There is a huge variety of species and varieties of roses, some of them are described back in 1200. Modern varieties are not inferior to the old in beauty and aroma. A beautiful representative of the Tea-Hybrid group is the rose “Augusta Louise”.
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Description of the rose Augusta Luise
This variety was bred at the end of the twentieth century in Germany. Shrub rose “Augusta Louise” loves fertile soil, which easily passes moisture and air. They plant a bush in the garden in the fall, where they choose a solar flower bed for it, protected from strong winds.
• An adult plant is about 1 meter tall and almost the same diameter.
• Delicate, double flowers painted pink with apricot tint.
The color of the petals may vary depending on weather conditions,
shimmering in different shades of golden and pale pink with peach and salmon tones.
• The diameter of the flowers is about 12 cm; they are resistant to adverse weather conditions. Over time, bright inflorescences do not fade from sunlight, the petals do not crumble from wind and rain.
The bush blooms all summer, from July to September. Glossy dark green foliage decorates it. The strong pleasant aroma of flowers fills the garden, the fragrance from the flowers is fruity with a raspberry hint.
Variety of varieties and species
Variety Augusta Louise belongs to the modern garden group of Tea-hybrid roses. The wonderful aroma, which can be felt at a distance, betrays a kinship with old tea roses.
Preparing and planting flowers
In central Russia, rose seedlings of Augusta Louise are planted on a flowerbed in late May or early July, when night frosts are no longer terrible.
The size of the planting hole depends on the quality of the soil in the garden.If the earth is infertile, a pit is made large, about 80 cm deep, in order to fill it with fertile soil. This is the main condition for good flowering and successful wintering of the rose.
If you plant the bush incorrectly, it will not bloom profusely. In the Augusta Louise sapling of the standard rose, it is necessary to deepen the vaccine two fingers below ground level.
To fill the landing pit, prepare a fertile mixture of compost (3-year exposure), sand and humus. It is advisable to add bone meal (200 g per planting hole) - it contains many nutrients, thanks to which the rose will develop well.
1. Having filled the pit with fertile soil, it is watered, and only after that they start planting roses.
2. The level of penetration of the vaccine is checked using a bar, which is placed across the hole.
3. After two weeks, when the rose has taken root, top dressing begins.
4. A planted rose must be shaded so that there is no burn on the leaves.
5. Around the bush put pegs and cover it with a spanbond until it takes root in a new place.
6. When the rose is well rooted, the leaves will evaporate a sufficient amount of moisture, and shelter is not needed.
The nuances of growing and caring for flowers
Caring for the Augusta Louise rose includes top dressing, watering, weed removal, loosening the soil, pruning and shelter for the winter.
For a beautiful and long flowering, it is important to prune the roses correctly.
• The first pruning is carried out in the spring, immediately after removing shelter from the bushes.
• Then do a second pruning on a strong kidney, removing weak shoots.
• In early summer, when rose bushes stand with buds, do a third pruning, removing blind shoots. These are those branches that do not have an upper growth point. Such branches are cut off at the bottom of the sheet, after which they are fed with fertilizer with a high nitrogen content.
• In addition, wild growth is cut all season long.
In the spring and summer, the Augusta Louise rose is fed with complex fertilizers - in the spring with a predominance of nitrogen, and during flowering and in the summer with phosphorus-potassium preparations. Top dressing is carried out 2 times a month until the beginning of August, combining them with watering.
Breeding
Hybrid tea rose “Augusta Louise” propagated by cuttings, which are rooted in fertile soil or planted on a stock.
By dividing the bush, it is impossible to propagate a varietal rose grafted on a stem. It will not grow from seeds either, because it is hybrid.
Diseases, pests and control methods
The Augusta Louise variety has a high immunity to fungal diseases and is rarely affected by pests. But a thorough inspection of the bushes does not hurt.
• Rose treatment becomes relevant in the spring. Sick branches with black spots are cut, capturing healthy tissue by 1 cm. Slices are treated with Rannet paste. The pruner is wiped with Chlorhexedine during pruning so that the infection is not transmitted.
• In addition to pruning, the bushes should be sprayed with copper sulfate (1% solution), Hom, Bordeaux mixture, Topaz or Skor. Sprayed early in the morning, in the evening or in cloudy weather.
• In addition to fungal diseases, a bacterial burn is found on roses, it is not treated with fungicides. The leaves turn brown and dry. For the treatment of affected plants, you can use the drug "Fitolavin", which contains natural antibiotics. Spraying is carried out several times a season, alternating treatments with fungicides.
• If pests settle on roses, they treat the bushes with systemic insecticides.
Technology of sheltering roses for the winter
In central Russia, roses need shelter for the winter. Preparation consists in pruning the shoots and leaves, processing with fungicides if necessary. Long shoots are shortened in autumn, leaving 25-30 cm above the ground.
Unlike other varieties, the Augusta Louise rose grafted on the stem is frost-resistant and can withstand a drop in air temperature to -23 ° C. Therefore, many gardeners believe that this variety is enough to cut and spud in the fall with land.But winter often brings unpleasant surprises, and the thermometer can drop to -30 ° C.
In order not to risk a valuable variety, it is better to make a special air-dry shelter in the fall. To do this, build a frame around the bushes from improvised materials - polypropylene pipes, spruce branches, wooden planks.
A non-woven covering material is pulled over the frame, leaving the ends of the cover open for ventilation. When it becomes known about the approach of frost, the shelter is lowered, completely fencing the bushes from the cold air. The edges of the covering material are pressed to the ground with bricks.
Use in landscape design
There are a lot of options for decorating the plot with roses of “Augusta Louise”.
• This variety is planted on a flower bed in combination with other flowers and shrubs or a separate flower bed, collecting different types of roses on it.
• Use the rose as a tapeworm on the ground grass, it looks great in mono-plantings due to the lush and abundant flowering.
A good background for the “Augusta Louise” are hedges of evergreen shrubs - boxwood, juniper, thuja, holly mahonia.
• Roses make out the entrance to the house and curbs along garden paths.
• They are planted in rock gardens, on rocky slides, around a gazebo or artificial reservoir.
• You can grow rose bushes in bulk containers, portable or buried in the ground on the site.
• A rose is well suited for cutting - a fluffy hat of flowers and buds on one stalk resembles a whole bouquet and stands in a vase with water for up to 10 days.
Even a beginner gardener can grow a beautiful rose of the Augusta Louise variety, it is almost as unpretentious as a park rose, tolerates frosts and is rarely sick.