How to grow bush roses. Planting and care

The queen of flowers of a rose is not more finicky in nursing,than any garden flower. Modern floristry has 200 thousand of its varieties. It's hard to believe, but an ordinary dog ​​rose gave them life. And so you can say that the rose is considered to be the oldest of the flower crops. It is impossible to tell about all the representatives of the family, and therefore we will give the deserved attention of one variety - bush roses. Planting and care, varietal features and much more - in this article.

How to distinguish a rose from a rose?

This, of course, is a play on words, but with a hidden meaning: for a thousand-year history of cultivation, the rose has undergone so many crosses, improvements and changes that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish one species from another. So, not every amateur is able to answer what the rose looks like, but how - shrub or park, and even more so - floribunda or grandiflora. Note, these are not exotic names of varieties,

but species definitions. In order to distinguish rose shrubs (photo on the right) from, say, park, some knowledge and experience are needed. And all because, in principle, they do not differ very much. Park more like a cultivated dog rose, and their use is in full accordance with the name. These bushes allow you to grow to the size that allows the landscape design of the territory.

A fundamentally different approach requires shrub roses. Planting and caring for them are carried out mostly in house flower gardens, in country estates, in summer cottages. The sizes and color scale of varieties of bush rose are various. The bushes are literally covered with terry buds with the finest scent. The formation of shrubs is closer to the requirements that are imposed on the stems: do not let them grow larger than certain sizes.

The main thing in growing

These flowers require timely pruning not onlyspring, but also throughout the flowering season. Growing up to 1.5-2 meters in height, the bush can thicken so much that it will require thinning in the height of summer. Without regret, it is necessary to remove sterile shoots, withered and stalks, as well as faded stems. Fresh air and light - that's what the bush roses all the time want. Care also consists in the regular feeding of the bush with liquid mineral fertilizers for rosaceous, then it will bloom long and luxuriantly. And now directly about how to plant and grow shrub roses.

Planting and care

Plant a rose early in the spring before the buds swelling, butonly after frost. Before you lower the seedling in the hole, the roots should be dipped in a liquid clay solution to protect from an aggressive environment and rapid survival. The roots should be shortened with a secateur up to 30-35 cm. The stems should also be cut before planting so that on each branch there are 4-5 strong buds. Do not be afraid of pruning - from the sleeping buds will quickly go shoots and reach the desired length, and so will be year after year. Leave on the stalk is best those shoots that gave not lateral, but radical buds - they will be the strongest and tallest. If you select a variety correctly, you can ensure that from the very beginning of summer until the first frost blossomed on the site bush roses. Planting and care, cultivation These varieties, in principle, differ little fromothers, but unlike, for example, from rose roses, which can be simply wrapped in paper for the winter or sprinkled with snow, bushy must be sheltered for the whole winter - long shoots are more prone to freezing.