How to grow a rose from the cuttings of a bought or donated bouquet: is it possible to plant a cut flower in winter and autumn, what should I do to take root and shoot?

A bouquet of roses is always a long-awaited gift that brings joy and pleasure to a woman at any time of the year. And so that these positive feelings remain in your memory for a long time, you can try to root the presented roses. Moreover, this procedure will not cause special difficulties further for a beginner amateur grower.

About how to plant a purchased or donated rose in the summer, spring, winter or autumn, what to do so that the cut flower takes root and sprouts, as well as how to root the sprouts correctly, we will tell in the article.

Is it possible to plant a flower from a gift or bought a bouquet?

To grow a rose from a bouquet is quite possible, but ... not always. First of all, it should be remembered that roses of red, pink, purple colors are better suited to rooting. Slightly worse - white roses, but yellow and orange roses - most likely, it will not be possible to root.

It is also impossible to implement the idea of obtaining a whole plant from roses of "imported production"; they are not capable of reproduction. Before prolonged transportation, they are treated with various chemicals to maintain the appearance of roses and increase the life cycle.

Which cut-off part can be rooted?

Cuttings are best cut from the middle of the stem, since its upper part is still not sufficiently developed, and the lower part is dry and old.

When to start germinating?

The best time to root is May, all summer, early September. During this period, all plants undergo a phase of active vegetation due to the acceleration of metabolic processes. Therefore, the rose, sent for rooting, will very quickly begin to divide the cells and, therefore, will start the roots.

In the remaining months, you can also try to get a whole bush from the flower you like, but the percentage of survival of the cuttings will be much lower. Planted cuttings in January - February, most likely, will not germinate, but if this does happen, they will need to provide constant illumination and a high level of humidity in the room.

One of the main criteria for selecting roses for rooting is their freshness.. Best of all, if the process of planting a flower is started on the same day that the bouquet was presented: the fresher the cuttings, the more likely they are to take root.

The lifespan of a rose in a vase can be extended: to do this, cut off the stem end with a sharp tool at a slight angle in the water. This will prevent air from entering the cut. A similar procedure must be carried out daily, in addition, every day you need to change the water.

In a vase with flowers, you can add a little honey, which will stimulate the plants.

How to determine: a bouquet of imported or domestic flowers?

How to determine whether it is possible to root a flower from a bouquet that was presented? After all, it is better to root domestic roses, since they are not chemically treated for long-term storage and transportation.

The main differences between domestic and imported roses are the following indicators:

Price: imported rose is always more expensive.
Bud size: imported roses have a larger bud (up to 7 - 8 cm in diameter) than domestic roses.
Stem Length: roses from abroad have a sturdy and thick stem, the length of which can reach 1m (and some varieties even more).
The presence of spikes: roses, our compatriots, are much more "prickly" than foreign ones.
Durability: foreign roses are able to please the eye with their flowering longer than domestic roses.

How to grow?

Prepare the necessary tools and inventory.
For the process of planting a rose stalk, you will need a freshly cut flower, a sharp garden knife or secateurs, pre-treated with alcohol, a flower pot, soil, a root stimulant, a glass jar or a cut plastic bottle.
Inspect and choose a suitable rose from a bouquet for planting.
From the bouquet, you should choose a fresh, strong rose that weakly opened the bud, without the slightest sign of damage, infectious lesions, or wilting. The thickness of its stem should be 4 - 5 mm. Definitely it will not be possible to germinate the cut flower, which has been in the vase for a long time, since it has already excessively depleted the stem.
Chop cuttings.
From the middle part of the stem of the rose you need to cut a stalk, the length of which will be equal to 15 - 20 cm. 3 - 5 buds must be on the stalk. The upper cut - a straight line - is made 2 - 3 cm above the upper kidney, and the lower - at an angle of 45 degrees - directly under the lower kidney. The lower leaves and thorns are cut, the upper leaves are reduced by 2/3. Some flower growers advise cutting the lower oblique slice crosswise and splitting it a little by 6-8 mm.
Place the cuttings in a nutrient solution.
Nutrient solution means water with a root stimulant dissolved in it. It can be purchased at a specialized flower shop (the most popular preparations: Kornevin, Heteroauxin, Kornerost, Zircon, Epin Extra, Gumisol and others), or you can use a folk recipe and make it yourself ( 1 teaspoon of honey, 2 teaspoon of aloe juice, 1 teaspoon of wood ash are mixed and ½ cup of clean, settled water is poured).
Cuttings are placed in this solution for a certain amount of time. The method of preparation of each drug and time intervals are indicated in the instructions. But in the "miracle remedy", popularly known as the "triad", the cuttings are placed for about 6 hours.
Rooting.
Most often, a rose from a bouquet is rooted in the ground, but you can wait for the roots to appear from a rose immersed in water or placed in potatoes.
Rosa loves well-drained, friable, air- and moisture-permeable, nutritious soil. You can buy ready-made soil mixture, or you can mix 2 parts of garden soil, 1 part sand, 1 part humus. It is recommended to treat the prepared substrate before use with fungicides or thermally. It is important not to forget about the drainage layer in the tank or landing hole.
- In the ground.
  A depression is made in the soil, where the prepared cuttings are placed at an angle of 45 degrees. It is buried so that 2/3 of it is underground, and 1/3 is above its surface. The shoot is abundantly watered and covered with a jar or bottle on top in order to create conditions close to greenhouse conditions: elevated temperature, high humidity.
- In water.
  Rooting in water involves immersing rose cuttings in a container with settled or thawed water at room temperature, in which any root stimulant is diluted. An important condition is that the water must be changed daily.
  After young roots become visible with the naked eye, shoots can be planted in the ground.
- In the potato.
  The method of rooting in potatoes is identical to planting in the ground under a jar. Only the treated stem is initially buried not in the ground, but in the medium size potato, from which all eyes have previously been removed. After the cuttings in potatoes are planted in the usual way and covered with a jar.
Plant in the soil.
After about a month, the stalk will give full roots, and an shoot will start to grow from the kidney. Giving him some more time to strengthen the root system, you can plant a root in a pot rooted shoot method by transshipment.
Provide follow-up care for the plant.
The shoot, placed on the rooting, must be set up or dropped off in a well-lit place, but care must be taken to ensure that direct sunlight does not fall on it. A window or place can then be darkened. The optimum temperature for root sprouting is + 20C - + 24C. Every day it is necessary to water the young plants and, opening the greenhouse (starting after 2 weeks), spray the plant.
If the stalk was planted in the spring, then by the autumn the shoots that it will give will reach a height of 40 cm, on some of them buds may even appear. But it is better to pick the flowers, not giving them the opportunity to blossom: the forces of a young and immature plant should not be spent so far on anything other than the development of the root system. It will also be better if to dig a plant planted in open ground before the onset of winter, transplant into clay pots and store in a cool place, such as a basement.

Landing problems

The shoot suddenly turned black after removing the greenhouse.
Most likely, it has not yet been sufficiently rooted, and fresh air and relatively low humidity only aggravated the situation.
Even if the stalk under the jar looks like a healthy and well-taken shoot, you should not hurry to remove the jar or bottle: the shoot should be accustomed to the dry air of the environment gradually, gradually increasing the airing time of the plant.
The stalk does not take root.
There can be many reasons: from inappropriate soil composition to inappropriate rose variety. Do not forget about the proper care of cuttings.

It is important to remember that it is not scary if something did not work out the first time. You need to try, experiment, and then your flower garden will be enriched with more than one rose bush grown from a presented bouquet.