Description and application in landscape design of climbing rose Laguna

History and description of the rose Laguna

The flower was bred by the famous German company W. Kordes ’Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG, whose products are famous all over the world. The Laguna variety was introduced to the general public in 2004, adding to the collection of picturesque and unassuming pink varieties, begun by the company's specialists at the end of the 19th century. In a short time, the novelty became popular among gardeners. In 2007, the variety was awarded gold medals at flower competitions in Germany and Switzerland, in 2012 in the Netherlands it received the prize for the best fragrance.

Here is a brief description of the culture belonging to the group of climbers (climbing climbing species with thick stems) with repeated flowering:

1. Tall perennial up to 1.8–2.5 m, bush width - 1 m.
2. Shoots are erect, strongly branching, covered with dense foliage and sharp thorns.
3. The leaves are deep green, shiny, medium in size.
4. The buds are massive, formed from 50-60 petals, bright red or bright crimson, the tops are pointed. Expanding, they take a bowl-shaped shape up to 10 cm in diameter. They are grouped into inflorescences of 6-8 pieces (the number is determined by age). The shape resembles the buds of classic varieties bred in the old days.
5. Possesses a rich pleasant fruity aroma with an admixture of rose hips.

In the flowering season, which lasts from the beginning of summer to the first autumn cold weather, the bush is completely covered with opened buds, which almost completely cover the foliage. Repeated flowering in density and brightness is not inferior to the first.The variety is resistant to common rose diseases - black spot and powdery mildew. Withstands frosts down to -23 ° С.

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Varieties of varieties with photos

The culture has several popular varieties that are in demand among gardeners.

Blue laguna

German breeders managed to give the petals of the variety a lilac color, which eventually turns into a light blue. The buds of the Blue Lagoon are semi-double and not as massive as those of the parent variety, since the variety does not belong to climbers, but to ramblers, that is, it has thin flexible shoots. The stems are densely covered with twisted thorns, the flowers are formed with fewer petals.

Sweet laguna

The variety was bred in 2012. From the parent variety Sweet Laguna inherited the main technical characteristics, but acquired an exceptional pink shade of petals. The scent of flowers is more intense, with hints of lemon and geranium. The flowers are as massive as those of the parent variety, also densely doubled.

Pros and cons of the variety

The steady demand for the pink variety Laguna is explained by a number of advantages over representatives of other varieties.

Features of growing roses climbing lagoon

Like most pink varieties, Laguna loves an abundance of light, but cannot stand the scorching sun in the afternoon. These and other factors explain the approach to site selection.

Site selection and soil preparation

The ideal option is an area where the bushes will be illuminated by the sun, but in the very heat (from 12 to 16 hours) they will be able to stay in partial shade. Groundwater should lie at a depth of 1 meter or more so that roots do not reach them. It is also desirable that water from nearby buildings does not flow onto the bushes.

The soil requires light and fertile, with good aeration. Weak acidity is favorable (5.6–6.5 pH). Such land is purchased in specialized stores or prepared independently by mixing:

• 10 kg of soil from the garden;
• 10 kg of sand;
• 5 kg of humus;
• 5 kg of peat;
• 400 g of wood ash;
• 40 g of complex mineral fertilizers.

Choosing the right place will allow you to enjoy the first flowering one year after planting.

Planting tips

In gardening shops and on the market, you can buy seedlings of the variety, the root system of which is immersed in special bags with peat or is open. It is better to purchase the first ones, but with the second option, the roots must be carefully examined, cutting off the defective and rotten areas.

They are planted in the same way as the rest of the rose crops:

1. Planting occurs in spring (late April - early May), when the soil warms up to + 10–12 ° С, or in autumn.
2. The depth of the hole for the seedling is 50 cm, the width is 60 cm. The distance between the holes is 1.5 m, the bushes grow large.
3. A couple of hours before planting, the open root system is immersed in a liquid mixture of clay and mullein (2: 1). The soil in the hole is watered abundantly.
4. A seedling is installed, the open roots are freely straightened. Buried with the prepared substrate, compacted. The root collar should be immersed 6-7 cm.
5. Watering, mulching. Shoots are cut off, leaving 20-25 cm sticking out of the ground.

For the first two weeks after planting, the seedling needs shelter so that it does not burn out from the sun.

Basic care activities

Consider the rules for growing a bush:

1. Watering is necessary once every 5 days in the first year of life and twice less often in the following. The main criterion for the need for watering is the drying out of the soil in the near-trunk circle. For this reason, watering is stopped in rainy seasons, and more often on hot days.
2. Top dressing. Organic matter is introduced at the planting stage; in the future, mineral fertilizers will be needed. To improve the vegetation, nitrogen compounds are used, potassium-phosphorus compounds are used during the budding season, and potassium compounds are used at the end of flowering. Organic matter is added every 2 years, mixing compost, bone meal and humus.
3. Garter. Needed to give the shrub the desired look. The horizontal garter makes the bush look like a cloud, the fan - more magnificent, the spiral one will cover the arched structures (although this is not easy to achieve with erect shoots).
4. Pruning. Sanitary pruning is needed to rid the crop of dried or frozen shoots. By winter, the stems are shortened by a third to make it easier to cover. Three-year-old shoots are removed, since they no longer give abundant flowering.
5. Wintering. It is carried out with an autumn cooling down to -7 ° С.To do this, the shoots are removed from the supports, shortened, bent to the ground, filling the voids with spruce branches. Cover with burlap, lay coniferous branches, roofing felt and boards on top.

Pests and diseases of the variety

Diseases affect the variety infrequently, therefore no measures are taken. You have to fight with parasites. Aphids and spider mites are dangerous. Broad-acting insecticides are used against pests. Suitable "Aktellik", "Fufanon". Spraying is performed twice with an interval of 3 days. Also, timely thinning of the crown of the bush helps well against aphids.

Rose Laguna in landscape design

Such beautiful flowers are created for admiration, so they need to be planted where the bushes are clearly visible - in front of the windows, at the central gate or porch, near the gazebo or terrace.

Using vertical gardening, flowers can be used to ennoble unsightly garden hedges, mask obvious defects in the walls, and make the gazebo more picturesque. Bushes form a hedge, for which a fan garter is used.

You can combine the culture with varieties of other flowers, creating pleasant color decorations. The rich crimson color of the Laguna rose buds goes well with white, yellow, yellow-green roses.

Gardeners reviews

If you are looking for rose bushes that can beautify the garden without much time and effort, the Laguna variety is for you. Numerous enthusiastic reviews of domestic florists confirm this.