Roses are very popular among flower growers. Everyone wants to have this stunningly beautiful and fragrant flower in their home. In order to grow a neat and lush bush with a large number of buds, you need to know the features, rules of care and growing roses, the main of which is pruning.
When and how to prune indoor roses
Most indoor rose varieties need to be pruned in the spring, around May-April. This period is the most suitable, because the buds have not yet blossomed, and the plant is just moving away from rest.
In order for the rose to bloom faster, spring pruning must be done.
In order to accurately cut the rose and not damage it, it is necessary to use only well-sharpened and carefully processed tools. Shoots should be cut off, retreating from the bud at least 5 mm. It is imperative to remove old, dried, diseased and damaged ones, as well as those that do not have an upper main kidney.
Essential tools for pruning roses
You will need: pruner, knife, water, soil mixture.
To determine the frequency of pruning a rose, you need to know its variety, because the frequency and period of pruning is different for each species. There is no specific form of pruning, the grower cuts the rose to his liking.
Rules for pruning indoor roses
- For roses with large branches, when pruning, there should be knots with at least three buds.
- It is also possible to achieve abundant and sufficiently long flowering of a room rose with the help of timely and correct pruning.
- In order to grow a tall and slender rose, you do not need to cut off the upper shoots. Only the side branches should be pruned regularly.
- After the end of flowering, dried flower buds should be cut off without fail. They take away the strength from the plant, which it could spend on a new flowering.
- In order to propagate a rose, it is necessary to carefully cut the cuttings from healthy twigs so as not to damage the entire plant.
- The most suitable time for this is from the beginning of July to the end of September. When pruning cuttings, it must be remembered that there must be at least three buds on one cutting, or the cutting may not let the roots go.
If you follow all the rules and prune indoor roses in a timely manner, you can grow a lush and beautiful bush that will delight you with abundant and long flowering.
