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Posted by splitstar (My Page) on Tue, Dec 18, 07 at 12:01
| Hi this is my first post.
I have 3 rose cuttings i am trying to grow, one (the most successful) had a very large growth spurt and grew about 4 inches of new red leaves in about 2 days. This new growth confused me, i am afraid it might be rose rosette but i am not sure since i keep them inside bottles and they have been isolated for months now from their original rose bouquet. |
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RE: Red Leaves, New Propagation, need a respons quickly.
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| If possible i am looking for an answer quickly, i have done searches on the internet and was told i can cut off the red leaves and save the plant if i act fast. Here is a picture of the plant.
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RE: Red Leaves, New Propagation, need a respons quickly.
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| Hi, that's totally normal, maybe it has to do with the time of year and angle of the sun. I have about 60 rooted cuttings in my indoor garden, and ALL of the new growth is red, and looks exactly like your pictures. It gradually goes green as it matures. DO NOT CUT OFF THIS NEW GROWTH! It is possible the red pigment is an adaptation to the altered spectrum of light at this time of year. My cuttings are all under 5000K Ushio fluorescents, and the new growth starts of red, but changes to green over a period of weeks. Do not panic! Cheers, Paul Mozarowski. |
RE: Red Leaves, New Propagation, need a respons quickly.
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| Now i am a little embarrassed. These 3 rooted cuttings i have are my first. I have little knowledge about what i am doing. =D I was really alarmed at the growth spurt and deep red leaves my plant had produced. Thanks for the response. |
RE: Red Leaves, New Propagation, need a respons quickly.
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Congratulations on your success. Ur cuttings look great!
The abundant growth is a sure indication of a nice root system. Don't forget to use a bit of soluble fertilizer every now and then. I use the bottom watering method, and fertilize
periodically with miracle-gro.
Paul Mozarowski. |
RE: Red Leaves, New Propagation, need a respons quickly.
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- Posted by elks US5, Can6b (My Page) on
Thu, Dec 20, 07 at 6:32
Lucky you!
100% success first time out. Most of us wish we were so lucky. You must be doing a lot of things right.
As Paul writes do not cut off the new growth. They are new basal canes, the ones you hope will grow, not uncommonly red. The only reason one might want to prune them back a little, but not to the ground nor original cane, is to induce more canes or branching for a bushier plant. That is what is done in the field. Nurserymen want bushy plants, not flowers, so they lop the top off their two year plants in the field before they bloom or bud in early summer. Often they best time to view their fields is during the second flush.
Steve. |
RE: Red Leaves, New Propagation, need a respons quickly.
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Those are beautiful plants. I ended up with three out of about ten this past summer; the rest just rotted and turned black. They grew very well, and I was advised to plant them in their pots in the garden, and mulch well. Let's hope they survive. Next year, I will try some over the fall/winter in my basement, along with some more seeds. Maybe it will make the winter pass faster:)
Judith |
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