Park rose: description, care rules, planting and propagation, photo

• August 21, 2018
• garden plants
• Malysheva Irina

Park rose is a beautiful plant that successfully combines its lush flowering with the vitality of wild species. The bushes are strong, in good health, relatively tall - usually reaching one and a half meters. Flowering begins in early summer and lasts for more than a month.

It can be grown not only by experienced flower growers, but also by beginners who have recently just learned what it is - a park rose. These plants have increased winter hardiness. Despite the fact that their homeland is subtropics. Even in the middle latitudes of Russia, such roses can withstand winter without shelter.

Decorative types

The group of park roses includes all species of decorative rose hips. They bloom much earlier than cultivated varieties - from about the beginning of June. They have a pleasant smell. And in August they are decorated with orange fruits.

In Russia, rose hips are widely used in cities to decorate parks, squares, and areas near houses:

1. Wrinkled rose (Rosa rugosa). The pyramid-shaped bushes are tall, reaching one and a half meters. The name of the plant justifies its wrinkled, shiny foliage. Dark pink flowers, up to ten centimeters in diameter, smell fragrant. This enjoyment begins early in June and continues throughout the month.
2. White rose (Rosaalba). Gorgeous spreading bushes about two meters high are visible from afar. At the end of May, they are covered with countless buds, which open into flowers six centimeters in diameter, collected in clusters into loose inflorescences. The subtle scent of roses is carried far from the plant by the warm wind.
3. Prickly rose (Rosa spinosissima). A very unpretentious plant. The height of the bush can be from seventy centimeters to two meters.

   Its flowers are not double, milky white, with bright yellow stamens. Pleasant aroma. Blooms in May. The stems are covered with many small thorns.

Thanks to the painstaking work of Canadian and English breeders, varieties of park roses have been developed that have large double flowers. The new plants are not sissy at all. They steadfastly resist most diseases and withstand the difficult Russian winters quite confidently.

Description of the plant

Park roses are the most unpretentious and hardy representatives of the Pink family. This is a large group of flowers that includes decorative varieties of rose hips, as well as ancient varieties of roses - moss and centrifolium. All varieties are used for urban and garden landscaping. The bush responds well to pruning, so the planting can be given almost any shape.

Externally, it is a medium-sized shrub up to 1.5 m high. It is very branched, so when planting it is important to leave enough space between plants. The buds appear quite early, the flowering is abundant and long-lasting. Its color is very wide - from dark purple to orange and yellow. Double flowers consist of dozens of petals, making it look decorative and voluminous. The shrub has high frost resistance, but when grown in middle and northern latitudes, it is advisable to provide shelter for the winter.

Beauties from Canada

These park roses grow comfortably in cool climates. They bloom well in the capricious Russian summer. In the south of the country, Canadians are too hot, they are languishing from lack of water. Roses overwinter without shelter, withstanding even cold temperatures of about thirty-five degrees for a short time.

Some of our most common varieties:

1. John Davis. Large light flowers have a classic shape and look very elegant. The bush is two and a half meters high and pleases with its beauty all summer until the cold weather. It is impossible not to notice - its subtle aroma will invite you to admire the pink park roses.
2. John Franklin. It grows into a neat bush a little more than a meter high. The roses are reddish, similar to double carnations, collected in small inflorescences. A very pleasant light smell is the hallmark of the variety. Blooms all summer long.
3. Morden Sunrise. Large flowers, approximately eight centimeters in diameter, are painted a pleasant orange color with a pink blush. The bush grows no higher than one meter, but despite its growth, it is very resistant to many diseases.

Varieties

Let's get acquainted with the most spectacular and popular varieties of park roses.

Golden Celebration

The variety is suitable for growing in the climate of the middle zone, the Moscow region, as well as the Urals and Siberia. The flowers are distinguished by their splendor, magnificent rich yellow color and wonderful aroma with a hint of caramel. The variety tolerates frost quite well, and caring for the plant is easy.

Chinatown

The flowers are honey-yellow and have a fruity, rich aroma. The shrub grows spreading, branched, densely strewn with foliage and flowers. It is unpretentious and can develop quite safely even in poor soil.

Alexander MacKenzie

This is a Canadian park rose, bred specifically for growing in cool climates. The shrub is able to withstand temperatures down to -30 degrees without shelter.

Flowering is very long, lasting literally all summer. The shape of the buds is similar to that of a tulip; when they bloom, they take on a traditional shape. The petals are a beautiful shade of pink.

The variety is extremely unpretentious in care and can easily be grown anywhere in the garden - both in the sun and in the shade. In addition, it has genetic resistance to many diseases and is easy to take cuttings.

Martin Frobisher

The bush grows tall and can reach two meters. The flowers smell very pleasant and have a wonderful pink tint. The variety is undemanding and unpretentious.

Wasagaming

This variety does not require winter shelter, which makes life much easier for the gardener. The flowers are deep pink in color and have a strong, pleasant aroma. The bush can reach a height of 1.8 meters. An extremely decorative variety, a real decoration.

Graham Thomas

The variety boasts wonderful golden-yellow large flowers. The flowers are double and bloom for a long time.

William Shakespeare 2000

One of the most famous English park roses. Bright, rich red flowers bloom on the spreading bush - large, with a velvety surface. In addition, the aroma of the plant is simply delicious. Flowering continues throughout the warm season.

John Davis

According to gardeners, this Canadian variety is best suited for growing in the Moscow region and in regions with a similar climate. The plant boasts rather large pale pink flowers - lush and double. Flowers are collected in inflorescences, which make the shrub even more spectacular.

The duration of flowering is impressive - the rose retains its decorative effect until frost. The variety tolerates cold resistantly, in warm regions and without shelter, including in Belarus.

Champlain

The variety is suitable for cultivation in Siberia and the Urals, not to mention the middle zone. It has very beautiful flowers - delicate velvet scarlet with contrasting yellow stamens in the middle. Blooms continuously from early summer until the first frost.

The bush grows compact, but grows slowly, as it begins to bloom early, and immediately luxuriantly and abundantly. It is resistant to frost and easily resists various diseases.

Morden Sunrise

A delightful variety of park rose, suitable for growing in cool climates. The flowers are rich yellow with a pink border. Contrasting flowers look especially impressive against the background of dark green lush leaves. An adult plant can survive the winter without shelter and reproduces remarkably well by cuttings.

Abraham Derby

The shrub grows very quickly, moreover, it is strong and resistant to disease. Flowering occurs twice during the growing season, the flowers are beautiful - cup-shaped, apricot and honey in color. An interesting feature is that the edges of the petals are pink. The plant has a delightful aroma.

Hybrid varieties developed in recent years are capable of blooming almost all summer, decorating gardens and parks. In the conditions of our country, Canadian frost-resistant varieties are most often used, as well as English ones. Note that Canadian park roses are more unpretentious and resistant to cold, but English ones bloom more luxuriantly and last longer.

English ladies

These park roses cannot be confused with others. Sturdy plants, tall and spreading, completely covered with large, heavy flowers. Each variety of unusual roses can be identified by its individual scent. The shape of the flowers repeats the pictures from ancient engravings and gives the plants a sophisticated charm. Several descriptions of park roses from England:

1. Abraham Derby. The flowers are densely double and large in size. They have a lovely antique bowl shape. Near the bushes there is a light aroma of fruit. The flowers are apricot with pink edges, but show their color in cool weather. In the hot sun, the delicate colors fade. This variety grows well up to two meters, is not affected by diseases, and has two clearly defined waves of flowering.
2. Benjamin Britten. The cup-shaped large flowers carry distinct wine notes in their scent. The color is very rich, red with an orange tint. Combined with its small (up to a meter) growth, such brightness makes the plant a wonderful accent in the garden. Like all “English” people, it is practically not susceptible to disease and is unpretentious.
3. William Shakespeare - 2000. An improved replacement for the famous variety of red roses, William Shakespeare. It is characterized by amazing resistance to weather surprises. Huge double velvet-red flowers are also collected in large brushes. When they bloom, they look like deep bowls. Each flower stays on the bush for more than two weeks, and later opens to a flat state. Roses emit their characteristic scent. The bush is erect, quickly forms and blooms.
4. Graham Thomas. Among the English representatives, the most popular is the yellow park rose. Excellent variety.

   Such a rich color is difficult to find even among hybrid tea roses. Traditionally, cup-shaped flowers smell like expensive teas. The rose branches beautifully, forming a beautiful bush. Blooms continuously all summer long.

How to choose a site for planting

Before you start planting park roses, you need to choose the right place for this. A sunny area with good ventilation, but not too open, is more suitable for plants. But these roses can easily come to terms with partial shade.

You need to pay attention to the composition of the soil. Park varieties will grow well in soil that meets the following conditions:

• contains many nutrients;
• light and loose;
• soil acidity is close to neutral (pH 6-7).

Loam is most suitable for such conditions. If the garden has soils with different characteristics, the composition is adjusted by adding the missing elements.

All that remains is to choose a planting scheme and dig holes in accordance with it.

Condition requirements

Let's find out in which place in the garden and in what soil it is best to plant park roses.

Location and lighting

Park roses do not have any special requirements for the level of illumination - they can grow both in the sun and in partial shade. However, the shrub will have the best decorative effect if there is ample lighting.

Temperature

Most plant varieties survive cool temperatures quite well. There are also varieties that do not require shelter even for the winter.

Humidity and drafts

Park rose can be grown in fairly dry air, but drafts are best avoided. To prevent the rose from being exposed to cool gusts of wind, it is recommended to plant it on the south side of buildings and fences.

Priming

Park rose can grow in poor soil, however, it will show its best decorative qualities in fertile, humus-rich soil. The best choice is loam. The soil acidity level should be moderate.

It is not advisable to grow the plant in dense soil. If the soil on the site is clayey, it is recommended to loosen it with compost and sand before planting.

Important: in loose, fertile soil, plant cuttings take root much faster.

Planting plan

It’s not difficult to create a spectacular flower garden yourself. A ceremonial rose garden and picturesque mixborders will become the pride of the garden if you take into account the rules of planning and think through the harmony of rose varieties with the surrounding plants.

As a component of a living composition, the rose is a wonderful universal plant. It works great as a solo plant, or can look good in combination with other plants. The most common types of flower beds, convenient for planting and caring for park roses:

1. A flowering border is a classic form of a rose garden. Suitable for placing such tall and bulky varieties along the hedge. Plants are placed in a checkerboard pattern at a distance of 100-150 cm, filling the free spaces with other varieties and types of roses.
2. Mixborder is a very popular flower garden. Flowering herbaceous, tree and shrub plants are planted on a fairly wide strip. It is necessary to take into account the growth rate and the growth area of ​​plants. And also choose the flowering time of the plantings so that the mixborder always blooms. Large plants are placed in the background of the composition. The middle ones are placed closer to the center, and ground covers take place in front and between them. These can be either herbaceous perennials and annuals, or shrubs, even creeping woody plants.

Responsible moment

What you need to pay attention to when choosing rose seedlings from a seller for your garden:

• On the label. High-quality seedlings are always provided with a tag. It contains information about the variety: which group of roses it belongs to, what conditions it prefers, the name of the manufacturer. The ADR mark is assigned to varieties that are especially hardy in unfavorable conditions and resistant to diseases.
• On the number of shoots. Top quality seedlings have three freely spaced shoots. Two strong shoots are also not bad. But the price category should already be lower.
• On stems and buds. They should be a nice green color. The bark of the shoots is intact, without damage or foulbrood. The buds are large and well developed.
• On the roots. Choose whole ones, not broken ones. If the root system is closed, the substrate should be moist and not overdried.

Finally, you can start planting roses. If the seedlings have an open root system, then before planting they must be immersed in water for several hours. Carefully trim the roots with pruning shears, trying not to damage the white thread-like shoots. The stems of the seedling need to be trimmed, leaving 2-4 buds.

The holes for the roses are made in such a size that the roots are well spread out, and the root collar is buried into the ground by about eight centimeters. If a seedling is planted with a clod of earth, the hole should be about ten centimeters wider and deeper than it.

The young bush is carefully covered with soil, holding it at the desired level. Having compacted the soil, the plant is hilled up another fifteen centimeters, and a groove is made around it for water. Water the planting well.

Top dressing

It is worth paying due attention to feeding the bush. Initially, fertilizers and minerals are added at the end of August; before that, all fertilizing should have been done during planting.

In the autumn, products containing potassium salt are applied under the root (wood ash, from which the infusion is initially made, helps effectively).

Adult roses need feeding only during the growing season; feeding should only be avoided during flowering. Organic substances are used for fertilizer: wood ash and cow manure. For 10 liters of water, take a liter of litter and 200 milligrams of ash. Manure can be replaced with chicken manure if necessary.

Fertilizers make the roots and crown hardy, flexible, and flowering varied and abundant.

Park roses: care and cultivation

When purchasing these beautiful plants, you don’t need to think that the troubles will end with planting. While the bushes are still very small, they need special care. It is the efforts of the grower that will help the roses grow beautiful, resistant to pests and diseases.

The root system and shoots of plants are formed within three years. All this time you will have to loosen the soil, carefully water it, patiently apply fertilizer, and, if necessary, prune.

Water is especially important in spring and summer. Plants are actively growing and blooming. In the photo, the park rose feels great.

With the onset of September, watering is not needed; the plant begins to prepare for winter.

After planting the bushes in the spring, in dry weather, they are watered once every three days. Then it is enough to do this weekly. You can immediately see if the rose does not have enough water. The shoots stop growing, the flowers become smaller, the foliage withers and crumbles. The norm for watering an adult bush is a bucket of water at a time.

After a day, you can begin to loosen the soil. This will improve its breathability. The procedure is carried out carefully, avoiding damage to the roots and removing weeds.

Mulching of the tree trunk circle is carried out using organic matter, approximately five centimeters thick. This gardening technique will help keep the soil moist longer, prevent the roots from overheating in the heat, and reduce the number of weeds. Humus, peat, bark, chopped straw, compost - all this can serve as mulch and, over time, provide the rose with additional nutrition.

As a rule, this procedure is carried out in May. In autumn, you can mulch in October, before the soil freezes. But first the weeds are pulled out. From time to time everything is repeated again.

In the spring, at the beginning of the season, park roses are fed with nitrogen fertilizers containing microelements: magnesium, boron, iron. Special fertilizers are diluted in water and applied after watering. A second soil enrichment will be required in August or September. Eliminate nitrogen, increase the content of potassium and phosphorus. In October, it is enough to put rotted compost as mulch. Next year the plants will get a good start.

Conditions for growing seedlings in open ground

In central Russia, planting of park roses is carried out in mid-May or at the end of August until the second half of September. Autumn planting will allow the seedlings to take root before the onset of persistent frosts. Seedlings with a closed root system are planted throughout the growing season. For planting, it is best to use two-year-old seedlings; such seedlings quickly adapt and take root in new conditions.

Seedlings with a closed root system require preparation before planting:

• The roots are shortened by 1-1.5 cm.
• Elongated roots are cut to a third of their total length.
• Damaged roots are cut back to a healthy area.
• Shoots that are damaged and dried out are removed.
• Healthy shoots are shortened to 4-5 buds.
• 12 hours before planting, seedlings are kept in a container with water.
• Before planting, the root part of the seedlings is rolled in a clay mash.

In the table we consider recipes for soil enrichment and the rate of application of components that improve the mechanical structure of uncultivated soil:

Two weeks before planting seedlings, it is recommended to add humus to the soil with the addition of superphosphate and wood ash in a ratio of 200-250 g of superphosphate and 150-200 g of ash. The seedlings will have enough fertilizer applied for a whole year. Rooted seedlings are fed in the first year of life only if fertilizers were not applied before planting. In such cases, add a liquid infusion of mullein to the soil at a rate of 1:10.

In the table we consider the types of fertilizers, the timing and rate of their application for park rose seedlings older than one year:

The best period for propagating park roses by cuttings in central Russia is spring; for the southern regions, cuttings are planted in the fall. Before spring planting, small mounds of fertilizer are formed in the prepared holes and sprinkled with enriched soil. After planting, the root collar of the seedlings should be 4-5 cm deep in the soil.

The root system of the seedlings is applied to the mound, the roots are carefully straightened and covered with fertile soil.

• Watering. The first part of watering is carried out when the hole is partially filled with fertile soil. The second watering is when the hole is completely filled. As soon as the water is absorbed, a thin layer of fertile soil is laid on top.
• Hilling. To protect them from drying out, the seedlings are covered with a layer of soil up to 20 cm. As soon as the active growth of the seedlings begins and the shoots grow by 3-4 cm, the bushes are unearthed. This procedure is carried out in cloudy weather, which will avoid a sharp transition from wet to dry conditions for keeping seedlings. The unplanted seedlings are sprinkled with compost or peat in a layer of up to 5 cm.
• Trimming. It is not recommended to prune shoots before autumn planting. Seedlings up to 30 cm high are planted, which will protect young plants from frost throughout the winter. In spring, young plants are unplanted and pruned in the same way as in spring.

Reproduction

It’s easy to grow your favorite variety in the garden in the right quantity. Every gardener has a photo with the names of park roses that have sunk into their soul. There are several methods of reproduction:

1. By layering. At the beginning of the growing season, the stem is bent to the ground and, secured there, dug in. Young plants emerge from the buds, which are separated and planted in a flower bed next year.
2. Overgrowth. In the spring, one-year-old offspring are separated from the mother bush, the stems are shortened by one third and replanted.
3. By division. Overgrown young bushes are cut into small parts - divisions - with pruning shears. This procedure can be carried out in spring or early autumn.
4. By cuttings. The most labor-intensive method, but it allows you to get a lot of planting material at once. Cuttings are taken both green (in spring) and woody (in autumn). All shoots are planted for rooting only in the spring.

Pests and diseases

Although park roses have good health (especially modern varieties), it is still necessary to be fully prepared in unfavorable circumstances.

In wet years, some plant species can be affected by spheroteca. It is known to gardeners as powdery mildew. A gray coating appears at the bottom of the leaf. The spores quickly spread throughout the plant, and the disease spreads to neighboring bushes. It is dangerous for roses and can lead to death. To prevent this, in early spring the plants are sprayed with the following preparations: “Topaz”, “HOM”, “Skor”.

Among the pests that can visit the rose are the crimson weevil, leaf roller, garden beetle, and spider mite. They do not attack every year, and they will not be able to harm the plant so much that it will disappear completely. But when there are a lot of them, they spoil the decorativeness of the bush and depress it. In the photo there is a park rose and a pest - the garden beetle.

The larvae feed on roots and buds, and the adults gnaw out everything: buds, leaves, flowers. Therefore, beetles must be collected and destroyed. And the plants are sprayed with “Aktellik”, “Vermitek” or “Fitoverm”.

Wintering

Despite the fact that park roses are frost-resistant, preparation for winter is an important part of care. It is especially important to carry it out for young plants under 3 years of age. To do this, after flowering, remove all buds and leaves, and then hill up the soil along the entire diameter to a depth of 30 cm.

It is necessary to mulch the soil, which will protect the roots from hypothermia. The stems are tied firmly to a support and then wrapped in craft paper or cotton cloth. When growing in the north, it is advisable to additionally use spruce branches or agrofibre.

Reliable prevention

Compliance with agricultural practices and careful attention to park roses will help prevent the appearance of diseases and pests. Experienced flower growers advise:

• water only at the roots, avoiding getting the leaves and flowers wet;
• feed roses in time according to the season;
• carefully periodically loosen the soil under the plants;
• pull out weeds;
• in the fall, avoid watering altogether;
• In late autumn, trim unripe young shoots and remove leaves.

By choosing a well-lit place in your dacha or garden plot, preparing the right soil and providing proper care, it is not at all difficult to grow such wonderful park roses as in the photo.

What it is?

Speaking about park roses, it is immediately worth noting that there are several subgroups of such plants.

There are three in total:

cultivated rosehip species;

antique roses;

hybrids bred by modern breeders.

The park rose blooms early, and this process lasts up to a month, and in some varieties longer. The colors of the buds are very multifaceted: you can see both soft white flowers and specimens of deep purple color. To the touch, the bud is a little rough, terry, and the number of petals exceeds 100 pieces - no other variety of roses can boast of this.

Park roses can also be divided into two large groups:

• bloom once;
• blooming repeatedly.

The first variety most often grows in private plots, where the gardener has the opportunity to renew the plant annually. However, here you need to take into account an important nuance: you cannot cut off last year’s shoots: this will lead to flowering simply not happening. But such roses are incredibly frost-resistant; some varieties can easily spend the winter without additional shelter. Roses that bloom repeatedly do not always have the advantage of cold resistance. Here, too, there are excellent varieties that can survive the winter without any problems, but there are also those that require not only shelter, but also bending of the branches.

Let's consider the advantages of all park roses:

long and beautiful flowering;

excellent resistance of most varieties to Russian frosts;

availability of a wide range of species to choose from;

the ability to decorate and enliven any landscape design;

good resistance to diseases and pests.

There are several disadvantages that also need to be taken into account:

some varieties do not tolerate winter well if they are not prepared;

the plant requires proper watering and care;

Every 4–5 years you need to divide the bushes.