Dutch roses: characteristics and best varieties

Characteristics and features

Dutch roses are represented in our country by a huge variety of varieties, they differ in color, size, shape of buds and petals, aroma, size and color of leaves, number of flowers on one shoot. An amazing palette of colors and the ability to maintain an attractive appearance for a long time allow you to choose a bouquet for any occasion and please any person with it. All of them are distinguished by a long period of time during which cut roses remain in excellent condition, as a rule, at least 2 (and sometimes more) weeks. Recently, roses in pots are becoming more and more popular, which many lovers are trying to plant on the site.

I must say that Dutch roses are much more delicate than domestic varieties, they are not so winter-hardy, a simple shelter for the winter does not save their delicate roots from freezing. But of course, it all depends on the region - in the south they grow well, and in the north they need to pay more attention, create more suitable conditions for growing outdoors. It is best to buy seedlings in a nursery, plant noble varietal roses on your site. But you can grow own-rooted roses, that is, those that have developed from a rooted cuttings.

You can take cuttings from a donated bouquet or choose a beautiful rose with a fresh, intact stem without the slightest sign of wilting in the store and buy it specifically for breeding. At home, the stem should be cut into pieces with 2 to 3 healthy, fully formed buds, cut into cuttings and rooted in one of the known ways.

Thus, you can have an exquisite rose in your garden. But this process can be long and not always successful - suppliers of cut roses often treat them with special preparations that slow down all life processes in order to prolong good condition and preserve their beautiful appearance for a long time. These drugs also slow down the rooting process. There is one more nuance, we buy an unknown flower in the store, which may turn out to be a hybrid that does not leave the characteristics of the variety to its offspring. Such a rose can be rooted and grown, but this does not mean that its flower will be as beautiful. It is easier to buy a seedling, but more expensive.

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The best varieties

The work of Dutch breeders is well known to our growers. We grow very famous varieties of roses, for example, burgundy roses "Grand Prix" with a large flower (diameter up to 12 cm) on a long stem (from 70 cm and more than 1 meter). Cut roses of this variety can stand in a vase for 2 - 3 weeks, their flowers with a large number of petals, which can be up to 40 pieces, do not change their appearance at all for more than 2 weeks.This can be said about many varieties, for example, the snow-white Avalanche flowers are also in no hurry to wither or dry out after cutting.

Florists who want to grow such flowers in their areas are usually interested in their other characteristics. So lemon "Ilios" and red "El Toro" with unsurpassed decorative qualities attract with their ability to easily endure temperature fluctuations and adapt to climatic changes.

Shrub rose of the "Lovely Lidia" variety amazes with a huge number of inflorescences. Its small, only 3 cm in diameter, dark pink flowers with 30 - 35 petals simply pour over the entire bush. A lot of inflorescences are formed by the pale pink "Grace" with the same structure of medium-sized flowers.

Delicate lilac-pink roses of the "Aqua" variety are grown in summer cottages, their beautiful flowers with a diameter of at least 11 cm stand proudly on a thornless stem. And "Black Baccarat" and "Terracotta" amaze with the color of their flowers - the burgundy pointed petals of the "Black Baccarat" variety are outlined in black, and "Terracotta" has painted its buds with two colors at the same time: coral orange and pale pink.

Landing features

Roses of Dutch selection are quite possible to grow on your site, people do it even in the Arctic Circle. It is best to plant seedlings in a permanent place in late spring, so that they calmly take root and do not experience stress when the temperature drops. A place that is always sunny and protected from the north wind, it is advisable to prepare in advance. It is necessary to provide the future bush with a loose nutritious slightly acidic (as close to neutral) soil as possible. If necessary, peat or sand is added to the soil to make it breathable. It is best to fertilize with compost or rotted manure. The place prepared for roses cannot be too wet, water must not be allowed to flow into it, and groundwater must not come close to the surface.

Before planting, seedlings must be inspected, damaged or dried parts of shoots and roots must be removed, and then immersed in water for several hours so that the roots are saturated with water. It is especially important to thoroughly moisten the roots if they were sent (transported) without a container.

If the summer resident dared to propagate roses by cuttings, then from the middle part of the stems you need to cut pieces with 2 - 3 buds. The lower cut is made under the bud itself, beveling it at an angle of 45 degrees, and the upper cut is cut straight, departing from the upper bud by 0.5 cm. The lower leaves are removed, and the upper one is shortened by half. The upper cut is treated with wax or paraffin, and the lower one is dipped into a solution that stimulates root growth.

You can root cuttings in water or soil. Cuttings planted in cups are usually covered with a jar or bag to create a greenhouse effect. After 2 - 3 weeks, sprouts from the buds may appear, this indicates the beginning of root formation. At this stage, the cuttings are transplanted from the water into the ground. Plants obtained in this way are called self-rooted, they are recommended to be grown in greenhouses, but there are many examples of comfortable growth in the street.

Growing requirements

In the spring, the roses are fertilized with nitrogen, three weeks before flowering, they are fertilized with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers. They respond well to watering with a slurry solution. But it is advisable not to pour it just under the bush, but to make a small groove around it, pour fertilizer there after watering the rose, and the next day you can loosen the ground around the bush. In the second half of summer, all feeding is stopped so that the rose has time to prepare for wintering.

Watering should be done in moderation, avoiding overmoistening of the roots or stagnant water. It is best to use water that is separated and heated by the sun to room temperature. It is watered under a bush, it is not desirable that the water falls on the aboveground part of the plants, especially the buds need to be protected.

For the prevention of diseases, it is necessary to treat plants with special agents ("Aktara", "Fitoverm", "Skor", "Fundazol") or infusion of mullein and wood ash, which protects well against powdery mildew. Sanitary pruning is done all summer, while inspecting the entire plant in order to notice any changes in time.

It is very important to cover the roses well for the winter, and the first winter is the most important for further growth, since the plant has not yet fully matured and has not acclimatized. It makes sense to first cover the roses with spruce branches, and on top with a non-woven cloth.

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