How to Grow Miniature Roses

The flower bouquets are so perfect they look like they were carved with a chisel. It's best to start with fully developed seedlings.

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Le miniature roses They belong to the category of modern roses and, as their name suggests, are very small roses, 15-45 centimeters tall and featuring slender stems, small leaves, and blooms 2-5 centimeters in diameter, sometimes gathered in clusters, so perfect in shape that they appear to have been chiselled. The corollas come in a wide variety of colors, including variegated and bicolor varieties. Excellent for growing in pots, on terraces or windowsills, can however find a place in garden.

Exposure and climate

They prefer mild temperatures, above 15 degrees, but they don't mind the cold, although they aren't frost-resistant. They love bright exposure. Miniature roses are an ideal solution for those who love these flowers but don't have much space: in winter, if temperatures hover around 0 degrees, it's important to cover them well, or move them to a greenhouse or indoors. 

Land and cultivation care

In a pot (between 30 and 38 centimetres in diameter): a mixture of peat and field soil; universal soil with fertilizer Basic. In the garden, they adapt to any type of soil. The most frequently required nutrients for fertilization are nitrogen and potassium, followed by phosphorus and iron. In general, miniature roses are more delicate than garden roses and are widely used for borders and to delineate boundaries. When growing in the garden, the hole should be about 30 centimeters larger in diameter than the one you planned for potted plants. 

Watering

Miniature roses go watered During the summer season, especially during long periods of drought. Excessive heat is a serious threat to these plants, and even in high temperatures, the soil must be kept moist and drained. Furthermore, never wet the leaves and flowers, only the base of the plant. 

Sowing and flowering

It's recommended to purchase fully developed seedlings and plant them from mid-October to mid-April. Flowering usually occurs in spring or summer. Flowering can be prolonged if you remove faded flowers and buds, and between late winter and early spring, you can prune up to a third of the plant. 

Problems and remedies 

The main enemy is "rose canker" which manifests itself with necrotic areas first on the shoots and then on the stems. Then there are possible attacks of mites and sheaths. Another common disease is due to excessive humidity.

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