The right location is important for many roses. Source: Colourbox.de
Roses are considered the queen of flowers and are the most popular garden plants. Not without reason: numerous varieties bloom during the summer and also exude a wonderful scent.
However, the rose is also considered delicate. Many rose owners complain of foliar diseases. To avoid this, you should be familiar with the varieties, as well as with rose care – from pruning to plant protection. With the right tricks, you can even successfully keep deep-rooted roses in the vase.
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Which variety of rose is the best?
To go along with the huge variety of varieties, the General German Rose Novelty Test (ADR) tests roses for, among other things, frost resistance, flowering effect and flowering joy, fragrance and resistance to foliar diseases.
More than 150 varieties have received awards so far. Up to 50 new varieties from Europe are tested every year.
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The right place for roses
Successful planting of roses starts with the right location. Roses love the sun and do best in a warm, airy location. Most varieties prefer full sun, but there are also varieties that thrive in partial shade (with at least five hours of sun).
Although roses like warmth, covered patios or south-facing walls can cause problems. The reflection of the sun’s rays creates very hot and dry air, which favors the appearance of powdery mildew and mites.
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The ideal soil condition
The soil in which roses are planted should be deep, well-ventilated and loose. Because roses have long roots that go deep into the ground.
A medium heavy soil made from a mixture of clay, humus and sand is ideal. Nutrients and water are well retained here, and at the same time they are permeable, loose and airy. Very heavy or clayey soil can be improved with sand mixtures. In the case of sandy soil, updating with special soil conditioners, clay or compost helps.
Also, a rose needs enough space on the bed. If it is pressed down by other plants, the air cannot circulate sufficiently and the risk of mold infestation increases.
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This is how roses should be fertilized
Roses are heavy feeders and require proper fertilization.
In summer, it makes sense, especially for varieties that bloom several times, to apply a little additional fertilizer after the first flowering.
From mid-July it is better to leave out the complete fertilizer. Instead, a better potassium-rich fertilizer can be added so that the wood can mature sufficiently before winter and thus receive the ideal variety-specific winter hardiness.
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cut roses correctly
To promote flowering roses, wilted flowers should be removed immediately. When the last flower of an inflorescence has withered, the entire bud, including the three-leaved pinnate leaves, must be removed. This removes hormone inhibition so that new flowering buds can develop below the interfaces. If you omit pruning, the rose will bloom lazily.
As light is important for growth, it is better to encourage a few strong shoots rather than leaving too many. Shoots that grow inward must be removed at the base. Also completely cut off weak and diseased shoots.
Roses react fiercely to wrong pruning.
The biggest mistake is to give roses a “one size fits all” cut, cutting them whenever seems appropriate. After that, it can quickly become a real thicket, because roses react impetuously to the wrong pruning. Always encourage shoots that grow in the right direction.
If winter is approaching, you should not cut the roses, but wait until the end of February to avoid frost damage to the cutting.
roses on the porch
You don’t have to do without roses on your balcony or terrace either. You can actually keep them in a pot if you keep a few points in mind:
- The bucket must have a diameter of at least 30 centimeters and be deep enough (about 40 centimeters).
- The drain hole in the bucket must be covered with a shard.
- Lay a layer of expanded clay drainage on top (about three to five centimeters).
- Fill in the pink soil.
- Plant the rose with the grafting point two inches deep in the soil.
- Place the bucket on “feet” so that the water drains easily
After about two years, the rose will likely have grown so large that it will have to be planted in a larger pot or cut back. To do this, remove the rose from the pot and reduce the root and above-ground shoots to the appropriate size. Then you plant them with fresh rose soil in the bucket again.
To make the garden perfect, you can combine roses with perennials. The location requirements of the rose must match those of the perennial. Strongly unbridled plants that crowd the roses or provide little air supply should be avoided.
Flower shapes that contrast with the rose shape are visually successful. Examples of this are panicle flowers, veil flowers, vertical flower candles or lady’s mantle. The tallest growing perennials, such as fragrant nettles, leaf litter, and cranebills, are also suitable companions for roses. Likewise, some grasses can be a nice addition.
Clematis are a good addition to climbing shrubs and roses. Or you choose a clematis with the same flowering time as the rose to enjoy the interplay of colors and shapes. Or you deliberately choose a clematis with a different flowering period to extend the flowering period.
The combination of rose and lavender is also very popular, but it raises some problems in practice. Lavender has different nutritional needs than rose. He likes it dry and sparse, while the rose wants to get enough nutrients and moisture. In the long term, one of the two plants will not be able to develop well.
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