house plant rose?

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  1. noksucow

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    hi........ i bought a rose plant for the house and i was basically wondering how i would take a cutting from it, i need to know everything as i have never taken a cutting in my life lol , cheers for all replies in advance
     
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    Good evening Noksucow:)

    If it is a Miniature roses they are often sold as houseplants. There are many different varieties, but they are often just labelled as Miniature Rose. All of them are suitable for growing indoors for a limited period of time.The secret of growing roses indoors as houseplants is to ensure plenty of light - including full sunlight for part of the day. A shaded corner of the room will result in a short-lived disappointment with the rose flowers soon disappearing. Sunlight streaming though a window is not generally a healthy environment in which to grow your rose indoors.
    They should be grown in a well drained potting compost, watered freely - ensuring moist root system,and occasionally give them a misting, but not in full sunlight. Feeding should take place every other week with a weak liquid fertilizer, or the indoor roses can be fed once in spring with an slow release fertilizer.

    Miniature roses are propagated by cuttings./ You will often find that your newly purchased houseplant rose, is in fact just five or six separate cutting/plants grown in one pot. In the dormant season, these can be gently eased apart and potted up singly to grow on. Use a general potting compost for this, and gently bring back into growth from March onwards.The miniature house plant roses can be lightly trimmed in early spring, allowing new shoots to develop which will increase the amount of flower from the miniature rose.Hope this is of some help to you:)
     
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    I've not taken rose cuttings before but there are members that have. I think there is a thread here in the 'Roses' forum that explains how to take them. :)
     
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