How do you prune desert roses? How to prune desert roses

When the plant height is about 10cm, the terminal bud should be removed to promote branching, and after the branches grow, leave 3 5 branches as the main branches.

You only need to cut off the diseased and weak branches, shorten the excessively long branches, and pay attention to the direction of the bud point facing outward when pruning.

Desert roses should be cut off the branches, especially the excess places, so that they can be well pruned and leaves, and then achieve good results.

Desert roses should be topped when they grow to 10 cm, the purpose is to control the height of the plant, the dormant period should be properly shortened to make it look more beautiful, the side branches can be re-pruned, but the main branches should be retained, and the dense places should be properly thinned, and the residual flowers and thin branches should be cut off after the end of the flowering period every year to reduce the consumption of nutrients, and the diseased branches should be cut off immediately.

Desert rose pruning time.

Desert roses are usually pruned after the flowers wither, because it blooms two seasons a year, the flowering period is in April to May in spring and September to October in autumn, so the pruning time is around June and November, timely pruning, can control growth, preserve nutrients, promote flowering, remove diseased branches in time, and prevent the whole plant from disease.

Desert rose pruning method.

1. Pruning during the growing season

In the growth period of desert rose, to prune its top bud, which is commonly known as topping, the purpose of topping is to control the height of the plant, usually Liang You in its 10 cm high when the top bud can be cut off, the growth period pruning should not be too heavy, otherwise it will lead to nutrient loss, is not conducive to plant recovery.

2. Trim during dormant period

The pruning of desert roses is mainly concentrated in the dormant period, at this time, the excessively long branches should be properly shortened to make it look more beautiful, the side branches can be re-pruned, but the main branches should be retained, and the dense places should be properly thinned so as not to affect the internal ventilation and light transmission.

3. Prune after flowering

Desert roses need to be pruned once after they are gone, as the residual flowers will continue to consume the nutrients of the plant, so it is necessary to pick them as soon as possible, and also cut off the weaker branches to reduce the pressure on the plant to resume growth.

4. Diseased pruning

Desert roses also need to be pruned after disease, if it is leaf spot disease and other diseases that harm the branches and leaves of the plant, it is necessary to cut off the diseased branches and leaves, and destroy them in a centralized manner, if it is root rot, you need to depot the plant, prune the rotten roots, and disinfect with solutions such as multi-absolute imitation of mycelium.

There are two best times to cut desert roses, one is in May and June, which is at the beginning of summer, and the other is in August and September, when it is in early autumn. In terms of temperature, that is, when the temperature is between 20 and 35 degrees, it is most suitable for cuttings of desert roses, with high survival rate and fast rooting.

1. Propagation by cuttingsSo if you want to take cuttings, you can, to choose the right time, his only requirement is that the temperature can not be lower than 15 degrees to ensure normal growth, it likes high temperatures, so it is recommended that the temperature is around 25 degrees is the best, even if it is 30 degrees, it doesn't matter, as long as the high temperature ventilation is good, you can take cuttings.

2. Seed propagation.

The most reliable breeding method of desert rose is seed propagation, first of all, we know that there are many varieties of it, most of which single-petal varieties can be self-pollinated, even if the double-petaled varieties can not self-pollinate, we can also obtain seeds through cross-pollination, and he can produce dozens or hundreds of seeds in a flower, so the amount of reproduction is very large, so if you want to breed, you can buy some seeds, pollinate the seeds yourself, and you can go to sow seeds.