Cut flowers
Roses
Rosa
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The rose is the most bought cut flower in the world, and most bouquets come from Kenya, Ethiopia and Colombia. A head droops when an air lock forms in the stem: a fresh cut at an angle under water helps. For cats and dogs the rose is safe, only the thorns are a hazard.
Roses and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
Non-toxic; the thorns can hurt a mouth or paws.
Care
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 5–22 °C
- Feeding
- not needed
- In a vase
- usually last about 8 days; change the water every 2 days
- Grown
- cut, in a vase
Recut the stems at an angle under water and strip the leaves below the water line; the sachet of flower food helps. A drooping head revives after a fresh cut and deep water overnight.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.