Roses can be easily propagated even by a hobby gardener - provided, of course, that he approaches the matter with a little skill and the necessary specialist knowledge. Most hybrid tea roses cannot be propagated by cuttings, but should be grafted. The reason for this is usually that the noble flowers, in contrast to the rootstock used (usually wild roses), only have poor growth characteristics, are hardened for a certain climate or should be adapted to certain soil conditions.
When grafting roses, make sure that the base and branch are strong and healthy
What is the difference between grafting and occluding?
As a rule, roses are refined by what is known as budding. Only a single eye is cut out of the rose to be grafted and transplanted into the rootstock. With grafting, on the other hand, a whole shoot is transplanted, although of course all leaves and flowers have been removed from it beforehand. There are various techniques for this, of which we would like to introduce you to one that is particularly promising.
Grafting a rose - That's how it's done
First of all, choose a suitable base, for which healthy and robust wild rose species with long and stable roots are particularly suitable. This base is severely cut back.
- Now cut a cutting from the hybrid tea to be propagated.
- This have several buds.
- Place the cuttings in the water for several hours.
- Now select a bud and cut deeply into the wood just above it.
- Now bring the blade down behind the bud,
- leaving a piece about two to three centimeters long.
- Carefully separate this from the cuttings.
- Now make a flat reverse cut on the base,
- cutting only the bark of the wood.
- Also cut a “T” here, i. H. a vertical and a horizontal cut.
- These should be about as long as the cut out part of the hybrid tea.
- Now put the stopper in the resulting slot,
- the bud should be pointing up and out.
- Carefully connect the embellishment (e.g. with a special elastic band for embellishments).
If all went well, the area will heal within a few days. In order for this to succeed, however, you have to work very carefully and, above all, use clean and sharp tools. In addition to pruning shears, razor blades, for example, are ideal.
tips
Roses should always be grafted in summer, as that is when the chance of growth is greatest. If possible, carry out the measure in the late afternoon so that the treated plant is not immediately exposed to the blazing sun, but can instead recover overnight.