Rose First Lady (First Lady) - characteristics and description of the variety
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Rosa First Lady is one of the most attractive varieties of hybrid tea crops. It is characterized by dense pink buds. The culture is often used to decorate a garden plot. The stems can be cut and used to decorate the room.
Rose First Lady (First Lady) - what is this variety, history of creation
The culture was brought out by German specialists in 2005. The selection was carried out in the Tantau nursery. The Latin name First Lady is easy to translate into Russian - it turns out "First Lady". However, among rose lovers, the letter-by-letter pronunciation of the variety name has been fixed.
The culture has beautiful soft pink buds
The Scrub First Lady rose is characterized by a height of 1.5 m and a width of 1.2 m. The variety is resistant to frost down to -23 degrees. It is also practically immune to black spot and powdery mildew. Flowers do not lose their attractiveness even under the influence of precipitation.
According to the description, the flowers are large and have delicate pink petals. The buds reach 10 cm in diameter and open slowly. Up to 3 pink flowers can appear on the stem.
The shrub has arched shoots that grow rapidly. Therefore, it is worth choosing a spacious area for a plant.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
First Lady is a rose that has the following benefits:
- disease resistance;
- excellent decorative properties;
- resistance of buds to precipitation;
- the possibility of using for cutting;
At the same time, the First Lady rose has many disadvantages:
- rapid growth and the need for a large amount of free space;
- the need for support during the period of lush flowering;
- dependence of flowering on weather conditions.
Use in landscape design
First Lady is a rose that can be grown solo. A single planting of a rose bush looks no less decorative than several different plants in a group. The bushes go well with a lawn or lawn. Also, single plantings of roses can be placed in the foreground of a flower bed.
But the rose looks no less beautiful in well-organized group plantings. So there is a lot of room for the imagination of designers.
The plant is often used to decorate the beds.
Growing a flower, how to plant it in open ground
In order for the culture to bloom magnificently and fully develop, it is necessary to pay attention to the correct carrying out of planting work.
You should definitely purchase a quality seedling from trusted suppliers. It should have an even root collar and a developed root system. The ground part should be well developed and free from dry fragments.
First lady's rose should be planted in spring - in April or May. Autumn planting is also allowed, but only in warm regions. But even there it should be carried out in a short time (first half of September) in order to facilitate the rooting of the seedling.
The rose should be planted in a well-lit area. If you plant a crop in the shade, the stems will stretch and thin out. In addition, lack of sun increases the risk of developing certain diseases.
Full circulation of fresh air is of no small importance.The site must be protected from drafts by trees or shrubs. Do not plant a rose on a hill.
At the stage of preparing the culture, it is worth making a deepening of 60 cm in size. Drainage must be laid at the bottom. The thickness of this layer should be at least 10 cm. Drainage can be done from small stones and coarse gravel. Then it is worth using rotted manure or compost. Pour garden soil on top. The seedlings should be soaked in water for 4-6 hours.
Planting procedure step by step
When carrying out planting work, you need to do the following:
- make a deepening;
- dip the root system of the rose in a mixture of water and clay;
- spread the roots and lower the plant into the hole;
- deepen the root collar by 3 cm;
- sprinkle the roots with earth and slightly compact the soil;
- water the plant;
- cover the soil with a mulch layer.
When carrying out planting work, the root collar is deepened by 3 cm
Plant care
In order for a culture to grow well and develop fully, it needs to be provided with quality care.
- Watering rules and humidity
The plant should be watered once a week. But in very hot weather, the amount of watering should be increased up to 2 times a week. 1 bush will need 15-20 liters of warm, settled water. In the fall, watering should be stopped.
- Top dressing and soil quality
In the spring, with the arrival of heat, it is worth using nitrogen. The substance promotes the development of shoots and roots.
Before flowering, you need to use a combined mineral preparation with potassium and phosphorus. Potassium should be used in the fall. In general, the scheme for feeding the First Lady rose does not differ from the activities carried out in relation to other rose bushes.
- Pruning
Sanitary pruning is performed during the growing season. It is required to prevent the development of fungal infections.
Full pruning is performed in the spring. Shoots must be shortened to 2-4 or 5-7 buds.
In the summer, it is necessary to remove faded buds. It is recommended to do this with scissors or a sharp knife.
- Transfer
Adult varietal rose bushes try not to transplant unnecessarily. If for some reason you still need to change the location of the First Lady rose, you should use the transshipment method.
- Features of wintering a flower
In September, the first preparations for winter should begin. At this stage, you need to apply potash fertilizers, which increase the resistance of the crop to frost.
Before the first frost, the bushes should be covered with sand. Since the plant is tall enough, its shoots should be laid on the ground and covered with spruce branches.
Blooming rose
With adequate care, the plant has a lush and abundant flowering. Thanks to this, it is used to decorate garden plots.
The culture has very beautiful buds with a lot of rose petals. Each bud blooms within a week.
In order for the bushes to retain their decorative effect, dry buds should be cut off. During the flowering period, it is not recommended to introduce nitrogen substances, since they negatively affect the formation of buds.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible reasons
The lack of flowering can be due to such factors:
- wrong choice of landing site;
- lack of fertilizers;
- violation of watering rules;
- pest attacks;
- development of diseases.
For a plant to bloom beautifully, it needs quality care.
Flower propagation
There are many ways to propagate a culture, but gardeners most often use cuttings.
Cuttings are recommended to be harvested before budding.It can also be done after flowering is complete.
Detailed description
The bushes should be propagated as follows:
- Cut the cuttings with 2-3 leaves.
- Immerse in a growth stimulant.
- Plant in light soil at an angle.
- Cover with foil.
- Put in a warm place.
- When roots appear, the shelter must be removed.
It is permissible to plant cuttings in a permanent place only after a year.
Also, the plant can be propagated by layering. To do this, it is recommended to make trenches and fold strong stems in them. It is not recommended to separate them from the main plant.
Layers are best secured with staples, watered and sprinkled with earth. After a while, roots form on them. After a year, the cuttings can be separated from the mother plant and moved to a permanent place.
Diseases, pests and ways to control them
The culture of this variety is distinguished by strong immunity. But if agrotechnical recommendations are violated, there is a risk of developing root rot or powdery mildew. Pathologies develop with excessive watering or the ingress of cold water on the leaves. To cope with diseases, it is worth using fungicides.
The plant can suffer from aphid attacks
Aphids are considered the main pest of culture. Insects absorb juice from the leaves of the crop, which leads to its weakening. There is also a risk of spider mites affecting the bushes. Insecticides help to cope with parasites.
This rose has excellent decorative properties. To achieve success in its cultivation, it is necessary to strictly follow agrotechnical recommendations. Plant care should be comprehensive. If everything is done correctly, the First Lady will become a real decoration of the site.
