Beautiful Esperanza rose: description of the variety and photo of the flower, use in landscape design, care and other nuances
Rosa Esperanza won the love of the Queen of Holland herself. This is her favorite variety of flowers.
This rose became the owner of the title "The most magnificent glass." Its stem is almost devoid of thorns and in general the flower is created to be presented.
Further in the article we will talk about this variety in more detail, provide step-by-step instructions for caring for this delicate plant and warn of what diseases and pests it is necessary to protect this beauty.
Grade description
Average grade rating: "good." This is a hybrid tea rose. The variety is resistant to disease and rain.. Resistance to powdery mildew and black spotting is average, it is sick only in adverse years. In rainy weather, the flowers do not open, the frost resistance zone is sixth. On the stem is a single flower of pale pink color.
The bush grows quite narrow. 60 cm wide and 120 cm high. There are almost no thorns on the stem. The leaves are light green. The size of the flower is up to 9 cm, the aroma is weakly expressed. The shape of the bud is classic. The color of the petals is possible from light pink to pink. Along the edge of the bud is framed by light green petals. On one bud an average of 50 petals. The variety is re-flowering.
Photo
Further on the photo you can see what the Esperanza rose looks like.
History of occurrence
The variety was bred in Holland in 2001. Introduction: De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V.
What is the difference from the rest of the species?
This variety belongs to premium roses. It was displayed for cutting and creating bouquets. But in the garden, the bush looks beautiful. This rose is blooming, almost without thorns. Esperanza is well rooted and blooms for a long time.
Bloom
- When and how? Esperanza is a flowering variety. After cutting the buds, they appear again. 1 flower appears on the stem. Cut Esperanza stands in the water for a couple of weeks. Flowering occurs in the summer and early fall.
- Care before and after flowering. Without fail, the flowers are cut with a sharp secateurs. Otherwise, new buds will not appear.
- What to do if it does not bloom? In the first year, there may be no flowers, or no more than 5 buds grow. If the rose does not bloom in other cases, then you need to pay attention to the place of planting, soil and fertilizer application rates. An insufficient amount of fertilizing and excess are equally badly reflected on the plant. Waterlogging can also destroy the bush.
Use in landscape design
In general, the plant is quite compact. The bush has an elongated narrow shape. With Esperance, you can arrange a rose garden, hedge or flowerbed. In a flower bed, it is appropriate to plant perennial not tall plants and herbs with a rose. With a rose are combined:
- phlox;
- silvery plants;
- Lilies
- hosts
- cereals.
The variety will not be suitable for creating vertical gardening. For example, arches. A combination of roses with stone and white gravel looks spectacular.
Step-by-step care instructions
- Choosing a landing place. The variety prefers light areas, without cold drafts and gusts of wind. Light and shadow should harmoniously replace each other. Groundwater should not come too close (closer than 100 cm to the surface of the earth).
- Landing time. The best time for planting is mid-spring. The soil should have time to warm up well. If the landing is planned for autumn, then it is necessary to take into account the onset of frost. In stock should remain at least a month.
- What should be the soil? Acidity of suitable soil is 5.4-7.1 ph. It is important to provide plants with good drainage. A pit for the plant is dug out at least 60 cm. Layers of 10 cm are laid: drainage, organic fertilizers (humus, compost). Then fertile soil is added.
- Landing. After acquiring seedlings with an open root system, they are treated with a disinfector and kept for 24 hours in water or a root growth stimulator. Seedlings with a closed root system are planted together with an earthen lump. Plants should be purchased in nurseries.
- Temperature. Frost resistance zone 6: from −17.8 ° C to −23.3 ° C. Rose withstands frosts down to -8 ° C. For the winter, the bush should be covered. Rainy weather does not affect buds in the best way.
- Watering. In a temperate climate and not hot weather, watering is performed once a week. With heat, it is necessary to moisten the plants twice in 7 days. Under the bush, at least 7 liters of warm water are required. Watering should be done carefully, without touching flowers and leaves. If moisture has got on the shoots, then the bush is shaken.
- Top dressing. In the spring, nitrogen fertilizers and potassium phosphorus are introduced in the summer. The entire growing season, you can feed the bushes with organic fertilizers (vermicompost, compost, eggshell).
- Weeding. Timely weeding from weeds will protect the plant from diseases and loss of nutrients. Such care will ensure the cleanliness and aesthetic appearance of the garden.
- Mulching. Mulching can correct the soil, if necessary. A dense layer of mulch will help fight weeds. To mulch, the following steps are required:
- weeding;
- loosening the soil;
- covering the soil with a mulching layer of 5 cm.
As soon as the mulch is converted to humus, it is mixed with soil and a new layer of mulch is made. For mulch choose the following materials:
- sawdust (at least 1 year old);
- Newspapers
- manure;
- hay;
- compost;
- dry grass or special packaged mixtures.
- Loosening. For roses, loosening around the bush is very favorable. Roots need oxygen access.
- Pruning:
- Preventative. The first fall pruning will be just preventive: removing diseased and damaged stems. You need to remove weak, thin or broken shoots.
- Formative. The second pruning is done in the summer. It is necessary to remove the buds with a small section of the stem. You can form a bush during the growing season.
- Transfer. In early spring or autumn, adult plants are transplanted. If a blooming rose is transplanted, then all buds are removed. To transplant the plant to a new place, it is carefully dug up with the entire root system and earthen lump. Then transferred to the prepared hole. Put the bush in the middle and sprinkle with soil, then water abundantly.
- Preparation for winter. For the winter, the bushes are covered with polyethylene or spanbond stretched over a frame.
Breeding
Lay propagation method:
- in spring or summer, an annual non-lignified shoot is selected;
- an incision of the cortex is performed at the location of the kidneys;
- the shoot bends to the ground and digs in the soil;
- the seedling is watered periodically;
- in the fall, the layering is rooted.
The method of dividing the bush:
- they dig a bush in early spring (before budding);
- divide the roots and the bush itself into 2-3 parts and transplant into a new place;
- in the first year, the buds need to be cut and not let the rose bloom.
Cuttings are the most affordable way to propagate.. Green shoots take root faster, but woody ones are also suitable for cuttings.
- Cuttings are cut after flowering in the summer.
- Three buds are left on one handle.
- The upper and lower cuts are made at an angle of 45 °.
- Billets are deepened a few centimeters into the soil, watered as necessary.
- After a month, the cuttings take root.
Diseases and Pests
The variety is medium resistant to powdery mildew and black spotting. The most common diseases of roses are fungal infections, rust.It is necessary to monitor the level of moisture and not to overmoisten the plant. Common pests of roses:
- rosette leaflet;
- a bear;
- spider mite;
- scale shield;
- pennies.
Rose Esperanza is easy to care for. She looks beautiful in the garden and cut in bouquets. This variety can be grown in a cool climate, while receiving two or more blossoms per season.