Characteristic features of English roses

The scent of a rose

One of the main goals that Austin set himself when creating flowers was to return the flowers to their smell. And this goal was achieved by the breeder. All English roses by David Austin smell, but their varieties differ in the degree of saturation of the aroma. Several types of flowers exude the classic scent of an antique rose. For example, these are representatives Gertrude Jekyll, Mayfluer, Falstaff, Munstead, William Shakespeare 2000 and Susan William-Ellis.

Flowers of other varieties - Abraham Derby, Lady Emma Hamilton - have the smell of fruits (often peaches). The Benjamin Britten flower has a sweet fruity caramel scent, while Summer Song roses exude a scent that combines fruit tea and wormwood chrysanthemum bitterness.

Some English roses smell like the forgotten scent of myrrh. This aroma is light, not harsh, reminiscent of the smell of soap. This smell has a distinctive property - the ability to favorably emphasize and enhance other aromas. It fits perfectly into the "bouquet" exuded by the closest relatives. Myrrh smells like Constant Spry, Queen of Sweeden. Light notes of aroma can also be detected in Claire Austin and Pilgrim.

Many Austin varieties smell like tea: Crocus Rose, Pegasus, Molyneux, Teasing Georgia, Pat Austin, Grace, William Morris. Often, a tea note is a component of a fruity, spicy, clove or citrus scent. For example, the flowers of Princess Alexandra of Kent enrich the light tea aroma with hints of lemon and black currant, and the Crown Princess Margaretha smells like tea with tropical fruits. Golden Celebration exudes aromas of tart wine, tea and strawberries, while Tea Clipper exudes oriental spices and tea.

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Landing

David Austin's roses are planted in a special way. The procedure, which is usually carried out at the initial stage for other types of roses, is not applicable to English at all. Before planting, the seedlings must be soaked in water with substances dissolved in it, stimulating the growth and formation of roots. Next, you need to choose a place for planting plants and prepare holes for seedlings.

When choosing a territory for growing flowers, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of the culture:

• Abundant lighting harms plants, so the area where they are planned to grow should be illuminated by direct sunlight for no more than 5 hours a day.
• The area under the plants should not suffer from melt water in spring and remain snowless in winter. Therefore, the most acceptable option for planting roses near gazebos, verandas, fences and other buildings.

After choosing a site that meets the requirements of the site, it is worth preparing pits for planting seedlings. Depth parameters should be 0.5x0.5x0.5 meters. The pits are usually filled with fertile garden soil mixed with humus. Further, 10 liters of water are poured into each well and left in this form for a day.

When planting, it is worth remembering that the grafting site should be at a depth of no more than 0.07 meters, while the roots are evenly placed in the hole.The first 24 hours after planting, you need to moisten the culture in the amount of 45 liters of water for each bush. After the soil is spud. Such actions serve as the basis for the full development of the root and its processes.

Winter shelter

English roses are delicate plants, so the harsh winters of our latitudes have a detrimental effect on them. To avoid the death of flowers, they must be prepared for winter. An important part of training is proper crop care throughout the summer, including systematic feeding of individuals.

As for preparing a culture for winter, it consists of a series of sequential actions.

In the fall, you need to give the buds the opportunity to bloom and lose their petals on their own. It is not worth picking off the color in advance, because this way you can interrupt the full ripening of the shoots. As it gets colder, the leaves that remain on the stem must be eliminated, and not the ripened side stems cut out. After that, you can begin the procedure for warming roses.

It is necessary to completely cover the plants only after a persistent decrease in temperature indicators (below 0, but not more than - 10 °).

Regardless of the type of bush, David Austin's English roses spud and only then create a "shelter". First, a mesh is pulled around the flowers or foam panels, roofing felt or plywood boards are installed. After that, the shelter is covered with dry leaves, shavings, spruce branches or humus. Plants that weave are laid on top of the ground, fixed and covered with a thick layer of leaves (30 centimeters). Further, a film or roofing material is placed on the shelter. Remove the "structure" in the spring after the temperature reaches 0.

Watering and feeding

Caring for roses of the variety has the same structure as caring for other representatives of the culture. The process consists of regular watering, proper feeding, timely pruning of bushes and the fight against parasites and diseases.

Austin roses are not too demanding on water, so it is worth moistening the soil to a depth of no more than 2 centimeters. It is better to water the individuals in the evening, while the amount of liquid directly depends on the type of bush. For example, plants that curl or weave require 15 liters of water, while bush plants require 10 liters.

Fertilizers begin to be applied in the second year of life of individuals. The first feed consists of nitrogen, which will allow young stems to form. The next one contains a large amount of nitrogenous and phosphorus substances and is carried out during the period of active bud formation. In autumn, plants are fertilized with potassium, which will help the flowers "survive" the winter.

English roses are pruned in spring and autumn. Weak and thin branches are completely eliminated, after which the procedure for forming a bush is carried out:

1. To obtain a low bush, remove half the length of the shoots.
2. A third of the lateral stems are trimmed to form wide bushes.
3. The rate of shortening of the stems of climbing varieties is 1/5 of their length.

After circumcision, the culture should be fed with complex dressings.

Disease prevention

Varieties of English roses are little susceptible to disease and pest attacks. However, sometimes these flowers become infected with an ailment. It is no secret that it is much easier to prevent plant diseases than to fight them later. Therefore, when growing roses, special attention should be paid to the prevention of their diseases.

1. Anthracosis. Symptoms of the disease are small black spots on the leaves of plants, this ailment resembles black spot. Anthracosis does not affect flowers, so it is not easy to recognize it. As the disease develops, the shape and size of the spots on the leaves change, and then the organs themselves are deformed. The infected individual develops poorly, and after a while it dies altogether.

Anthracosis infection can be prevented only by taking into account the characteristics of the pathogenic fungus and its life cycle. Since the pathogen hibernates perfectly right on the plants, with the onset of spring its new spores begin to develop.Therefore, for prevention, it is worth spraying the culture with a solution of tincture of ash or mullein. You can also use a manganese solution. Twice a season, the plants must be pollinated with ash from wood, which can be sprinkled around the soil around the bushes.

2. Rust. The development of the disease begins in mid-spring after the opening of the kidneys. First of all, growths appear on the rose bushes. The disease develops especially actively in conditions of high air humidity. Further, rust appears on the leaves in the form of yellow spots, which eventually cover the organ completely. Flower stems thicken, cracks form on them. At the end of summer, the growths darken and remain on individuals throughout the winter.

Prevention of the appearance of rust on roses provides for the timely cleaning of fallen leaves not only in the fall, but also in the summer as they fall. Otherwise, the spores of the disease attack healthy plants.

Varieties of varieties

Roses tolerate the shade of the site well, but they do not like the sun's rays either. Therefore, they quickly gained popularity among domestic gardeners. However, flowers do not tolerate cold and frost, so varieties that died in winter were replaced by more resistant plants.

David Austin roses come in many varieties, the most popular of which are:

• Abraham Derby. It has a bud of the usual shape, the color of the petals ranges from copper to apricot. Sometimes such a culture is grown as a climbing one. Derby is resistant to most diseases, it grows actively. When grown as a bush, the shoots are slightly deformed under the weight of the flower head.
• Benjamin Britten is a bush that grows up to a meter tall. The bud is cupped, after the opening of the petals it becomes rosette. The petals are usually red with an orange tint. The variety is unpretentious, practically does not become infected with powdery mildew and spotting. May change shape during the heavy rainy season.
• William Shakespeare 2000 is a cultivar that grows in a straight bush. The buds of such roses are cup-shaped, dark red. Individuals are characterized by resistance to various diseases and long flowering.
• Graham Thomas is a semi-planting plant with bright yellow flowers. The stems of the culture are strong, do not droop. Flowering is active and long-lasting.
• Charlotte is a bush up to one and a half meters high, has yellow "double" flowers. The variety is very resistant to cold and frost.
• Gertrude Jekyll is a shrub up to 1.2 meters in height. The flowers are pink in color and have a strong aroma. Disease resistance is significant, flowering is active and long-lasting.
• William Maurice is a climbing culture with rosette-like peach-pink flowers. In the center, the color is more saturated, on the outside the petals are almost white. Highly resistant to spotting and powdery mildew. Easily tolerates prolonged rainfall.

It is believed that all varieties are perfectly combined with each other in the color of the buds and the shape of the bushes. Therefore, all types of English roses get along well in one area. So you can safely experiment, growing different representatives of the varieties every year.

So, Austin's English roses have many advantages and are therefore very popular among gardeners. Today, these flowers are massively grown by gardeners in the country and in personal plots. Disease resistance largely determines this interest in roses. And the incredible aroma exuded by the flowers distinguishes them favorably from the plants of the family.

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