My sister has a rose bush that i would love to have. Its in bloom right now and I would like to either transplant it to my house or at least take a clipping that is sure to root. Does anyone know how this is done?
How to take clippings from a rose bush in bloom?
Clip it below a 7 leaf joint and on an angle. Remove the flower and put the stem into the soil so that the bud next to the 7 leaves is just above the ground. Cover it with a glass jar. Water regularly. When the jar fills with leaves, the transplant is complete and you can remove the jar. It is extremely hard to grow a rose that way. It would be far better to find out what the variety is called and buy your own bush.
Reply:My mother was able to grow roses from clippings, but I have never been able to do it. I hope you can find the variety of rose you want. The most beautiful red roses are Christian Dior and Mr. Lincoln. Report It
Reply:my friend used to take a branch and put it in a bucket of dirt while it was still attached to the bush and let it root that way when the roots formed she would clip it worked for her
Saturday, November 14, 2009
How can I make lipstick from rose petals?
I just want to know how girls used to make shades of red and pink from rose petals. It has such a classic look and I wanted to try it out.
How can I make lipstick from rose petals?
You could squeeze the flower in your fingers, staining them, then dob it on your lips. Every bit of the rose is good for you %26amp; your skin. Not sure on this recipe,but check with your pharmacy first.
How can I make lipstick from rose petals?
You could squeeze the flower in your fingers, staining them, then dob it on your lips. Every bit of the rose is good for you %26amp; your skin. Not sure on this recipe,but check with your pharmacy first.
Help! I failed to cover my rose bushes during the last freeze. Are they a lost cause this year?
Help! I failed to cover my rose bushes during the very cold weather we had earlier this month. I cut all of the dead leaves/ branches also I've started feeding every week but have not seen any new shoots. Are they a lost cause this year?
Help! I failed to cover my rose bushes during the last freeze. Are they a lost cause this year?
they are not... mine have half dead leaves but the nursery said that roses will survive. give it time and make sure you use the Miracle Gro rose food. it helped mine a lot!
Reply:most roses are cold hardy to -10 degrees. give them time as it takes about 4 weeks of consistently warm temps for them to flush out new growth. they should be in bloom by the end of may depending n your zone. they are heavy feeders so use a rose fertilizer usually about every 6 weeks.
Reply:In my experience roses are a lot stronger than you would think. I have 10 of them in my front yard and I never cover them, even in the winter. In the spring i prune them back and they always grow back.
Help! I failed to cover my rose bushes during the last freeze. Are they a lost cause this year?
they are not... mine have half dead leaves but the nursery said that roses will survive. give it time and make sure you use the Miracle Gro rose food. it helped mine a lot!
Reply:most roses are cold hardy to -10 degrees. give them time as it takes about 4 weeks of consistently warm temps for them to flush out new growth. they should be in bloom by the end of may depending n your zone. they are heavy feeders so use a rose fertilizer usually about every 6 weeks.
Reply:In my experience roses are a lot stronger than you would think. I have 10 of them in my front yard and I never cover them, even in the winter. In the spring i prune them back and they always grow back.
Has anyone ever made a snowglobe with a real rose?
Easter is coming up and I want to put a real rose inside a snowglobe for my gf. How to preserve the rose is my biggest bump, I'm going for the beauty and the beast concept. Any suggestions?
Has anyone ever made a snowglobe with a real rose?
You would have to make sure that it is super dried and then, it won't look as pretty. If it's not dried it will wilt. My suggestion, is to get a pretty good looking fake one, and use it.
Reply:If you want it to last forever and be totally cheap and easy...you'll want to use a fake rose...if your want to use a real rose...
Here are some ways to perserve real roses...Hope it helps:
Essentially there are four preservation methods: air-drying, moisture transfer, freeze-drying, and coating. All methods preserve the rose in one form or another and to varying degrees of permanence and retained fragrance.
Before you start:
Selecting the right rose is important. Choose roses after the blooms have dried of morning dew and irrigation. Select blooms a day or so before they are fully opened, and insure they are free of defects caused by insects or sprays. As the blooms dry, minor imperfections are magnified and make the dried blossom appear unsightly.
Remember that the dried blossom will not retain the same color as the living bloom. Select medium- or light-colored roses in the pink, red, yellow or orange tones. Dark reds, purples and mauves will dry very dark and sometimes turn black. White and blush pink roses will often turn dingy brown.
Insure the blooms are insect-free. Some insect eggs or larvae can survive the drying process, and will destroy your dried bloom in short order. Do not spray the rose with pesticides after the bloom is chosen, however. The surfactants used in the pesticide may cause the bloom to spot or brown during the drying process. Two techniques for "debugging" the bloom are 1) dipping the rose in a mild soap and water solution, then hanging it upside down to dry of surface moisture, or 2) lightly dusting the rose with silica aerogel or diatomaceous earth that has been laced with pyrethrin, then gently shaking out the excess dust. Yet another technique is to kill them with heat and mothball vapors.
Air-drying:
By far, this preservation method is the easiest and involves the least amount of special equipment. All that is required is your rose, some florist wire or a recycled twist-tie, a paper clip and a dry, dark closet.
Once you have selected your roses, remove the lower leaves and bind a few of the stems together with the florist wire. It is important to keep the blossoms from touching each other; otherwise, they will dry unevenly and may discolor or misshapen where the petals touch.
Open the paper clip so that it makes a small s-hook. Slip one end under the binding wire and hang the other end on a coat hanger or length of stretched twine inside your closet. Hanging the roses upside down by their stems helps keep the blooms' shape during the drying process, which varies by temperature and humidity, usually taking from 5 to 10 days.
Using this method of drying preserves some of the rose's fragrance. It also preserves the stem which may or may not be used in arranging the dried roses for presentation or display.
Moisture transfer:
This drying technique involves the use of an absorbent which desiccates the rose by transferring the moisture from the petals to another medium. The most common medium for this method is silica aerogel, sold as "silica" in the crafts stores. Other drying agents include sand, cornmeal and borax. Using this method preserves the blossom more true to its original color and shape, but does not preserve much of the fragrance.
Prune away most of the stem, leaving a inch or so below the calyx. Choose a container which can be sealed and place an inch or so of silica in the container's bottom. Place the blossom upright and atop the silica layer. Gently separate the petals, positioning them to a desired final shape, and sprinkle additional silica around and in between each petal. Seal the container for 3 to 5 days, depending on the size of the bloom.
This method may require a bit of experimentation to determine how fast the bloom will dry. You can check the bloom periodically, but remember to recover it with the silica after each check.
A derivation of this technique is to use the silica in combination with a microwave oven. Instead of taking several days, the process can be reduced to a few minutes.
Freeze-drying:
Freeze-drying flowers is essentially a process of transferring (or "sublimating") the moisture from the rose to a container using a cold vacuum chamber. The process is slow and unless you plan on going into the business of freeze-drying flowers, it can be very expensive.
There are, however, special occasions where preserving your rose may be worth having someone do it for you. And, as you might expect, there are companies who specialize in this task. Check your phone directory's yellow pages for companies in your area that can perform this service for you. Or, if you are interested in purchasing roses or arrangements using someone else's roses, you can visit the internet for any number of services to assist you. After a quick search, two I found were Accents %26amp; Flowers and Flying B Bar Ranch. And, of course, bring your credit card.
Coating:
Still another method of preserving roses is dipping them in hot paraffin - a technique dating back at least to Victorian times. This process does not dry the rose, rather the process encapsulates it. Consequently, the rose usually lasts only 7 to 14 days. Still, the process can be fun and rewarding if you are trying to preserve blooms for a special holiday arrangement.
Regardless of the technique you employ for preserving your roses, a great deal of personal satisfaction can be gained by extending the bloom beyond its season and sharing it with family and friends.
Kung Fu school
Has anyone ever made a snowglobe with a real rose?
You would have to make sure that it is super dried and then, it won't look as pretty. If it's not dried it will wilt. My suggestion, is to get a pretty good looking fake one, and use it.
Reply:If you want it to last forever and be totally cheap and easy...you'll want to use a fake rose...if your want to use a real rose...
Here are some ways to perserve real roses...Hope it helps:
Essentially there are four preservation methods: air-drying, moisture transfer, freeze-drying, and coating. All methods preserve the rose in one form or another and to varying degrees of permanence and retained fragrance.
Before you start:
Selecting the right rose is important. Choose roses after the blooms have dried of morning dew and irrigation. Select blooms a day or so before they are fully opened, and insure they are free of defects caused by insects or sprays. As the blooms dry, minor imperfections are magnified and make the dried blossom appear unsightly.
Remember that the dried blossom will not retain the same color as the living bloom. Select medium- or light-colored roses in the pink, red, yellow or orange tones. Dark reds, purples and mauves will dry very dark and sometimes turn black. White and blush pink roses will often turn dingy brown.
Insure the blooms are insect-free. Some insect eggs or larvae can survive the drying process, and will destroy your dried bloom in short order. Do not spray the rose with pesticides after the bloom is chosen, however. The surfactants used in the pesticide may cause the bloom to spot or brown during the drying process. Two techniques for "debugging" the bloom are 1) dipping the rose in a mild soap and water solution, then hanging it upside down to dry of surface moisture, or 2) lightly dusting the rose with silica aerogel or diatomaceous earth that has been laced with pyrethrin, then gently shaking out the excess dust. Yet another technique is to kill them with heat and mothball vapors.
Air-drying:
By far, this preservation method is the easiest and involves the least amount of special equipment. All that is required is your rose, some florist wire or a recycled twist-tie, a paper clip and a dry, dark closet.
Once you have selected your roses, remove the lower leaves and bind a few of the stems together with the florist wire. It is important to keep the blossoms from touching each other; otherwise, they will dry unevenly and may discolor or misshapen where the petals touch.
Open the paper clip so that it makes a small s-hook. Slip one end under the binding wire and hang the other end on a coat hanger or length of stretched twine inside your closet. Hanging the roses upside down by their stems helps keep the blooms' shape during the drying process, which varies by temperature and humidity, usually taking from 5 to 10 days.
Using this method of drying preserves some of the rose's fragrance. It also preserves the stem which may or may not be used in arranging the dried roses for presentation or display.
Moisture transfer:
This drying technique involves the use of an absorbent which desiccates the rose by transferring the moisture from the petals to another medium. The most common medium for this method is silica aerogel, sold as "silica" in the crafts stores. Other drying agents include sand, cornmeal and borax. Using this method preserves the blossom more true to its original color and shape, but does not preserve much of the fragrance.
Prune away most of the stem, leaving a inch or so below the calyx. Choose a container which can be sealed and place an inch or so of silica in the container's bottom. Place the blossom upright and atop the silica layer. Gently separate the petals, positioning them to a desired final shape, and sprinkle additional silica around and in between each petal. Seal the container for 3 to 5 days, depending on the size of the bloom.
This method may require a bit of experimentation to determine how fast the bloom will dry. You can check the bloom periodically, but remember to recover it with the silica after each check.
A derivation of this technique is to use the silica in combination with a microwave oven. Instead of taking several days, the process can be reduced to a few minutes.
Freeze-drying:
Freeze-drying flowers is essentially a process of transferring (or "sublimating") the moisture from the rose to a container using a cold vacuum chamber. The process is slow and unless you plan on going into the business of freeze-drying flowers, it can be very expensive.
There are, however, special occasions where preserving your rose may be worth having someone do it for you. And, as you might expect, there are companies who specialize in this task. Check your phone directory's yellow pages for companies in your area that can perform this service for you. Or, if you are interested in purchasing roses or arrangements using someone else's roses, you can visit the internet for any number of services to assist you. After a quick search, two I found were Accents %26amp; Flowers and Flying B Bar Ranch. And, of course, bring your credit card.
Coating:
Still another method of preserving roses is dipping them in hot paraffin - a technique dating back at least to Victorian times. This process does not dry the rose, rather the process encapsulates it. Consequently, the rose usually lasts only 7 to 14 days. Still, the process can be fun and rewarding if you are trying to preserve blooms for a special holiday arrangement.
Regardless of the technique you employ for preserving your roses, a great deal of personal satisfaction can be gained by extending the bloom beyond its season and sharing it with family and friends.
Kung Fu school
What is the scientific composition of rose petals? Where can I find the answer?
I'm conducting an experiment involving research about the scientific composition of rose petals.
What is the scientific composition of rose petals? Where can I find the answer?
Chromosomes of Garden Roses
http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/genecount.htm...
'Scented Flora of the World' by Roy Genders is a good resource for the chemistry of fragrance.
The senescence %26amp; abscission of rose petals
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/conten...
http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/conten...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
Micro-Scopic Structure of Rose Petal.
http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/20...
http://books.google.com/books?id=PpQDAAA...
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/2000022...
http://denniskunkel.com/DK/Plants/96988A...
Fragrance
http://boisdejasmin.typepad.com/_/2006/0...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...
http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/...
http://www.bio-computing.org/showabstrac...
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/su...
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/galler...
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-b...
Fragrance extraction kit
http://www.physlink.com/estore/cart/Parf...
www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/ papers/COTE/COTE_story_rose.pdf -
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA...
http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/20...
Bibliography for rose related biotech %26amp; breeding
http://www.geocities.com/rosegardenbd/ro...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...
What is the scientific composition of rose petals? Where can I find the answer?
Chromosomes of Garden Roses
http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/genecount.htm...
'Scented Flora of the World' by Roy Genders is a good resource for the chemistry of fragrance.
The senescence %26amp; abscission of rose petals
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/conten...
http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/conten...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
Micro-Scopic Structure of Rose Petal.
http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/20...
http://books.google.com/books?id=PpQDAAA...
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/2000022...
http://denniskunkel.com/DK/Plants/96988A...
Fragrance
http://boisdejasmin.typepad.com/_/2006/0...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...
http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/...
http://www.bio-computing.org/showabstrac...
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/su...
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/galler...
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-b...
Fragrance extraction kit
http://www.physlink.com/estore/cart/Parf...
www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/ papers/COTE/COTE_story_rose.pdf -
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA...
http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/20...
Bibliography for rose related biotech %26amp; breeding
http://www.geocities.com/rosegardenbd/ro...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...
What color of rose indicates a
love of or service to the
military or our country?
My uncle recently passed away and my family and I would like to plant a rose in his honor.
He was very dedicated to serving our country in it's time of need. He belonged to the military.
We were not sure if there was a color of rose that symbolized this. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks!
What color of rose indicates a
love of or service to the
military or our country?
Yellow.
Reply:i think yellow
Reply:Yellow is the color often used for remebering soldiers who are away. Haven't you ever heard the song lyric "Around her hair she tied a yellow ribbon"?
Reply:Red. The color of the blood shed for America, the color of love for our country, and a heck of a lot more manly than white and yellow.
http://www.pagelinx.com/flowersonly/bigs...
Reply:Nothing specific that I'm aware of. But I bet if you planted one of his favorite color roses he would be happy.
He was very dedicated to serving our country in it's time of need. He belonged to the military.
We were not sure if there was a color of rose that symbolized this. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks!
What color of rose indicates a
love of or service to the
military or our country?
Yellow.
Reply:i think yellow
Reply:Yellow is the color often used for remebering soldiers who are away. Haven't you ever heard the song lyric "Around her hair she tied a yellow ribbon"?
Reply:Red. The color of the blood shed for America, the color of love for our country, and a heck of a lot more manly than white and yellow.
http://www.pagelinx.com/flowersonly/bigs...
Reply:Nothing specific that I'm aware of. But I bet if you planted one of his favorite color roses he would be happy.
What do you do when your rose bushes get frost bit?
I bought new rose bushes and planted them a few days later the weather turned cold, I think they were frost bit what do I do now? are they goners or will they come out of it and grow?
What do you do when your rose bushes get frost bit?
They'll be find. Continue regular care and have a bit of patience.
Roses are tough.
Reply:Roses, like any other perennial, can handle frost bite. Yes, it will burn off whatever leaves were already coming out, but it will continue to send out more. Those burnt leaves will not suddenly get healthy though. They're goners. You can go ahead and remove them if you want, others will follow.
What do you do when your rose bushes get frost bit?
They'll be find. Continue regular care and have a bit of patience.
Roses are tough.
Reply:Roses, like any other perennial, can handle frost bite. Yes, it will burn off whatever leaves were already coming out, but it will continue to send out more. Those burnt leaves will not suddenly get healthy though. They're goners. You can go ahead and remove them if you want, others will follow.
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