorbed nutrition. Do not fertilize sick roses or those that have been transplanted not so long ago. For indoor plants, it is necessary to use organic matter and mineral composition.

Spraying

A home rose does not tolerate dry air, so during the heating season you need to regularly spray the flower. In summer, plants can be taken out onto the balcony, onto the street or terrace.

Transfer

The transplant process is as follows:

1. Prepare a container the size of which is slightly larger than the previous one.
2. If other plants used to grow in the pot, then it will have to be washed with water without soap.
3. At the bottom of the pot lay a layer of expanded clay, the thickness of which is 1 cm.
4. Lay the nutrient mixture on top of the drain. To prepare it, it is necessary to mix such components in equal proportions: turf land, humus, sand. At the end, add a little complex fertilizer.
5. Water the home rose well, and after 20 minutes, carefully remove it from the previous container. Do this very carefully so as not to destroy the earthen lump and not injure the roots.
6. Install the stem with a lump in the pot so that the root neck is located underground. Sprinkle on top of the nutrient soil, compact it and add the missing amount of earth.
7. Spray foliage with water and set in a shaded place.

Read more about room roses care in this article.

We suggest you watch a video about transplanting indoor roses:

Breeding

The seed method and cuttings were considered earlier, and the process of reproduction by air layering is as follows:

1. For propagation by layering, it is necessary to use a flowering branch.
2. Remove all leaves from the bottom and make longitudinal cuts on the cortex with a sharp tool.
3. To put on a place of a cut a bag with sand. This soil must be moistened regularly.
4. After 3 weeks, root buds will form on the incised stalk.

Details about the propagation of room roses are described in our material.

Bloom

To obtain a beautiful and long flowering home rose, you need:

• provide space;
• maintain the necessary humidity and temperature;
• regularly water the plant;
• spray from time to time;
• monitor the flower to prevent infection by diseases and pests from other indoor plants.

But sometimes you can’t see the flowers on the mini bush. This occurs as a result of errors in care. The most common of these is the absence of a rest period. Roses at home may not bloom due to lack of light, lack of nutrition in the ground, or improperly selected pot.

Diseases and Pests

The following diseases and pests can affect a room rose:

1. Powdery mildew. It is mono to detect by the presence of white spots on the stems and leaves. It occurs with an excess of fertilizers and too dry air in the room. Fundazole is used for treatment.
2. Leaf spotting. It is formed as a result of high humidity and high temperature. Brown and small spots form on the leaves. The charged elements are removed and then treated with a copper-containing preparation.
3. Infectious burn. Stains form on the stems, dry and in the center. For processing, the drug Runnet is used.
4. Spider mite. This parasite multiplies in a dry room. Most often affects the plant in autumn and winter. The pest settles on the inside of the leaf and leaves a web on it. Actellik, Neoron and Arrow are suitable for fighting.

We suggest you watch a video about pests of indoor roses:

Prevention of various problems

When growing a room rose, the following problems arise:

1. The rose is drying. It is necessary to carefully monitor the moisture of the soil, and also regularly spray the flower.
2. Leaves turn yellow. After buying the flower you need to transplant, normalize watering, use nutritious soil.
3. The leaves darken and fall. It is necessary to choose a place without drafts, do not water the flower with cold water.

Growing a home rose is a painstaking process that is not subject to all. The plant is very demanding on soil, watering, fertilizing and conditions. Only an experienced grower can grow a flower, since not all beginners succeed the first time.

Useful video

We invite you to watch a video about caring for indoor roses:

Watch the video: 10 Powerful Rose Plant Care Tips. How to grow Roses? (October 2024).