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How to root a rose from a bouquet at home or in a flower bed
Have you been presented with an amazing bouquet of roses, and wanted to have a whole bush of such magnificent flowers? In this article, we will show you how to root a rose from a bouquet.
How to root a rose from a bouquet in a flower pot or flower bed
How to root a rose stalk at home
It should be noted right away that it is quite difficult to grow roses by rooting flowers from a bouquet. The fact is that only shoots that do not have time to lignify to the end take root well. And the bouquets mainly include lignified roses. But still: “Trying is not torture.” Let’s try.
Roses in pots are a great decoration for any interior.
We will choose beautiful and not yet withered flowers from the bouquet. Cut off the stems in the upper part with a straight cut 1 cm above the bud. The cutting prepared for planting should have 4-5 buds. We will count the required amount and make a cut at an angle of 45 ° under the lower kidney.
Put the cuttings in a glass jar of water. Glass is the best option, so we will immediately notice if the cuttings begin to become moldy. There should be a little water, only 1-1,5 cm from the bottom of the jar. The cuttings must fit completely inside the jar. Cover the top with a piece of cloth and place the container in a bright, but not sunny place.
When mold appears, rinse the cuttings with warm water and put them back in the jar. After a while, a thickening will appear on the stems. This means that it is time to plant our rose in a flower pot.
It is best to use a special soil for roses sold in gardening stores as a soil.
Put the stalk in a pot and cover with a glass jar. This is a kind of greenhouse. After the appearance of the first green shoots, we will begin to “harden” our rose: daily to remove the jar for a while. The first “walk” – 10 minutes. After about a week, we will remove the jar completely.
How to root a rose outdoors
It is necessary to conduct gardening experiments in the open field in the fall.
We will prepare a place for landing:
- dig a flower bed;
- add a little sand and peat to the ground (approximately 1 liter per 1 sq. m) and dig up the bed;
- pour about a glass of dry wood ash, add 20 g each of superphosphate, urea, potassium nitrate and dig up and loosen the flower bed again.
After carrying out the above steps, the bed for the rose can be considered ready.
We prepare the stalk in the same way as for rooting a rose at home. We plant the cut off stem in the ground at an angle and close it with a plastic bottle cut in half. In the spring we will see the result of our autumn planting. Leave the rooted cuttings to form a good root system. Water all summer as needed, loosen.
Next spring, if necessary, we transplant roses to a permanent place of “residence”.
If rooting doesn’t work the first time, don’t be discouraged, just try again. After all, roses planted with their own hands seem twice as beautiful!