6 reliable ways to root a rose
To root a rose from a bouquet at home, it is important to remember: rooting 30% of the cuttings in winter time and 70% in spring. In summer, it is possible to propagate roses in 90% of cases.
Suitable for cuttings ONLY fresh cut semi-woody roses from a bouquet that did not bloom to the end. The stem should be completely green, with no signs of decay at the tip. Also in the axils of the leaves should be developed healthy buds.
It is very good if the kidneys have already begun to grow. For rooting roses from a bouquet, the lower part of the stem is as thick as a pencil. It is almost impossible to root large-flowered varietal roses on fatty shoots. A wilted, faded rose rarely takes root.
But rose cuttings take root most successfully red and white shades. But yellow and orange - very unwillingly.
Yellow and orange roses take root extremely reluctantly
- The rose takes root faster in the ground than in water. You can take soil for roses, violets. Add sand to it.
- Pure sphagnum moss is well suited for rooting roses.
- In the pot in which the cuttings take root, there should be large drain holes!
How to properly root a rose from a bouquet
Step 1 . Choose a fresh, unopened rose on a pencil-thick green stem. lower part cut the stem under the lowest bud with a very sharp knife. Not with scissors! If the last lower kidney has already turned black, cut it off and take the next living one as a basis.
Step 2. We count 4-5 kidneys up. And we do top cut 1 cm above the 5th kidney. The top of the rose cutting should be dipped in melted candle wax to minimize moisture evaporation. Leaves are not required. Bare cuttings of roses take root even better.
Step 3 Soak the bottom cut of the cutting in root stimulator(kornevin, heteroauxin)
Step 4 lay a pill glyocladin in a pot or water the soil with a solution phytosporin(at the tip of a teaspoon in a glass of warm water). This is prevention stem rot while the rose from the bouquet will take root.
Step 5 Deepen the cutting into the ground to the second kidney. Ideally, there should be 3 buds underground and 2 buds above ground. Place the cutting vertically.
Step 6 Sprinkle dry earth on top so that a crust does not form.
Step 7. Cover the stalk top plastic bottle with cap. After a few days, it will need to be aired regularly and sprayed with phytosporin.
To do this, open the lid for 15 minutes, then screw it back on. It is impossible to completely remove the greenhouse from the handle for 2 months. Rose cuttings need to be watered very sparingly. Overwatering leads to decay. Also, you can not sharply remove the greenhouse (bottle).
How to root a rose from a bouquet using phytohormones
Most good time for attempts to root a rose from a bouquet at home - late spring and summer. You can still try to plant a rose on a wild rose according to this instruction.
During the growing season, do not forget periodically.
