Gardeners use different methods when breeding roses on their plots: they sow seeds, graft them onto rose hips, or buy a ready-made flower and simply plant it in the ground. But the easiest and most affordable way to propagate roses is cuttings. Not all roses reproduce by seed, and those that do rarely retain the appearance of their mother, or their seeds simply do not germinate. And the cuttings retain all the characteristics of their variety, quickly take root and do not cause much trouble. You should not walk in other people's flower beds in search of a cutting.

If you were presented with a rose, and you really liked it, then you can even plant it in your summer cottage. Climbing roses lend themselves especially well to cuttings. There are no problems with these varieties at all.

Rose breeding rules

The soil must be well ventilated.. Among breathable soils, the best are soddy and leafy. It is good if the soil also has a fairly high content of sand and humus. If possible, sprinkle about 3.5 cm of river sand on top of the soil. This will provide good airflow and retain all the moisture necessary for a young shoot. The most suitable time for cuttings is the moment when the bud is just beginning to bloom. This is approximately the middle of June - the beginning of July.

The preparation of cuttings is important. On the cut shoot, axillary buds must be present, which are already ready for growth. Shoots are not planted completely. Several cuttings are cut from them, each of which must have at least two axillary buds. Sections are also made in certain places. The upper one is 2 centimeters above the kidney, and the lower one, respectively, is directly below the kidney. Make sure that the tool you are going to cut with is fairly sharp. The shoots should be exactly cut, and not sawn off or broken off. It is necessary to completely get rid of the lower leaves of the cutting, and make the upper ones half as long. It is recommended to use growth stimulants so that the germination of the roots becomes more active. You can do without additives, but then a positive result will be more difficult to obtain.

When planting rose cuttings do not dig the shoot too deep into the ground. It is enough to deepen them by only 2 centimeters, otherwise rooting will be significantly slowed down. The distance from one cutting to another should be 8 cm, and from one row to another - 10 cm.

It is quite possible to grow a rose from a bouquet at home, although this will require a lot of effort. The main rule of success is the use of high-quality cuttings, as well as compliance with the rules for preparing planting material. Of course, it is not always possible to get a seedling from the first time, but even one young bush will be worth the time spent.

A good percentage of survival during rooting is distinguished by acclimatized varieties of roses, that is, domestic hybrids.

Dutch and other varieties grown under greenhouse conditions in other countries are less tenacious because they can be chemically treated before transportation. However, experienced flower growers may try to grow an imported variety bush - with due diligence, planting material is able to give petioles.

Plays a role for the successful cultivation of roses from a bouquet at home and the color of the bud. Yellow-flowered, orange, white and greenish varieties are unlikely to take root in the garden, but pink and red roses give roots rather quickly and resist negative environmental influences well.

If you are going to root a rose cut for a bouquet, do not keep it in a vase for more than a day. The thing is that prolonged exposure to water provokes rotting of sections, and harmful microorganisms penetrate into the tissues of the stems and reduce the ability of the plant to give roots.

Choosing high quality cuttings

Before rooting cuttings from a bouquet, it is necessary to choose high-quality planting material, which is most likely to turn into a strong and healthy rose bush in the future. For cuttings, plants with the following characteristics are suitable:

• Strong healthy stems at the initial stage of lignification;
• With easily broken spikes;
• Medium hardness and green;
• Without signs of wilting, drying and external damage;
• With "live" kidneys.

You should not take completely lignified shoots with a thick core as planting material, as they will not tolerate prolonged moisture and will rot as a result. Thin, unripened stems also do not have time to take root before the onset of cold weather, so they will most likely die in winter.

When is the best time to root a purchased rose?

You can count on a positive result of grafting if the rooting work is carried out in late spring and before the beginning of autumn. June is considered the ideal month for the growth of shoots, since it is during this period that the vegetative processes are most intense. In August-September, the movement of juices along the stems slows down and practically comes to naught before winter.

In the rest of the year, cuttings are not worth it - planting material still will not give good roots. January-February is considered the most unfavorable period for landing, but you can still try. As practice shows, if roses are provided with sufficient light, temperature and humidity, cultivation will be very successful.

Preparation of cuttings at home

Planting material is prepared in the same way, regardless of the method of its further rooting:

1. On selected shoots, all flowers and unopened buds must be removed.
2. From the middle of the stem, a small cutting about 15-30 cm long is cut out; it is imperative to monitor the presence of 2-3 live buds.
3. The upper cut is carried out at a right angle slightly above the last kidney, the lower one is obliquely at an angle of 45 degrees and 1 cm below the kidney.
4. The lower leaves must be removed completely, and the upper ones cut in half to keep the juices moving.
5. It is also recommended to remove all spikes from the cuttings to prevent moisture loss.
6. The cuttings are soaked in a solution of a rooting agent or any available growth stimulant (Epin, Zircon, Kornevin, Heteroauxin or 9 parts of water with 1 part of aloe juice).

To prepare the solution at home, you need to use only purified or spring water, boiled or tap water is not suitable.

How to properly root a purchased rose from a stem: the most effective ways

Most often, flower growers resort to several methods of rooting a spray rose, each of which, if performed correctly, guarantees a good result.

Planting in pots

Rooting cuttings immediately in the ground allows you to get a bush that is strong and resistant to negative external influences, so this method is used by flower growers quite often. Small pots, cut bottles or disposable cups up to 0.5 liters are suitable for planting, while each shoot will need a separate container.

As a substrate, a mixture of the following components is ideal:

• 2 parts of garden land;
• 2 parts of rotted compost;
• 1 part washed coarse sand.

The soil obtained at home must be heated in an oven or microwave at a temperature of 102-104 degrees or steamed over boiling water for disinfection.

The scheme for planting cuttings in the ground includes several stages:

1. A drainage layer is laid at the bottom of a pot or other container (expanded clay, small pebbles, crushed stone or red brick are suitable).
2. The container is filled with a substrate, which needs to be compacted a little.
3. A small hole is made in the ground with a stick, pen or spatula, into which the cutting is buried up to 1-2 buds.
4. The earth must be moistened, and the cutting itself must be covered with a jar or a cut plastic bottle to create greenhouse conditions.
5. The pots are placed on a bright window sill, preferably on the south side, in a room with a temperature of 18-25 degrees Celsius.

The shoot that appears in the axil of the leaf will indicate successful rooting. It is possible to plant cuttings in a permanent place at home when strong young shoots form on it.

How to germinate cuttings in water

Sprouting in water is the easiest option for rooting cuttings. The florist will need:

• Transparent glass jar;
• Purified or spring water;
• Soil prepared according to the scheme above.

You should not use tap or boiled water for germination - in such an environment, the cuttings will begin to rot and will not give good roots. For disinfection, charcoal or activated charcoal can be added to the container.

Only the lower part of the cuttings should be immersed in water so that the tissues of the shoot do not begin to deteriorate. Water should be changed daily for 2-3 weeks, and the container itself is recommended to be placed on a bright windowsill. White growths at the cut point will indicate the appearance of root rudiments, however, planting in the substrate is advisable only after the appearance of strong root processes.

Sprouting in potatoes

You can also root cuttings of roses at home in potato tubers, where an ideal environment is created for future seedlings. Replenishment with starch, healthy carbohydrates and minerals, combined with high humidity and protection from negative external factors, can significantly increase the survival rate of planting material.

You need to use high-quality potatoes, it should not be lethargic, affected by rot or other diseases. It is optimal to use large or medium-sized tubers, from which it is first recommended to remove all eyes to prevent germination. Disinfection in a weak solution of manganese with further drying will not interfere either.

The scheme of rooting a rose from a bouquet in potatoes is as follows:

• A hole is made in the tuber 2.5-3 cm deep with a screwdriver or other tool;
• A cutting is inserted into the potato, previously soaked in a rooting solution so that the lower kidney is inside;
• In a well-lit area protected from the wind, they dig a trench 20 cm deep and about 30 cm wide;
• A layer of coarse-grained sand is placed at the bottom of the trench, moistened and covered with a universal substrate mixed with peat;
• Potatoes are laid out in a trench, keeping a distance between individual tubers of 15-20 cm;
• Cover the landing site with a layer of soil, water well and mulch.

Greenhouse conditions will contribute to the rapid growth of the roots, so each cutting should be covered with a jar or a cut bottle and ventilated as needed. After about 1 month, the planting material will begin to take root - at this time it is recommended to gradually increase the ventilation time, accustoming the seedlings to open ground conditions. In autumn, young bushes must be planted in a permanent place, and covered with spruce branches for winter to protect them from frost.

How to root cuttings in a bag using the burrito method

The burrito method is a rather unusual and exotic way of germinating cuttings, which, nevertheless, is used by flower growers:

• Harvested cuttings are soaked for 1 day in purified or spring water;
• Then the planting material must be carefully removed and laid out on a newspaper;
• The edges of the newspaper are bent from the ends, and the cuttings are wrapped in a bundle;
• If necessary, a layer of paper is added, there may be 3 or 4;
• The bundle is abundantly moistened with water, the excess must be allowed to drain in order to prevent the newspaper from completely soaking;
• The wrapped cuttings are placed in a dark plastic bag and left in a room where the temperature fluctuates between 18-20 degrees Celsius.

You need to inspect the cuttings about 1 time per week, if necessary, it is recommended to change the newspaper or moisten it again. If individual cuttings have darkened or begun to rot, they should be thrown away, leaving only healthy planting material.

Shoots in the places of cuts will begin to form in about 14 days, but it is necessary to plant on the site only after the formation of strong roots.

How to properly plant cuttings in a permanent place

Late spring is considered the optimal time for planting rooted cuttings in a permanent place. Stable weather conditions and warm nights will contribute to the rapid adaptation of seedlings in a new bed. It is recommended to choose a sunny site, protected from strong winds and drafts, which is not flooded during the melting of snow and heavy rains, without the proximity of groundwater.

Holes for planting are dug out a little more than the size of the root system of the seedling and filled with fertile soil, which includes compost or humus, mineral fertilizers for flowering horticultural crops. It is forbidden to use fresh organic matter - it is quite easy to burn the roots of roses with such fertilizer.

After planting, it is recommended to cut the shoots of seedlings to the level of 3-4 buds, thereby stimulating the growth of new stems and green mass. Watering and mulching of the soil with sawdust or peat is required. In the first week, it is better to shade the bushes from the sun - unadapted plants can easily dry out.

The first dressings are introduced after young branches begin to appear on the bushes. As fertilizers, highly diluted mullein infusion or complex formulations for garden flowers are most often used.

If buds are tied on the bushes, they must be removed without allowing them to open. Without wasting energy on flowering, roses will be able to fully take root and build up a strong ground part. For the winter, be sure to protect the plantings from frost, covering with coniferous branches.

Sometimes you don’t want to part with the flowers you have given. In this case, you can make a little effort and grow seedlings for further planting in permanent soil.

Many are interested in how to grow a rose from a cutting from a bouquet. Especially if the variety is unusual or extremely dear to the heart. If desired, you can root the flower you like, and this should not be delayed.

The most successful will be the propagation of roses by cuttings that were cut in the first summer months. It is desirable that the flowers are previously grown in the local climate and not treated with chemicals to prolong the life of the buds.

The optimal time for germinating cuttings is the days of June, while in August it will be more difficult to achieve the formation of roots on the stems. The hardest time to grow a plant is during the winter months, and keep rose cuttings until spring.

You should not delay getting the cuttings for several days after receiving the bouquet. Fresh flowers brought home on the same day are more likely to germinate.

How to prepare cuttings?

For cuttings, it is necessary to select the strongest flowers with beautiful buds from the bouquet. Their stems should be at the initial stage of lignification, that is, be brown. Too immature ones do not yet have the strength to germinate, and dark brown ones are already starting to rot.

If the flowers are fresh, cuttings can be prepared immediately. When the roses have stood in a vase for a couple of days, it is necessary to cut off the sections by a couple of centimeters and place them in cold water for 4-6 hours.

Preparation of cuttings:

1. Cut buds from selected flowers. For planting flowers, they are no longer needed.
2. Cut the stems into cuttings from 15 to 30 cm. It is recommended to leave at least 3 buds on each cutting. The top should be 1 cm below the end of the top, and the bottom should be 2 cm above the base.
3. The top cut should be straight, the bottom cut at an acute angle.
4. Remove all lower leaves from the cutting, and cut the upper leaves by a third.
5. Place the cut stems in water to which a root growth stimulator has been added for 6 hours.
6. Then you can start rooting the rose in any way possible.

Cuttings that were formed from the middle of the stem take root most well. However, it is recommended to save them all, as the chances of germinating most of the flowers increase.

The secateurs or knife for cutting flowers must be very sharp so as not to break the stem during pruning. In addition, the tools must be disinfected before work.

Use of growth promoters

To increase the chances of root germination and speed up this process, you should add a ready-made preparation or prepared yourself to the soaking water. It is necessary to soak the cuttings in solutions from purchased additives for several hours, while a self-prepared growth stimulator acts throughout the day.

What can be soaked cuttings:

• Kornevin (1 gram per 1 liter of water);
• Heteroauxin (1 tab. per 2.5 liters of liquid);
• Radipharm (2 drops per 1 liter of water);
• Zircon (1 ml per 10 liters of liquid);
• Epin extra (1 ampoule per 2 liters of water);
• aloe juice (the composition forms 9 parts of water and 1 part of juice);
• water with honey (1 teaspoon of beekeeping product is added to half a liter of liquid).

Of all the listed biostimulants, Radipharm is the most active. Therefore, the soaking time of the cuttings in it is reduced to 30 minutes.

Rooting methods

There are several ways to grow a rose from cuttings. Most often, flowers germinate in water or soil. However, there are more interesting options. So, for example, gardeners grow roses in bags, potato tubers or newspaper.

Germination in water

This option is the easiest, fastest and most affordable. An important step in germination in this way is the selection of high-quality water. Rain or spring liquid is most suitable, tap water is also suitable.

However, the liquid from the pipeline must be prepared in advance. It must be filtered, and then allowed to stand for a day.

How to sprout roots:

1. Pour a small amount of water into a jar.
2. Lower the prepared cuttings into the liquid by about 1-3 cm.
3. Move the container to any place where direct sunlight does not fall.

Water should be changed every 2 days. Growing in this way takes about 3 weeks. Initially, white formations will appear on the stems, from which new roots will grow. This method has a significant disadvantage - often some of the cuttings irretrievably rot.

in pots

The method of growing roses in pots is a little more complicated, but it is one of the most effective.

For rooting you will need:

• lower container for soil;
• upper transparent - for the formation of a mini-greenhouse;
• potassium permanganate solution;
• priming;
• some small stones and sand for drainage.

Initially, you need to choose a suitable container for disembarkation. If one cutting is grown, a 0.5 liter pot will be enough for it. Accordingly, with an increase in the number of future colors, the capacity and its displacement increase.

Steps for rooting in a pot:

1. Treat the container for disembarkation with potassium permanganate. This will disinfect it from harmful bacteria.
2. Put small stones on the bottom for drainage, then pour in a suitable purchased soil mixture, lightly tamp. You can prepare the soil yourself. To do this, you need to take garden soil and sand in a ratio of 2: 1. Be sure to disinfect the resulting soil.
3. Make a small hole in the ground and place the cutting in it. If several of them are planted, the distance between them should be about 6 cm. Compact the loosened soil, pour settled water over it.
4. Form greenhouse conditions. To do this, cover the planted cuttings with a jar or plastic bottle if they are in a pot. Seedlings in a box are covered with a film.
5. As the topsoil dries, it is necessary to spray it with a spray gun.

The temperature in the room should be at least 25 degrees during the day, and at night the mark on the thermometer should drop to 18. The germination of the cuttings should be judged by the appearance of new light green shoots in about a month.

At this stage, it is necessary to begin to periodically remove the shelter from the roses. First, airing is performed for 3-5 minutes, then gradually the time can be increased. When full leaves appear, the greenhouse is removed completely.

Growing roses in a bag

Rooting the stems in a bag is also a way to help provide future seedlings with maximum moisture and greenhouse conditions. The method is good because it does not require additional containers for planting.

Stages of growing a rose:

1. Fill the bag 1/3 full with soil suitable for these flowers.
2. Treat the cut of the cutting with a solution to enhance root formation, place it in the ground.
3. Fill the remaining space in the bag with air, tie it up and hang it near the window.

The first sprouts begin to appear after 2 weeks. It will be possible to transplant the resulting seedlings into the ground in a month.

With the help of potatoes

The main advantage of growing a strong rose root system in potatoes is the appropriate moisture content of the tuber and the nutrition of the cutting with an optimal amount of carbohydrates. This method allows you to get strong seedlings without spending much effort on it.

First you need to prepare the potatoes. The tuber should be medium in size. It should not be rotten, have damaged areas or sluggish skin. Rinse the potatoes thoroughly, disinfect in a solution of potassium permanganate and dry.

How to germinate a rose cutting in a potato:

1. Cut a recess in the tuber, a little short of the opposite side. In width, it should repeat the diameter of the stem.
2. Treat the cut of the future flower with a growth stimulator, place the stem in the potato.
3. Pour earth into a pot, put a tuber on it, and sprinkle soil on top.
4. Pour water.
5. Install a greenhouse in the form of a bottle or jar.

Sprouting in newspaper

This method is also called the “burrito method”, as the cuttings rolled into a newspaper really resemble this food product in shape. From the materials you will need a bag, a newspaper and chopped stems.

Germination steps with newspaper:

1. Lay several cuttings on paper at once. First bend it at both ends of the stems, and then scroll. It will turn out from the newspaper a roll, inside of which there are future seedlings.
2. Moisten paper with plenty of water. Make sure it doesn't break.
3. Put the "burrito" in a plastic bag, tie it up.

The bundle should be removed to a place where the temperature will be kept at around 20 degrees. Once a week, you need to unfold the paper, moisten it, and inspect the condition of the cuttings. If any copies are rotten, they must be removed and the newspaper replaced with a new one. Roots form after about 2 weeks.

Planting cuttings of roses from a bouquet to a permanent place

The most suitable time of year for planting these flowers is late spring or early summer. Planting roses with cuttings in the fall does not make sense, as the plant will freeze in the ground.

A place for landing must be chosen sunny, where there are no strong winds. The soil should not deepen too much, as during rain an excessive amount of water will drain into it.

In the selected area, it is required to form pits of a suitable size, the diameter of which is equal to the root system. It is recommended to fertilize the soil, after planting the soil must be watered. Sprinkle the ground with sawdust or peat on top. Seedlings cover from direct sunlight.

Rules for the care of seedlings

Fertilizer will be required for seedlings that have grown more than 12 cm. For this, complex solutions or an infusion of herbs, mullein are used. In order for the plant to be strong, in the first year it is necessary to immediately cut the flower buds after they appear. This will allow the rose bush to put all its strength into the formation of healthy stems.

In advance, you need to take care of the shelter of the plant for the autumn-winter period. This will save the bushes from frost. Some specimens should be dug up and stored in a cool, damp place. So the roses from the bouquet will appear in the garden again and again, delighting not only the gardener, but also everyone around.

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.

Planting roses by cuttings is a simpler and more reliable way of breeding than by seeds or grafting. It is better to do this in spring, from April to June, or in autumn, while pruning bushes for the winter. And, using a purchased or donated bouquet, grafting can be done at another time.

Growing roses from cuttings has its advantages:

• longevity of life and flowering period;
• do not respawn into wild;
• well adapted to the environment;
• undemanding to the soil.

There is also a drawback: overwintering of rooted cuttings is difficult. This is due to the fact that during the autumn-summer period a sufficiently powerful rhizome does not grow, therefore, in the first winter, the rose is dug up and placed in the cellar (if the temperature in it does not fall below minus 5 degrees Celsius) or stored in the house in a dry cool place.

Cutting cuttings

Propagation of roses by cuttings is one of the most popular and simple ways of breeding, the main thing in this procedure is to prepare them correctly. Choose this year's bushes that have recently completed flowering or are about to bloom. If the spikes are easily removed, this is a sign of their suitability.

Use the middle part of the shoot, remove the thorns and lower leaves.

It is recommended to cut the branches in the evening or early in the morning. Cut into 15 cm lengths with 2-3 knots (pairs of leaves) and the same number of buds. To do this, use a clean and sharp tool so that the branches are not injured.

Cuts must be made obliquely. Make one immediately below the lowest node, and the other a couple of centimeters higher than the top one is located. To prevent evaporation of moisture, shorten the leaves by a third.

rooting

In order for the rooting of rose cuttings to be successful, dip them in any of the root growth stimulants:

• Appin;
• Kornevin;
• Heteroauxin.

You can prepare a stimulating liquid for root growth yourself, using the folk method: dissolve honey (1/2 teaspoon) in 200 g of water. In the solution, the cuttings are kept from three days to two weeks, as the root system develops depending on the temperature in the room.

Soil preparation

The soil is prepared in proportion: for two parts of black soil, one turf and sand each. Dug holes are pre-filled with a 3-5% solution of potassium permanganate.

After planting, mulching with a three-centimeter layer of sand is necessary: ​​it is better to use river sand, as it has a large dispersion.

Care after planting in open ground

After planting the cuttings in the ground, they are covered with glass jars to create a greenhouse effect. After two weeks, for the purpose of hardening, the container is temporarily removed, and after a while it is completely removed.

Watering is carried out not too intensively, maintaining a slight moisture content of the soil and observing the condensate on the walls of the vessel, since oversaturation with moisture can lead to decay.

If buds form on young shoots during growth, they must be pinched so that the plant's strength is not spent on flowering, but on the development of the rhizome.

Propagation of roses by cuttings in summer

Most often, roses are planted with cuttings in the summer, in June, as this is the most favorable period for the development of the root system. There are several ways to plant cuttings of roses.

traditional breeding

Plant the prepared cuttings at an angle of 45 degrees. Deepen the lower kidney into the ground. Compact the sand and pour, cover with banks. At a daytime temperature not lower than plus 25, and at night - not less than plus 18 degrees. Celsius, about a month later, the kidney will sprout. By the end of summer, new shoots will reach 30-40 centimeters in length.

In the southern regions, due to dry summers and high temperatures, rooting of roses by cuttings is best done in autumn. Branches removed during formative pruning of rose bushes can be used as starting material. Dig the prepared cuttings in the garden. Cover with cut plastic bottles and top with leaves.

Propagation of roses in potatoes

One of the simple breeding methods is planting roses with cuttings in potatoes. This allows you to save the moisture necessary for the roots during the dry season and nourishes them with starch.

Rose cuttings are rooted in potatoes in a hole dug to a depth of 15 cm. The planting site must be chosen based on the following criteria:

• not blown by the winds;
• well lit;
• is not completely shaded;
• not exposed to direct sunlight for a long time.

Pour sand into the recess with a five-centimeter layer. Prepare cuttings 20 cm long, free them from thorns and leaves. Choose medium-sized potatoes, remove their eyes.

Make holes in the root crops, stick cuttings into them and dig in a trench at a distance of 15 cm from each other, leaving a third on top. Place cans on top. Water periodically (once every 3-5 days), and once a week, to replenish carbohydrates, indulge in syrup by dissolving a spoonful of sugar in a glass of water.

Growing roses from cuttings from a bouquet is effective if they grew in domestic nurseries. This is due to the fact that foreign copies are processed with preservatives before sending, so they will not be able to sprout roots.

Rooting roses from a bouquet at home requires the following rules:

• use fresh flowers;
• the stem must be lignified;
• choose a cutting that is medium in thickness, with buds on top and bottom.

Remove flowers, buds, thorns from the stems, cut off the lower leaves. Cut them into 15-30 cm pieces and keep them in distilled water, which is changed every other day. After the roots appear, plant in the ground, covering with a jar.

Reproduction of climbing roses by cuttings has its own characteristics. In September, prepare cuttings of 20 cm each. Make sure that they have 3-4 buds. You can root them in the ground or in the water.

If using water, boil it to kill bacteria to prevent possible rotting of emerging roots. The roots develop to the required length in 20 or 30 days, after which the stalk is transplanted into a flowerpot, take care of it like an ordinary houseplant.

If it is planted in the ground, then the roots usually do not rot. Pour soil into the flowerpot and make a hole. Fill it with sand, insert the cutting and place the jar on top, periodically monitor the moisture content. After placing the flowerpot on the window, cover the jar with a cloth to shade it.

Roses propagation by cuttings in non-traditional ways

There are unusual breeding options for these flowers, in addition to those described above.

In the package

Growing roses at home from cuttings is possible in a dense polyethylene bag. Ground is placed in it first. Instead, you can use moss moistened with aloe juice diluted with water (the ratio of water and juice is 9: 1).

The cuttings are laid with the lower cut in the substrate. After that, the bag is inflated. It is tied up and hung from the window. High humidity inside, due to which fog forms, promotes the growth of roots, the first of which will appear in a month.

Burrito Method

Perhaps growing roses from cuttings at home in this way will not give a 100% result, but it is not difficult to test it.

Wrap the cuttings treated with any root growth stimulator with a damp newspaper, put in a bag and leave in a dark, warm place. Check them back in two weeks. In some varieties, roots may already form during this time.

Trannua method

Breeding roses from cuttings at home using the Trannua method is to ensure that the stem that will be used for propagation takes the maximum amount of starch from the leaves.

In the summer, when the plants have faded, cut off small leaves and wilted flowers from the selected branches. When you see buds swelling at the bottom of the branches, this means that the bush is preparing to continue the vegetative process. Therefore, before the leaves appear, cut the cuttings 20 cm each. Plant several pieces (5-7) in one hole at once, at an angle of 45 degrees. Cover them with plastic or glass jars with a volume of 5 liters. Don't forget to water the soil.

Outcome

Even if you have never grown flowers, try propagating roses from cuttings at home using any of the above options. The result will not be long in coming, and by the next season you will be able to enjoy the view of a beautiful shrub, and over time you will start a whole rose garden, turning your garden into a fragrant resting place.