Choosing a variety of winter-hardy roses

Where to buy

Each of us independently decides where to buy seedlings. You can do this at your favorite online store, contact your nearest garden center, or find a private breeder. Moreover, each of the listed options has its own risks. When buying winter-hardy roses on an Internet site, it is not always possible to obtain reliable information about the properties or characteristics of a particular variety, because not all Internet consultants are sufficiently aware of their product.

Amateur breeders often do not have a sufficient variety of varieties, so specialized garden centers remain the best option. Here you will have to choose from what and for the quality of the seedlings you can not worry. In addition, when choosing a specialized trading platform located in the region of your residence, you can count on the fact that the purchased seedling will be maximally adapted to your climatic conditions.

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Variety selection

So, we have decided on the place of purchase, it remains to choose the variety, the flowering of which will delight you all season. For cultivation in the northern regions, it is worth paying attention not only to the winter hardiness indicator, but also to how sensitive the rose is to diseases and pests.

The variety Rosarium Uetersen, a climbing plant with large flowers, has shown itself well. As soon as the bush begins to bloom, they will be painted in a bright purple color, but over time, the flowers tend to fade in the sun. The maximum possible size of each flower reaches 12 cm in diameter, but there is a direct connection with climatic conditions: the colder where the plant is planted, the smaller the flowers will be. The shrub forms well-developed, powerful branches that do not care about gusty winds and cold. Another plus - the variety is considered resistant to fungal infections. The shrub is capable of blooming several times in one season, but the first color is the most abundant. The plant can grow up to three meters, therefore, arbors and arbours are often decorated with it.

Another great option for a rose, which is characterized by bushes that bloom all summer, the Westerland varieties are winter-hardy and unpretentious plants that delight you with flowers from early spring until the end of the season. The blossoming color has a pleasant orange tone, which gradually turns into peach by the end of the season. This is one of those varieties that is officially certified as unpretentious and resistant to infections.

Fragrant New Dawn variety. It blooms with pink flowers all summer, belongs to the especially frost-resistant varieties. Having stopped on such a rose, be sure to check with the seller how many times per season it will delight you with flowering. There are varieties that bloom once and those that bloom several times.

The William Shakespeare 2000 rose, an English variety of the new generation, which is characterized by velvety dark red flowers, gradually turning into lilac, cannot be overlooked. Such growth can grow up to 1 meter in height, forms many inflorescences on each shoot.

And finally, the most cheerful, bright yellow variety of roses called Golden Celebration.Despite the fact that the plant blooms only once a season, it is loved for its unique aroma, reminiscent of caramel, as well as its amazing resistance to cold and disease.

Growing rules

When planting seedlings, pay special attention to the choice of location. It is better to focus on the southern slopes, because roses have to grow in the harsh northern conditions. But an open area is also not suitable - the scorching sun will significantly accelerate flowering, so it will be useful to take care of light partial shade. The site for the rose garden cannot be located in the lowland, there the risk of root rot will be higher, and the soil freezing in such places occurs much deeper. Try to plant roses so that they have protection (a wall of a house or a gazebo) from the north and west sides, it is these winds that are most aggressive and can harm the plant, despite all its resistance.

The time of planting is also important - in the northern regions you need to have time to finish planting work before July 15. If you do this later, the rose will not have time to grow strong enough to survive the harsh winter.

After the bush is planted, it must be earthed up, so you will protect the root system of the plant from the rapid evaporation of moisture.

Further care will consist exclusively in watering, loosening the earth and removing weeds, as well as feeding the bushes. And only with the arrival of autumn will you need to take care of sheltering your beauties for the winter. To do this, they use many methods: they arrange a snow cover, hide the bushes under spruce branches, cover them with sawdust, each gardener chooses the option that suits him.

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