Caring for a potted rose at home after purchase: what to do in the first weeks, how to take care if the indoor flower dries up, how to save it from pests?

Rose flowers are so loved by people for their delicate beauty and pleasant aroma that many people are happy to buy such a plant in their house in an almost ready-made form - an indoor, or as it is also called, decorative home rose is often sold in a small, pretty cellophane flower pot and it looks just amazing.

Often such a room rose is presented as a pleasant gift. However, it is important to know some rules for caring for this delicate flower so that it delights the whole family with its charming flowering for many years.

The need for caring for a purchased flower

Usually indoor roses are sold at the age of 2-3 months, that is, they are still not quite strong and rather weak. Relocation, a new environment, adaptation to it and to a new unusual microclimate is a rather stressful period for such a fragile flower that will need proper care more than ever.

It is equally important to choose a healthy plant, because a problem flower can hardly be “left out" even by professionals in the world of floriculture. To choose a healthy flower, you should first check the leaves: they must be green, without yellowness, white, black or brown dots and not faded.

The rehabilitation period of the plant lasts about 2-3 weeks from the date of purchase, this is the most difficult period for the flower, and after 1.5 months the rose is fully adapted, comes to its senses and is ready to bloom again.

Reference! During the adaptation period, a room rose can dump leaves, buds, and flowers. This is considered normal, because the flower adapts to an unusual microclimate.

How to take care of a flower bought in a house?

Consider how to properly care for a room rose in a pot after buying at home. Initial care must be done immediately upon arrival, without delay.

Inspection and Processing

After delivering the flower to his home you need to carefully release it from the store plastic packaging and carefully inspect again. The soil should be cleaned of attacking leaves and small specks, and the plant itself should be thoroughly washed with warm water, for example, using a shower. After that, it is very useful to spray the rose with any pesticide as a preventative measure.

Choosing a place for a houseplant

This flower is quite photophilous and fragile, so its location in the room is of considerable importance. First of all, you need to choose the bright side and a place protected from drafts. A room rose will have to be protected from bright direct sunlight in order to avoid overheating. A sufficient amount of warm (but not dry!) Fresh air is also necessary for the plant, especially in the summer. A good place for this flower would be a windowsill or a table, standing close to the window, looking east.

Climate maintenance and other features of the content

One of the keys to the successful cultivation of a home rose is to maintain a suitable microclimate in the place where the flower will inhabit. Too high air humidity should not be allowed, as well as too low - dry air is also harmful to the plant. It is not necessary to often irrigate a home rose with water, even if it has been defended, because this creates a favorable environment for the appearance and propagation of all kinds of flower fungi.

In the winter season, the rose should rest, so it should be moved to a cool room, reducing watering to a couple of times a week (read about caring for a rose in a pot in the winter here). In summer, the plant should be protected from direct sunlight and slightly pushed into the shade. The pot for a room rose should be with holes in the bottom and of a sufficient size in diameter, but not too large.

Special Care Rules

In addition to the above features of caring for this delicate flower, you should also pay attention to the following points.

Watering

Roses, including home roses, love water, so you need to keep the soil moist enough, while not flooding the plant. If, after watering, a certain amount of water leaked from the pot onto the pallet, it must be emptied to prevent it from getting wet in this moisture. Determining whether the time for watering has already come or not can be quite easily by simply pressing the soil with a dry finger.

If you feel that the soil is dry, then it's time to water. Such a check should be arranged daily. The best water for watering this plant is water at room temperature, settled in a dark place.

Top dressing

It is useful to feed the rose with various fertilizers, of which there are currently a huge number. It is important that they are organic. Complex fertilizers are also suitable.

Dilute these fertilizers according to the instructions indicated on the package and feed them with the plant for six months starting in March once a week or once every 10 days.

Important! Fertilizing diseased plants is not recommended, as well as abusing the fertilizers themselves - with excessive use, the rose can become sick.

Transfer

It is not worth transplanting a home rose unnecessarily, however, if the soil has changed in appearance: for example, it has become denser, heavier, friable, or, conversely, has turned into earthen dust, or if the plant has outgrown its pot, in such situations you can’t do without transplanting .

It is necessary to transplant the flower very carefully and carefully, taking care not to damage the root system, or even better, try to save the entire earthen lump in which the roots are located. Then, having prepared a suitable new soil (you can use the ready-made universal for indoor roses), you can transplant the plant, and then put the flower in the shade. After 24 hours, the rose is rearranged closer to the light and fresh air.

In addition to these nuances of care, it is important to know whether pruning is necessary for indoor roses or not. Read about it here.

What are the possible care problems and what should I do in this case?

You need not only to buy a room rose and take care of it, but also to know how to save it in case of problems:

One of the most common problems when growing a home rose is the appearance of spider mites. The reason for this is often excessive humidity or fever in the room, overdoing with watering, as well as insufficient ventilation and, as a result, lack of fresh air.
If, at a room rose, the leaves just start to crumble or dry, it is advisable to make sure that the plant receives enough light and water, especially during the heating season (read here about the causes of drying of leaves and buds and treatment).
You can try to carefully rinse it with a warm shower and make sure there are no harmful insects.

Read more about how to revive roses at home if you have problems, read here.

Correct and attentive care of this fastidious, but such a beautiful plant as a miniature home rose will help turn the room into a real flowering garden, filled with the brightness, beauty and aroma of this wonderful flower, rightfully considered one of the most charming and charming plants.