Rose Louis Odier (Louise Odier) - what is this varietal culture

Rose Louis Audier is a tall shrub that has peony-shaped buds, usually pink in color. During the flowering period, this plant is fragrant with a pleasant sweetish aroma. The rose will be an excellent decoration for a garden or summer cottage.

Description and main characteristics of the variety

These plants can be safely called the "hallmark" of the garden in the English or French landscape style. The homeland of the Bourbon roses, as they are also called, is considered to be the island of Bourbon in the Indian Ocean.

Park rose Louis Odier is a park-cultivated plant with an almost perfect flower shape. It is usually pale pink in color. In the center, the color is more saturated. Flowers are bowl-shaped with a diameter of 8 to 12 centimeters.

Rose Louis Audier

This flower grows as a bush, and the height of the crown can reach up to 1.2 meters. The shoots of the plant, as a rule, are densely covered with small leaves of a pale green hue. But this rose has practically no thorns.

The main advantages of this variety of roses include the following points:

• high resistance to low temperatures and frost;
• strong, but flexible shoots;
• bright beautiful color of flowers;
• long flowering.

Growing and planting

Florists recommend planting a rose in open areas where sunlight enters. The site should be closed from the wind, but with good air circulation.

The plant can be planted both in spring and autumn. There is no consensus regarding the timing of planting a rose. Many experts believe that this is best done in the spring. There are also flower growers who prefer the autumn planting of the plant.

In spring, the best months are April, second half and early May. In the fall, planting rose seedlings should be done a month before the onset of frost.

At their summer cottage

An important point when planting a rose is the choice of soil. Loose soil with a high humus content and an acidity level equal to pH 6-7 is suitable for this plant. So, the rose Louise Audier will feel great in sandy soil with a high clay content. This type of soil is called loam.

If a rose is planted in the fall, then immediately it is necessary to spud the ground. And in order for the seedling not to freeze out in winter, it must be rooted.

Due to the fact that Louis Odier is a bush rose, it is better to plant it in a hole about 90 cm in diameter and about 70 cm deep. Before planting, it is also necessary to drain the soil. A small layer of hydrogel can be placed on the bottom of the pit, which retains moisture well.

Before you bury a rose seedling, you need to check the root system and get rid of dry and damaged roots by cutting them.

Immediately after planting, the plant needs to be watered abundantly. For this, water at room temperature is suitable. In the future, you need to water the flower less often. This will allow to develop the winter-hardy qualities of the plant during the cold season. It is also recommended to stop watering from mid-September. In the hot summer period, the plant must be irrigated with water almost daily.However, it is worth making sure that there is no stagnation of water, because this can lead to the death of the root system.

The plant reproduces vegetatively. This can be cuttings, bends, root suckers, dividing the bush.

Plant care: pruning and preparation for wintering

Pruning is necessary after 2 years. But after this time, only dried shoots need to be cut off. Pruning for the purpose of refining and shaping the plant is carried out after 3 years.

It is best to prune the plant in April. First, dried and thin shoots are removed from the plant. Then they start pruning the shoots that grow through the middle of the bush. Then it is necessary to cut off those branches that are knocked out of the general shape and size of the bush. You need to shorten the shoots by 2-3 buds. The cut should be done at an angle of 45º.

Although the Louis Audier rose belongs to frost-resistant varieties, it is necessary to prepare the plant for wintering. In autumn, young shoots of a rose need to be cut off, the stems should be laid and covered with needles. Also, a special shelter can be erected on top of the bush. For example, from plastic wrap.

Pruning

Blooming rose

The first buds of a rose of this species appear in early summer. When creating the most favorable conditions, the park rose Louis Odier blooms all summer, until the beginning of autumn. Top dressing is required before flowering. It is best to use phosphate fertilizers, which must be introduced along with the evening watering of the plant.

If it is already the middle of summer, and the Louis Audier rose does not bloom, the cause may be diseases, pests, or improper plant conditions.

To continue the flowering period, it is necessary to constantly cut off already withered or dried buds. This will encourage the emergence of new inflorescences.

Disease and pest control

In general, the rose of this variety is resistant to many diseases and pests. The main diseases that this plant is susceptible to are:

• powdery mildew;
• black spot.

Black spot on the leaves

The first disease is caused by an ectoparasitic fungus from among the Erysipheans. When the plant is infected, there is a white bloom on the surface of the leaves, and after maturation of the spores, the appearance of liquid in the form of drops is observed.

Black spot usually appears due to damage to the plant by the fungus Marssonia rosae. It manifests itself in the form of black spots that affect the leaves of the plant.

When the first symptoms of black spot or powdery mildew appear, the leaves of the plant should be treated with special preparations, which can be purchased at a specialized store.

But the number of pests that can harm the rose of the Louis Audier variety include:

• rose aphid;
• rose sawflies;
• spider mite.

Pests - rose aphid

Rose aphid can affect not only the foliage of the plant, but also young runs. This is the most common and common pest. But the rosaceous sawfly infects the stems from the inside, since this pest lays its larvae under the bark of the shoots. The mite begins to destroy the plant from the leaves, enveloping them in cobwebs.

Fight all these pests immediately. Special preparations will come to the rescue. You can also use a solution of laundry soap, which should be sprayed on the leaves and buds of the rose. Onion and garlic tinctures give positive results in the fight against aphids.

Louise Odier rose is a real find, because this is a beautiful plant that will become a decoration of the garden. At the same time, the rose is relatively uncritical and undemanding to the conditions of detention.Louis Audier is quite resistant to diseases and pests.