Propagation of roses by cuttings at home: instruction + video

I grow a variety of flowers in my garden. Having a rose garden is an old dream. Therefore, she did not miss the opportunity to propagate roses with cuttings from donated bouquets.

After a birthday in October and after International Women's Day in March, pots with green wards appeared on the windowsill in the apartment, but attempts to get an established queen of flowers failed.

It seems that she did everything as her friends advised, but I had to look for the intricacies of growing roses myself. Now I am sharing my experience with you.

The task is to root the cuttings and make them feel comfortable in the new environment. To create such conditions, a number of requirements must be met. To facilitate the task, flower growers offer various ways to propagate roses at home and in the garden. I tried planting cuttings in potatoes and just in the ground of the pot.

Previously, I tried to propagate all the roses that were given to me. Among them were Dutch selection. For their cultivation, powerful stimulants and a large amount of fertilizers are used, which, once in other conditions, they are not able to give a “new life”.

Another thing is plants grown in Russia. They are 100% able to become "donors". In beauty, they are not inferior to overseas flowers.

The main thing is that a piece of the stem, which is taken for cuttings, must be intact with thorns.

I choose a not very stiff stem. I prefer cuttings with green bark, not light brown. Renewal buds, even when in a vase, already show a desire to give rise to new life. They are the main contenders for the right to become wards in pots.

Cuttings of a stem of a rose growing in open ground

I did summer cuttings of roses: climbing and tea roses grown in the garden. Stems without buds with a thick green stem that did not have time to stiffen became donors. A climbing rose gives many shoots that have to be cut and thrown away. I use them for breeding.

Procurement of cuttings

From each stem I cut with a sharp knife pieces 10-15 centimeters long. I make sure that each has at least 2-3 buds and leaves.

• I make the lower cut under the kidney at a distance of 5 millimeters at an angle of 45 degrees. The kidney is a source of nutrient compounds for the growth of roots and the future plant itself.
• I make the upper cut perpendicularly, but at a distance of 6-7 millimeters above the kidney.

I clean each cutting from the leaves, except for 2 branches that help the process of photosynthesis. I “mill” them, leaving half of them. I do not touch the leaves growing from the buds.

The next stage is very significant for the root formation of roses and the stimulation of a vital process. I put the cuttings in a solution of heteroauxin or another drug. Stimulants are sold in flower shops. Instructions for dilution in water are written on the packages.

Usually I cut the cuttings and put them in the solution during the day, and the next day I put them in the ground. A day is enough to process roses.

The choice of time for the propagation of flowers

The choice of time of year in cuttings of perennials plays an important role. The survival rate of May and June roses is higher compared to cuttings grown in March or October.

After rooting flowers in June, I transfer them to the garden. In August, I plant roses in open ground. I take into account that in summer the roses will get stronger in their natural environment. Successfully rooted and grown flowers are left to winter. In autumn, I cover part of the stem with humus, make a house out of a box and covering material.

Rooting rose cuttings in pots

In June I cut cuttings. Home rooting of roses is considered one of the most productive, but the result largely depends on the person.

On the loggia I choose a place that is moderately lit, but it is better to refuse the sun. The advantage of breeding at home is that roses are under vigilant control. At any time, you can check, water, not be afraid of frost.

In pots I make drainage from pebbles or expanded clay. Then I pour the earthen mixture, and then the sand. Roses need fertile soil. I bring humus and sand in one part.

It is good to add black soil. I add more soil taken from the greenhouse, which has a lot of rotted manure, but no earthworms. I put a handful of wood ash. The top layer is made only from river sand.

To create greenhouse conditions, the best way to stretch the film frame. Up to 20 "seedlings" can be placed in the building. I use a 1 liter glass jar for 3-4 plants. I usually have several cuttings.

I first water the earth with warm and settled water. I place the cuttings in the sand to a depth of 2 centimeters so that the lower kidney is in the ground.

The substrate differs from the earth mixture in sterility and high ability to pass moisture. In a favorable environment, microorganisms such as fungus and rot do not develop, and this is an important condition for the root formation of green wards.

• Inside the greenhouse or jar, I keep the temperature at about 25 degrees Celsius. At night, during the period of cooling and even frosts, I cover with a warm blanket.
• I shade from direct sunlight.
• Spraying 3 times a day helps maintain high humidity in the space. To do this, I raise the shelter, irrigate the air with clean water from a spray bottle.

Sometimes excessive humidity can form in a greenhouse with roses. Ventilation will create a favorable environment.

The magic with cuttings starts in 3 weeks. If the kidneys quickly start growing, then the roots need time to “wake up”. At this stage, I reduce the humidity in the shelter. To do this, I ventilate more often. A week later, I pay attention to the state of the shoots.

If they favorably tolerate the influx of fresh air, then I increase the ventilation time. After a month and a half, young roses do not need greenhouse conditions. The flowers just need some light shade from the sun.

Rooting cuttings in potato tubers

When propagating roses in autumn at home, in addition to a layer of river sand, ordinary potatoes are used. Medium-sized tubers are cut in half, I insert 2 centimeters into them, treated with a stimulant, cuttings. The flesh of the vegetable contains enough moisture and starch to provide nutrition.

I do not fully insert the tuber into the ground. At 4 millimeters, the sides should peek out of the ground.

Reproduction of roses in flowerpots

Many summer residents have the desire to create small architectural forms with roses and decoration with a queen of flowers on the site. To achieve this goal, planting roses with cuttings in decorative containers is the best option. The cutting scheme is the same as in pots.

If you plant roses in the fall, then in the spring a rose bush will form. In the summer, in the absence of frost, I take the flowerpot to the dacha.

Rooting rose cuttings in water

One easy way to get a rose is to place cut flower stems in water.

Be sure to take settled water, and not poured from the tap!

Sometimes you don't need to take any action, flowers forgotten in a vase take root, but sometimes you had to make an effort. I lower the cuttings 20 centimeters long into a container with clean water and put them in a bright place, but protected from sunlight.

The optimum air temperature in the room is 25 degrees. It was so that the stem turned black and was thrown out. Be sure to change the water.

After 3.5 weeks, a callus is formed near the cut - this is the name of a whitish cloud with rudiments of roots. It takes another 1-1.5 weeks for the real roots to appear. Then I plant the wards in fertile soil.

Rooting rose cuttings in newspaper or cloth

Roses take root in damp newspaper or cloth. I wrap the stem in wet fiber, then wrap the cuttings. I make sure that the material does not dry out, which is quite difficult to do. You can simply miss this moment. Therefore, this method of rooting is suitable only as an experiment in breeding the queen of flowers.