Rose Claire Austin
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Claire Austin's snow-white rose is famous for its unique beauty and magnificent scent. The new variety was bred relatively recently, but managed to win the hearts of many flower lovers.
Rose Claire Austin (Claire Austin) - what kind of variety, history of creation
Dense double flowers of a snow-white cream shade
Claire Austin is a perennial rose. This variety was bred in 2007 by the English florist and breeder David Austin. The new flower was named after Austin's daughter Claire. It is quite difficult to breed a rose with white petals, so such flowers are rare. David Austin bred many varieties of yellow and orange roses.
The new variety is the result of crossing a French rose with a hybrid tea. Roza Claire Austin is a scrub. Two types of it are known: curly and bush. Rose Claire is considered the best variety among those that David Austin has bred. He grows all new varieties in a garden called "Renaissance".
Park rose decorates flower beds, grows on scrubs
Brief description, characteristic
The English rose Claire Austin is famous for its delicate petals. White with a light creamy shade, they turn pinkish near the core. The diameter of a double flower reaches 10 cm. On the branches, these roses are collected in inflorescences of 1-3 flowers each. They exude an incredible aroma that combines notes of myrrh, vanilla and tea rose.
The rose bush grows up to 1-1.5 m in height and up to 1 m in diameter. The plant is covered with many succulent glossy leaves. Erect branches can bend slightly to the ground. Some plants can be climbing.
The description of this flower includes one important feature. In hot southern climates, Claire Austin grows like a climbing rose. In the temperate climate of central Russia, it is grown as a floribunda.
Closer to the core, the petal becomes pinkish
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Due to its many merits, Claire Austin has fallen in love with many flower growers. Its advantages:
- Great aroma and beauty on the outside.
- Frost resistance.
- Shoots grow back very quickly after pruning.
- Almost complete absence of thorns.
- Cut flowers are kept in a vase for 12-14 days.
This gorgeous rose has no flaws. All growers unanimously note its undeniable advantages over many other colors.
Use in landscape design
Rose Claire is parkland. It is grown in city flower beds, rose gardens, gardens and parks. Traditionally, the rose is the center of any landscape composition. Other perennial flowers can be planted around it. For a rose, the neighborhood with marigolds is very useful - these flowers protect the lush beauty from pests.
Claire Austin decorates gardens and city parks
Growing a flower, how to plant it in open ground
Rose lovers who dream of growing them on their personal plot will have to carefully study all the features of planting and care, as well as work a little.
In what form is the landing
Like many English roses, Claire Austin can be grown in many different ways:
- cuttings;
- seeds;
- budding;
- division;
- layering.
Most gardeners prefer to plant the flower with cuttings and layering.
What time is the boarding
The best time for Claire Austin to root is the end of April and the first half of May. Cuttings are cut in the first days of summer and stored until planting.
Claire Austin - English rose scrub
Location selection
The landing site may be slightly shaded, but it must necessarily be sheltered from drafts and winds. It is best to plant this plant next to the wall of the house, near a gazebo or fence.
Areas where groundwater is close to the surface of the earth are not suitable. Stagnant moisture is very dangerous for the roots. Fertile loose soil is required, capable of passing moisture and air well.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
In a healthy seedling, you need to cut the roots a little, and then put it in water for 24 hours on the eve of planting.
To prepare the soil, you need to mix peat, garden soil, compost and river sand. Then the prepared soil should be filled with water.
Planting procedure step by step
Planting a plant should be given as much attention as possible. The future health and flowering of the rose depends on this.
Step-by-step instruction:
- In the selected area, dig holes with a diameter of 70 cm and a depth of at least 50 cm.
- Lay crushed stone or broken brick at the bottom. The thickness of the drainage layer must be at least 5–6 cm.
- Pour prepared, moist soil on top.
- Place the seedling vertically, spread its roots and cover with soil.
- The earth must be lightly tamped and watered abundantly, using 1 bucket of water per hole.
The bush grows well both in the sun and in the shade
Plant care
Despite its external splendor, Claire Austin's rose is unpretentious, so it's easy to care for it.
Watering rules and humidity
In summer, the bush should be watered abundantly once a week. The hotter the weather, the more often watering is required. In dry weather, it is advisable to do this daily. Claire Austin suffers greatly from the heat: in this weather, the buds and leaves often fall off.
Top dressing and soil quality
The seedling takes root in a nutritious soil mixture, therefore no additional feeding is required in the first year. Starting from the second year, the plant must be fertilized regularly.
In the spring, when the buds of the leaves swell, the bush should be fed with rotted manure. When buds appear on the branches, potash-phosphorus fertilizers are applied to the soil. In August, the plant is re-fed with these substances.
It is also necessary to regularly remove weeds near the roots of the bush so that they do not take away nutrients from the rose.
In temperate climates, this variety blooms like a floribunda, and in southern climates, like a climbing rose.
Pruning and replanting
It is best to cut the bush in the spring: then you can prepare cuttings for propagation. During the growing season, it is necessary to remove weak, diseased, withered and broken branches.
Features of wintering a flower
It is necessary to prepare for wintering in early October. The foliage should be removed from the branches, and then tilted towards the ground. Low partitions are installed above the bush, which will not allow the shoots to rise. In this form, the plant is covered with spruce branches, plastic wrap and insulation.
Flowers smell of myrrh, vanilla and tea rose
Blooming rose
Claire Austin's magnificent bloom will leave no one indifferent. The flowering bush has 100–120 buds.
A period of activity and rest
Rosa Claire Austin blooms twice a year. For the first time, it blooms closer to mid-June, and the second - in early August.This period lasts until mid-September.
Care during and after flowering
The flowering bush must be watered not only with water, but also with a nutrient solution. To prepare it, you need to mix rotten manure with nettle infusion. You also need to follow the rules for caring for the plant: water, weed and feed on time.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible reasons
The rose begins to bloom only in the second or third year after planting. If it has not bloomed even after a few years, it should be transplanted to a more suitable place and properly looked after.
A delay or lack of flowering is often associated with these very problems.
The bush needs a suitable soil for flowering.
Flower propagation
If a Claire Austin rose grows in the garden, you want to have as many of these flowers as possible. For this, the plant must be propagated.
When is it produced
The most common method is grafting. This procedure is carried out in the spring - in April or May. Cut blanks should be stored in a dark place by placing them in a box with peat.
How to propagate a rose by cuttings:
- Choose a healthy shoot with a bud and cut off a 15 cm piece.
- Remove the bud and leaves from it. It is necessary to leave 2-3 leaves.
- Cut the cutting obliquely from below and process the cut site with a solution of potassium permanganate.
- Put the stalk in a container with soil, water and cover with a plastic bottle.
A few days later, the cutting should take root.
For reproduction by layering, it is necessary to bend a long shoot to the ground and fix it in several places. When roots grow in them, the branch is cut into pieces, which are planted at some distance from each other.
It is necessary to plant and transplant the bush together with an earthen lump.
Diseases, pests and ways to control them
Rose Claire Austin has strong immunity, but often suffers from pests and some diseases.
Dangerous diseases:
- gray rot;
- powdery mildew;
- rust;
- black spot.
A great danger is posed by pests - leafworm, aphids, spider mites, sawflies. It is necessary to treat the bush with non-toxic insecticides. Among the best medicines are Fufanon, Tanrek and Lightning.
Snow-white roses are very rare
Claire Austin's beautiful but unpretentious rose will give the garden its delightful scent and delight everyone who sees it. This beautiful plant can be seen in many parks and gardens, as well as grown independently in your country house.
