Roses are grown not only in the garden, but also in indoor conditions. Florists appreciated the efforts of breeders who gave the opportunity to keep such flowers on the windowsills. These miniature copies of garden representatives do not leave anyone indifferent, only care for these plants requires special care. Indoor roses dry up, often get sick, are demanding of the conditions of detention. To protect the beauty from death, you should know how to care for her.
Plant description
Indoor rose belongs to the same family as its garden sister - Rosaceae. In height, it reaches a maximum of half a meter. Among the indoor varieties there are creeping, intended for cultivation in hanging pots, and bushy. The latter are most common.
The leaves of the rose are carved, depending on the variety, they can be matte or lanceolate. Flowers in plants come in different sizes: small, medium, large. The color of the buds is the most diverse - from white to black. There are monotonous, two-, three-colored varieties. Flowering can last year round. Some varieties may discard leaves. When growing such species, flower growers begin to sound the alarm, looking for answers to questions, why the rose dries, why it dumps leaves, without thinking that it can be a natural process.
Indoor roses propagate by cuttings.
Content
Indoor rose is a moody plant. It will not grow and bloom in low light. It must be placed on the south window, balcony. In the hot season, the plant must be wiped or sprayed from the spray twice a day, otherwise the rose dries up due to lack of moisture, spider mites can settle on it.
Placing the plant on the windowsill in the summer, you should take care of shading from direct sunlight. Passing through the glass, they can cause leaf burns. Optimal is the placement of roses in summer days at a distance from the window. Thus, the plant will receive a sufficient amount of light, and its leaves will not burn.
In addition to moderate lighting, the plant must provide an influx of fresh air. A roomy beauty is not afraid of open windows, but does not like drafts.
In winter, when the heating is on, the flower must be provided with a high level of humidity; in other conditions, the rose dries. The optimum temperature in winter is 24 degrees. Some species of plants at this time go to rest. They are placed in a room where the temperature does not rise above 15 degrees, but does not fall below 10. At the stage of deep sleep, it is recommended to store the plant in the basement with indicators + 5-7 0 C.
The soil
Soil for roses should be nutritious. It can be done independently or purchased ready-made substrate for indoor species.
With self-production, they take humus and sod in equal parts, add sand, mineral fertilizer.
Care after buying a rose in a pot requires the right choice of capacity for planting. It should be light so that the root system does not overheat in the summer.
If you provide the indoor flower with all the necessary conditions, the rose will bloom for a long time and plentifully.
Growing problems
Often, a room rose dries up, discards leaves, buds. This process can be natural or talk about various diseases.
When the leaves turn yellow, the plant begins to lose its aesthetic appearance, looks sick. Then begins a more intense leaf fall. In some cases, the branches remain completely bare.
The reasons for falling leaves can be:
- Manufacturer. Often several branches of plants are planted in one pot so that the bush becomes lush by the time of sale. Because of this, roses begin to experience a shortage of free space, the soil dries up faster, nutrients run out.
- A sharp change in conditions of detention. This is the most common cause of wilting. After the purchase, the rose needs to get used to the new conditions of detention, but it does not always succeed. In order for the plant to adapt faster, it is necessary to provide it with an influx of fresh air, bright lighting.
- Dry ground. Roses belong to those plants that need regular and plentiful watering.
- Incorrectly selected container. After the rose fades, it should be transplanted into a more spacious pot, 2-3 cm larger than the previous one.
- Spider mite. If the rose in the pot withered, then this may indicate the appearance of a parasite on the bush. It is easy to identify by cobwebs, braiding trunks and fallen leaves.
- Lack of nutrition. During flowering, the plant consumes a lot of nutrients, minerals. With a lack of certain substances, the rose can drop leaves. Usually this reaction occurs to a lack of magnesium. If the leaves turn yellow and growth stops, it is necessary to feed the plant with nitrogen.
- Falling leaves, drying out can be caused by root rot.
If the leaves have fallen, then you should not immediately panic, because this can be a natural process by which the bush gets rid of the old foliage.
Buds fall
Often, roses fall off buds. This may be due to the following reasons:
- Draft. If, during the ventilation of the room, cold air enters the plant, this will lead to falling buds.
- Cold irrigation water. With the advent of indoor flower, you should learn how to water a rose and how to care for it. If these rules are not followed, she will not only drop the buds, but can also die. To prevent this, the plant is watered with settled water at room temperature. Do not carry out cold humidification.
- Incorrect transplant. A room rose is moved to another flowerpot at a time when there are no buds on it. If this is done at another time, then even with minor damage to the roots, it will reset them.
- Low humidity. In the presence of such an atmosphere, spraying is carried out. During the procedure, make sure that water drops do not fall on the buds, otherwise they will fall off.
- Lack of nutrition. When soil is depleted, the buds wither. To prevent this from happening, the plant is watered with phosphorus-potash, complex fertilizers. Failure to comply with the dosage also leads to falling buds.
- Lack of light. With a lack of light, the rose slows down photosynthesis, which leads to the falling of flowers.
- Pests.
What to do
To save the plant, it is necessary to revise the conditions of detention, care for it. Start by changing the light mode. If the rose was moved from a dark room to a more open place, then due to stress it begins to drop foliage. To avoid this, the rose is gradually accustomed to sunlight. If it is planned to move the pot to a darker place, then additional lighting will be organized on it.
Be sure to look at the watering mode. It should be carried out as necessary, but it is impossible to allow complete drying of the soil. When water stagnates, the plant is affected by root rot. And how to reanimate roses in a pot if their roots are affected? To do this, the bushes are pulled out of containers, washed with a power system. All dry, rotten roots are removed. Places of cuts must be treated with “Kornevin”, sprinkled with activated carbon.
During top dressing, you must carefully read the instructions. An excess of nitrogen, phosphorus fertilizers leads to burns, causes leaf fall.
at each watering, a rose should be inspected for pests and diseases. These include chlorosis, spider mites.
Kidney failure
Sometimes a plant sheds buds. This occurs for the same reasons as leaf fall. Proper care helps to avoid this problem.
When forming weak buds, a rose should immediately be transplanted into a larger pot. Close capacity is the main reason for their wilting.
Diseases and Pests
Indoor roses most often affect pests. Aphids may appear on the tops of the stems. To get rid of it, it is recommended to treat the plant with special preparations, which are many on sale, for example, Intavir.
Some flower growers carry out the prevention of indoor flowers with soap or garlic solutions. However, they do not always give the desired result.
Indoor roses are often infected with a spider mite. This pest is able to destroy a large bush in a matter of days. To cope with the tick, the bush should be treated with special preparations, for example, Fitoverm, and also monitor the level of humidity. The affected plant is quarantined, where it will be located until complete recovery.
With the stagnation of moist air, the rose is affected by fungal diseases: powdery mildew, rust, rot. Fundazolum, Topaz and other fungicides help to avoid infection of plants. It is also worth avoiding tight plantings, wetting the leaves with water during watering. Helps to cope with the stagnation of moist air by airing the room.
The processing of home roses and other plants is carried out outdoors. If this is not possible, then it is carried out in a well-ventilated room. After treatment, the plant is given time to “aerate” and only after that it is brought back into the room, put the pot in place.
In the end
So that the indoor rose does not hurt and delight with beautiful green foliage, plentiful flowering, it is necessary to follow all recommendations for care, water only with warm water, spray, monitor the level of humidity, as well as conduct preventive examinations for pests and diseases.