Rosa Don Juan
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Roses are pretty beautiful and popular flowers that can dramatically transform the look of any garden. Many gardeners prefer to grow climbing varieties, among which the Don Juan rose can be distinguished. However, before you start growing such a plant, you need to familiarize yourself with its features and tips for growing.
Short description
Rosa Don Juan is a climbing variety that was developed in Italy. The flower was created by the Italian company "Malandrone". At first, the plant was popular only in Italy. However, just a few years later, many gardeners in America and European countries began to grow Don Juan.
Blooming rose petals Don Juan
The plant is a tall shrub whose shoots, with proper care, can curl and grow up to three meters in height. The stems are covered with small sharp thorns. The shrub leaves are not very large, painted in a bright greenish color. The flowers of such a rose are quite large, their diameter is 14-15 centimeters. The petals are cherry-colored with a lighter reddish tint.
Don Juan goes well with perennials and annuals. That is why it is often used in landscape design to decorate a garden or personal plot. This variety is ideal for decorating and decorating vertical surfaces.
The main advantages of the variety:
- abundant and long flowering;
- low temperature tolerance;
- resistance to many diseases.
Planting a flower
Before growing a rose in the open field in the country, you need to understand all the features of its planting.
In what form is planted
For planting, it is recommended to use young seedlings purchased from a proven nursery. With their help, you can quickly grow a healthy and mature shrub. You can also use seeds for planting, but it will be more difficult to grow a rose from them.
Sprouted cuttings for further planting
The right time for planting
It is very important that the roses are planted on time. You can't do this when it's too cold. Therefore, it is necessary to plant a rose in mid-spring or early autumn, before the night frosts begin. When determining the time for planting, you need to take into account the peculiarities of the climate. For example, in the South, you can plant flowers in early spring.
Seat selection
Don Juan rose must be grown in a suitable area. When choosing a place for flowers, consider the following:
- The plant will not grow normally in areas with strong drafts. Therefore, it is recommended to choose places that are reliably protected from the wind.
- The site chosen for planting should have good lighting. The rose should not be grown in shaded areas.
- The flower does not tolerate high levels of humidity and therefore a wetland is not suitable for growing it.
Flower and soil preparation
Before planting, it is imperative to prepare the soil in which the rose will be grown.To prepare the soil mixture, it is necessary to add the following components in equal amounts:
- low-lying peat;
- sod land;
- humus.
Peat - the basis of a soil mixture for planting roses
If the soil is acidic, a little chalk, ash or eggshells are added to it.
The seedlings must first be held in a container with water for 24 hours. During the week before planting in the ground, they must be taken outside for a day. This is done so that the cuttings gradually get used to the outside temperature.
Step-by-step landing
The process of planting rose cuttings is carried out in several successive stages:
- Digging a hole. The hole in which the cuttings will be planted should have a depth of 35-45 centimeters and a width of 55-60 centimeters.
- Pit preparation. At its bottom, you need to lay out a pre-prepared substrate of peat and humus.
- Planting. During planting, the cutting is planted in such a way that its roots are completely deep into the ground.
Plant care
Don Juan is a rose that must be carefully looked after. Therefore, before growing it, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of caring for a planted rose.
Humidity and watering
Picture 4 You need to water the roses with warm settled water
During the cultivation of Don Juan, you must carefully monitor the moisture content of the soil. In overdried soil, the plant will not be able to develop normally and bloom on time. Therefore, you need to regularly water the flower shrub.
In spring, watering is carried out 2-3 times a week. However, in summer, when it gets hot outside, the rose must be watered every other day. In this case, the water must be used standing and warmed up to room temperature.
Top dressing
For the first 10 months after planting in open ground, you do not need to feed the flower shrubs. It is better to add fertilizer mixtures only the next year after planting. To feed the plant, you must use the following:
- Bird droppings. Promotes flowering and bud formation.
- Potassium with phosphorus. They are added to the soil immediately after the end of flowering.
- Superphosphate. This component should be added in early fall.
Pruning and replanting
Plants are pruned in autumn, after the end of flowering. Herbaceous and annual shoots, on which there were no formed buds, are cut from the bush. Also, faded and dried flowers need to be cut from the plant.
Garden shears are the best tool for pruning roses
Transplanting Don Juan is not necessary. The only reason why it is imperative to transplant a flower is the wrong site for a rose. To transplant a bush, it must be shortened in half in advance and removed from the support. Only after this is the flower dug up and transplanted.
Wintering
At the end of autumn, the planted rose must be prepared for the upcoming winter frosts.
To begin with, all damaged shoots are cut off from the bush. After that, the base of the plant must be sprinkled with soil. Then the rose must be carefully removed from the support and its shoots must be placed on the ground covered with spruce branches. From above, the flower must be firmly covered with foil.
Bloom
Every person who is going to grow Don Juan should familiarize himself with the peculiarities of its flowering.
The period of activity for this variety begins in early June and lasts until the second half of October. After this, a dormant period begins, which lasts until the spring warming.
Drying buds are the first sign that they need to be cut
Don Juan does not require special care during flowering. It needs to be watered and fed as abundantly.After the end of flowering, you need to carry out additional pruning to remove old buds.
Reproduction methods
It is recommended to reproduce roses after flowering, before the onset of winter frosts. There are several ways in which you can propagate a plant:
- Layers. This is the easiest way to propagate roses. When using it, one of the stems is dug into the ground. Over time, he will begin to take root and start up young shoots.
- Division of the bush. In this case, the adult bush is divided into parts. Moreover, each of them must have two shoots.
- Cuttings. When using this method, cuttings are cut from the bushes, which in the future will be planted in the ground.
Why the rose does not bloom: pests and diseases
The development of diseases and the appearance of pests are the main causes of problems with flowering roses. The most common diseases that Don Juan can get sick include:
- Powdery mildew. This is a rather dangerous disease, due to which a gray bloom appears on the surface of the leaf plates. Over time, affected foliage and shoots begin to dry out. Spraying the bushes with a mixture of copper sulfate will help get rid of powdery mildew.
- Spotting. With the development of this disease, brown and dark spots appear on the leaves. Over time, they spread throughout the bush and because of this, it begins to fade. Bordeaux mixture will help eliminate spotting.
- Coniotirium. The signs of this ailment resemble spotting, since with its development, brown spots also begin to develop on the bushes. It is impossible to cure konyutirium and therefore dug out diseased bushes.
Among the pests that can attack a flower bush are aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites and sawflies. You can get rid of these insects with the help of insecticidal agents.
Don Juan is a popular variety that is considered an excellent decoration for any garden plot. It is not difficult to take care of such a plant, but before planting, you need to figure out how to grow climbing roses so that they grow well and bloom on time.
