Tips and tricks for proper care

Which types of roses are suitable for indoor culture?

Naturally, for such a venture, above all the roses that stayed low in question. Shrub or even Climbing roses can develop shoots up to four or five meters long and are therefore not suitable for indoor housing purely in terms of size. Many hybrid tea roses can also become quite large and are therefore better off in a garden bed. On the other hand, most types of floribunda are suitable for potted cultivation, as they reach a maximum height of 60 to 70 centimeters. In addition, there are now a large number of dwarf roses on the market that are specially made for the Culture on the balcony or grown in the room.

Choosing a suitable location

Whichever rose you choose, all varieties have one thing in common: in terms of theirs The room roses would like to be treated in the same way as their free-growing ones Conspecifics. In terms of location, this means that room roses also prefer a light, airy place. However, roses do not like direct sunlight, especially the midday sun can be a problem for sensitive plants during the hot summer months. A bright place on a window sill facing east or west would be ideal.

Like garden roses, indoor roses are not necessarily easy to care for, at least if you plan to cultivate them for more than a few weeks or months. Many indoor roses only last for one flowering season and then have to be disposed of. Many providers raise special indoor roses, which are grown up so quickly that they are exhausted and die after a short time. However, you can try your luck at making the plant more durable with careful care. This includes:

• Feed roses weekly during the flowering period with a fertilizer for flowering plants.
• Water the roses regularly, the root ball must not dry out.
• However, the substrate should not be too wet either, because roses cannot tolerate waterlogging either
• Check the rose up regularly Aphids and other pests.
• In autumn the rose is cut down to about five centimeters above the substrate.
• The plant must overwinter in a cool and bright place.