The Simplest Way to Root Rose Cuttings: Beginners Will Get It at a Glance

Rose flowers have a delicate and graceful form and come in a brilliant variety of colors, and they have long been hailed as the queen of flowers. Because they can adapt to the changes of the four seasons and bloom every month, roses can often be seen accenting both sides of the street; in daily life, people also put roses in vases to decorate their homes. But how to grow roses better at home is a question worth thinking about. Don't worry, the editor brings you one of the simplest growing methods——cuttings.

Rose propagation by cuttings mainly involves cutting off a flowering branch and growing it, and the medium used for rooting can be chosen from the following three.

1. Using water as the medium

Choose a sturdy branch about 10 cm long, do not choose a tender green branch, it is best if it is semi-lignified, and keep 3-4 leaves. If the branch is too long, cut it to roughly the same length. Leave no leaves at the bottom of the branch, and make a slanted cut with a knife.

Prepare a medium-sized container, fill it with water, soak the rose branch in the water, secure it and place it in a well-lit, ventilated spot, keeping the temperature at roughly 15°C. After about two weeks, new roots will more or less have emerged, and at this point it should be switched to soil culture.

2. Using seedling soil as the medium

Because this is being grown at home, the seedling soil for cuttings needs to be mixed yourself. In daily life you can generally find soil made from garden soil, humus soil and fine sand. The method of selecting branches is the same, and for the soil you can use vermiculite and garden soil, mixed and stirred evenly at a ratio of 1:1, and once ready, put it into a cutting pot and insert the cuttings directly, inserting each branch into the soil at a 30°-45° angle, with the depth controlled at about 1/3, then water it thoroughly, place it in a ventilated spot, keep the water temperature balanced, and it can be in a place with a little scattered light; after about half a month, once it has taken root and sprouted, it can be transplanted.

3. Using imitation-soil sponge as the medium

This is a lazy person's option. Find a container, put the imitation-soil sponge in it, then fill it with water and let the sponge soak it up fully, and insert the trimmed rose branch directly into the sponge in the same way as above; during the branch's growth period, one thing to note is to keep the sponge constantly wet. As long as the water does not stop, the rose will keep growing.

So, isn't rooting rose cuttings especially simple? It is very suitable for friends who love roses and want to grow roses to do at home. Summer is about to arrive, and wanting is not as good as doing, so hurry up and put it into practice, and build yourself a small garden.