Roses are plants that always cause universal admiration. They will become an adornment of any flowerbed or greenhouse. Some types of these plants can also be grown in apartments, as they can feel quite comfortable in the room, and the aroma of their flowering is not inferior to garden. The most suitable for a home green corner is a Bengal rose. Special care is required for her, so the recommendations of specialists will help beginner gardeners.
Origin
Bengal rose is a plant from the rosehip genus of the pink family. They are also known under other names: Indian or Chinese rose. This plant is not found in the wild. It was brought to Europe from China, and later from Bengal. Decorative garden flower is currently widely distributed in China, Pakistan, India, Europe, Japan, Asia Minor.
Appearance
Domestic Bengal rose grows to a height of 50-60 cm in height. This is an evergreen shrubs. Its leaves are pointed, and miniature flowers of red, white and pink shades are slightly flattened. These representatives of domestic flora are considered the first re-flowering species that was introduced into European territory. A photo of a Bengal rose demonstrates the beauty of this plant.
Caring for a new rose after purchase
Usually a flower that is just bought in a store looks fresh and strong. But you need to consider that in the store they are stimulated with various drugs, and special packaging retains high humidity. Therefore, in a few days, problems will begin with the plants: falling and yellowing of leaves, wilting, blackening of buds and more. It is no coincidence that in the first days after purchase home care, a Bengal rose is required very special.
First you need to remove the packaging, as a pathogenic fungus develops due to increased humidity and poor air exchange. Then you need to cut off wilted leaf plates, dry and black shoots with secateurs or scissors. After the purchase, it is recommended to immediately remove all flowers and buds, since the plant can use up all its energy for flowering and die.
You need to carefully look at how many bushes are in the flower pot. If there are several, they should definitely be planted so that they do not weaken growth and do not interfere with each other. After transplanting, it is useful to treat the plants with a harmful insect repellent and an antifungal drug.
Transplant Features
When transplanting a Bengal rose, you need to pull it out of the old pot along with a lump of earth. If the roots are healthy, they look like a dense, thin wire of pale yellow or white color. When they look like brown or black hairs, this indicates a bush disease that will soon die. There are times when only a part of the roots are sick or dry. They need to be removed, leaving only healthy.
The new pot should have a good drainage layer. It is covered with a layer of soil, which is rammed. Then a plant with an old clod of earth is set up, and all the voids are filled with new soil. It must be lightly tamped so that the bush is securely fixed in the pot and does not hang out. The soil mixture for a Bengal rose should be of high quality.
After transplant
Watering the transplanted bush is carried out with settled or filtered water at room temperature.
After transplanting and pruning, the plant is very weak, therefore it is exposed to disease. Preventive treatment of the bush against harmful insects and diseases is recommended.
The plant needs to be sprayed, as it needs high humidity.
A transplanted flower is placed on a windowsill with good lighting. If there is not enough sunlight, you can also use lamps.
Features of watering and top dressing
In care, a roomy Bengal rose is quite whimsical. It should only be watered with settled water at room temperature, since cold water will harm the plant. Both in summer and winter, mandatory humidification from the sprayer is required. If the flower pot is next to the heating appliance, it is placed in a tray filled with expanded clay, which is periodically moistened.
The plant is fed with special fertilizer for roses every 15-20 days in spring and summer. Fertilizers are less common in autumn.
Air temperature and lighting
In care, a Bengal rose also requires a special temperature regime, since it was originally intended for outdoor cultivation. Therefore, in the summer it is recommended to put a flower pot on the balcony or in the garden. The rest of the time, the bushes should be periodically ventilated in the open air, avoiding drafts.
These roses are photophilous. For healthy growth, flowers require good lighting. A window sill with a window on the south side is best suited. In other cases, additional lighting is required in the winter.
Flowering and pruning
If the plant is provided with comfortable conditions for growth, the rose will bloom every nine weeks throughout the year. To enhance this process in the winter, the bush is kept cool. Shoots of roses cut to 10 centimeters.
In spring, systematic pruning is needed to form a beautiful bush shape. Dried, weakened, or strongly elongated branches are cut off.
Breeding
The traditional way of propagating a Bengal rose is considered to be cuttings. Sections are taken about 15 centimeters long. They should have several kidneys, usually two or three. Cuttings are planted in the soil so that they take root. As a soil, the use of a mixture of sand and peat will be the most effective option, since in ordinary soil it is possible to rot new seedlings.
They are covered with a cropped bottle or bag to create a greenhouse effect. Roots will appear in two weeks. When the leaf plates grow at the bush, it is gradually accustomed to room conditions. A transplant can only be carried out after the formation of a well-developed root system.
Disease
Roses can hurt. Signs of the disease are different. Most often, drying of the flower occurs. The first reason for this is irrigation regime violations, low humidity in the room. In addition, drying can occur due to injury to the root system. Another reason could be a nearby heating appliance.
On the contrary, overly plentiful watering can lead to yellowing of foliage. Possible causes of this disease include root decay, invasion of harmful insects, lack of iron, nutrients, weak immunity.
The darkening, wilting and falling of the leaves have the following causes: fungal disease, various pests, viral disease, watering with cold water, freezing of the bush.
Kinds
Photos of species of indoor Bengal roses testify to their rich diversity. The most popular varieties of this beautiful plant are the following:
- Angela Rippon is a miniature rose. Flowering is accompanied by a pleasant aroma. Inflorescences consist of 3-5 pieces. The bushes are compact and low, characterized by branching shoots with small dense dark green leaves.
- Baby Masquerade grows up to 30 centimeters. There are almost no thorns on the sprawling branches. The bush is not wide. The leaves are small, dark green in color. Chameleon flowers from three to four centimeters. They are collected in bundles of 3-12 pieces. During flowering, the color changes. First, roses are painted in a lemon tone, then they turn pink, and later red. During flowering, a delicate aroma is maintained.
- Yellow Dol bred in 1962. Neat bushes up to 30 centimeters high. Flowering is very lush, large fragrant flowers have a lemon color.
- Princess Fire grows up to 40 centimeters in height. Branched upward shoots are covered with shiny dark green serrated leaves. Terry flowers of a reddish-orange hue are collected in inflorescences of 3-5 pieces.
- Stars and Strips bred in 1975. This was the first experience in breeding a striped rose. Bushes are narrow up to 50 centimeters in height. Shoots without thorns, covered with light green leaves. Terry flowers of white color with raspberry stripes of various widths are collected in inflorescences of 3-5 pieces. It blooms almost constantly.