The Paneer Rose

I love Roses and was thinking to grow one at my home for a long time. But they need a “very good care” like watering daily, regular nourishing, preventing from pest. Also they need abundant sunlight. But basically I’m little bit lazy to do all these though I love gardening ;-) Another thing is, my balcony receives less sunlight, so I kept the thought on hold for months.

But suddenly my love for growing rose bloomed again, seeing this paneer rose. Paneer rose is a variety in rose family. They are very aromatic but their leaves are so fragile and fall quickly if it’s not handled with care.

This flower gives a pleasant smell even after its life. Finally I decided to give a try.

Here I have to say, I have zero knowledge about growing Rose. So googled and gathered some basic knowledge about this plant,
It has to be fertilized at least 15 days once.
Watering twice a day will keep the plant fresh and healthy.
And while fertilizing, first water the plant, and then apply the fertilizer, again just sprinkle some water over it. By doing so the fertilizer doesn’t get washed away in the water.  

One fine day bought a small paneer rose plant and rose fertilizer from a nursery. I dropped the idea of growing them in balcony and chose a place with abundant sunlight. The plant I bought has no flowers or buds. They took 2 months for first bud.  Then the second one came so fast in next 10 days. There is a point I noted is rain water makes the plant so fresh and grow fast. In the place like Chennai, rain water is a real treat to the plants.

After a month there was a double treat from the plant! Yes 2 flowers at a time!! Actually there was one more bud hiding behind these roses. That one bloomed in next two days. The ‘Paneer water’ used in temples for 'abhishegam,' is made out of these rose petals