This article is a guide to the catalog:
Selecting the right rose variety, choosing the right pot and soil, watering and fertilizing, pruning and shaping, and preventing and treating diseases and pests.
Rose盆景, as a traditional form of Chinese potted landscape art, is loved by flower enthusiasts for its colorful and diverse forms. In the fast-paced modern life, nurturing a rose盆景 not only beautifies the home environment but also cultivates one's temperament. This article will introduce you to the cultivation techniques of rose盆景, helping you easily create a vibrant green art piece for your home.
Selecting the right rose variety
There are many rose varieties. When choosing, consider the plant's growth habits, flowering habits, and ornamental value. Suitable varieties for potted plants should have the following characteristics: moderate growth, long flowering period, bright flower colors, and fewer diseases and pests. Varieties such as "Golden Phoenix" and "Ruby" are good choices.
Choosing the right pot
The pot for rose盆景 should have good breathability and drainage, such as a clay pot or ceramic pot. The size of the pot should match the size of the plant, generally 1.5 times the plant's canopy width. There should be a drainage hole at the bottom of the pot to prevent waterlogging.
Roses prefer fertile and well-draining soil. You can mix decomposed leaf soil, garden soil, and sand in a ratio of 3:2:1. You can also add some bone meal, diammonium phosphate, and other fertilizers to increase soil fertility.
Watering and fertilizing
Roses like a moist environment but dislike waterlogging. Watering should keep the soil moist, avoiding prolonged drought or waterlogging. During high summer temperatures, you can increase the watering frequency. For fertilizing, spring and autumn are the peak growing seasons for roses, and you can apply a compound fertilizer once a month. During the high summer temperatures and low winter temperatures, fertilizing should be reduced.
Pruning and shaping
Pruning is an important part of shaping rose盆景. When pruning, follow the principles of "thinning, cutting, retaining, and shortening," which means removing sick and weak branches, crossing branches, and inward-facing branches, cutting dense and vigorous branches, retaining branches with good growth and bright flowers, and shortening the branches that grow too long. After pruning, apply healing ointment promptly to prevent the invasion of pathogens.
Disease and pest control
Common diseases and pests of roses include aphids, red spiders, powdery mildew, and others. The prevention and treatment methods are as follows:
1. Clean the environment: Promptly clean up withered branches and leaves to reduce the breeding of diseases and pests.
2. Strengthen maintenance: Keep the soil moist and well-ventilated to enhance the plant's disease resistance.
3. Chemical control: Choose the appropriate pesticides based on the type of disease or pest.
The cultivation technique of rose盆景 is not complex. As long as you master the above points, you can easily create a vibrant green art piece for your home. Let's all enjoy the wonderful time brought by rose盆景!
Note: This article refers to the relevant reports from the "Chinese Flower Potted Landscape" magazine and data from the "2019 China Flower Market Annual Report."