To decorate arches, balconies and create floral arrangements in the garden, climbing roses are used. They combine with different types of flowers and plants and make flower beds beautiful and elegant. Most often, for this purpose, gardeners prefer to plant a Polka rose flower.
Rosa Polka (Polka) - the history of the variety
Variety Polka was bred by French breeders in the nineties. The rose bloomed for the first time in the Meilland nursery. In the same year, the flower was shown to gardeners in the United States. The flowers of the plant are lush and beautiful, have delicate shades.
Inflorescence of roses Polka
Flower description
Climbing rose Polka is a dense bush, the branches of which grow up to three meters in height. The flowers of the plant are large in size. They can reach up to twelve centimeters in diameter. Their petals are terry coated and produce a pleasant aroma.
Under different lighting shades of roses vary from light apricot to light pink. When the bud opens, the petals have an orange color, which brightens when fully blossomed.
Interesting to know! The aromatic smell of Polka rose becomes more intense in the evening. For this reason, it is recommended to plant it near the veranda or on the balcony.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of the rose bush polka rose should include:
- produces a large number of buds, which ensures continuous flowering throughout the summer;
- a variety of roses polka easily tolerates a decrease in air temperature;
- leaves are large with a shiny surface of dark green color;
- the bush is growing rapidly;
- rose climbing varieties of the shelf is resistant to fungal diseases.
Despite the advantages of the bush, there are also disadvantages:
- branches are very fragile and break with strong gusts of wind;
- during drought, buds wither;
- without fertilizer, the bush will cease to bloom;
- does not like clay and sandy types of soil;
- poorly takes root in lowlands where there is too much moisture.
Use in landscape design
If the rose is properly looked after, then it can grow and smell for fifty years. Lush flowers and branches that can curl high will become an adornment of houses, arbors. Look great in arch form. Most often, the flower is used as a hedge.
To create a floral arrangement on a flowerbed, it is recommended to plant a climbing rose in the center. Thus, the remaining plants favorably shade delicate flowers. It is not recommended to plant Polka next to plants with bright flowers.
Polka rose bush looks beautiful as a hedge
Flower growing
In order for the real rose bush Polka Butterfly to grow and smell on the site, you need to buy seedlings in the nursery. Shoots must be strong and healthy. They should not show cracks or mechanical damage. Before planting, the stems are trimmed, leaving no more than 15 centimeters. The roots are pruned slightly. Before planting, the dry root system is dipped in warm water and left to soak for 24 hours.
It's important to know! Before planting in the soil, the root system should be dipped in a mash of clay, manure and water. Thus, the roots will not dry out and take root quickly.
A polka rose is recommended to be planted in spring in the last decade of April and early May. In autumn, landing can be done a month before the onset of frost. So the root system of the plant has time to adapt to a new place.
Before proceeding with planting, you need to choose the right place. For him, even sections are selected. Rosa feels good both in open sunlight and in the shade. Loamy soil is best suited for the root system of the flower. When fertilizer is applied, Polka will also grow on other types of soil.
The planting procedure begins with the preparation of the soil. It is necessary to dig a hole to a depth of not less than 12 cm. Manure is put on the bottom to give the roots nutrition. It is important to take care of the drainage. For this, expanded clay or pebbles are suitable. The roots are treated with a mixture of clay and manure.
Polka Rose Planting Rules
In order for flower cultivation to be successful, you should familiarize yourself with the description of step-by-step planting instructions.
- dig a hole half a meter in width and length, 12 cm deep;
- put half a bucket of manure at the bottom and leave for a day;
- manure and soil are thoroughly mixed and completely fill the pit, making a small mound;
- a sapling is planted over the hill, the roots of which are gently leveled;
- the root system is completely covered by soil;
- at the end, the planted flower must be abundantly watered and spud;
- 15 cm of the stem are left above the ground, the rest is removed;
- the root zone is mulched with a layer of peat or humus.
Plant care
In order for the Polka rose to bloom and fragrance for it, careful care is required. The flower needs to be watered and fed on time, protected from diseases and pests.
With the help of pruning, the bush is shaped
Watering
The plant is watered every two weeks. Water is previously recommended to defend. It is necessary to remove weeds and loosen the topsoil.
Top dressing
After planting, plants are not fed for a year. The following spring, fertilizers are used that stimulate the growth of shoots and the growth of greenery. To do this, use:
- urea
- saltpeter;
- mullein;
- bird droppings.
As soon as the first buds appear, fertilizers need to be changed. In this case, apply:
- superphosphate;
- potassium salt;
- wood ash.
Top dressing is introduced in four stages:
- in early spring;
- during the formation of rosebuds;
- at the end of flowering;
- before wintering.
Pruning
Pruning a bush of climbing roses is a must. This procedure is done in order to give it the necessary forms. In addition, you need to clean up on time the old, faded branches, which are over five years old.
Wintering Polka
It is imperative to shelter a rose for the winter, regardless of the fact that it can tolerate a drop in temperature to -26 ℃. To do this, the branches are removed from the support and laid on the ground. They are covered with dry leaves and covered with spruce branches.
Flowering roses
The flowers of the Polka rose bush can rightly be called chameleons since they change color as they bloom. The color of the petals gradually changes its color scheme. Fully bloomed flowers have a diameter of 11-12 cm. A bush located on a horizontal support is strewn with both inflorescences and single flowers.
Flower propagation
Climbing roses, like other varieties, propagate using cuttings. To do this, cut off the shoot, ready for flowering. The bottom of the handle must be cut off at right angles and placed in a prepared substrate, and the top part is covered with a glass jar.
Additional Information! All without exception polka rose cuttings take root and begin to develop.
In order for the rooting process to pass successfully, the lower part of the handle is processed by the stimulator to form the root system. The first roots appear in a month. After this, the seedling must be transferred to the greenhouse. From the first days of October for a flower, the optimum temperature should be 5-10 ℃ above zero. And only in the last decade of January the air is warmed up to +20 ℃. A seedling is transplanted to a permanent place in May.
Sick Escape of the Polka Rose
Diseases and Pests
Rosa Polka can be affected by such diseases:
- gray rot;
- burn bark;
- bacterial cancer.
The plant cannot be saved from cancer. The only way to deal with this disease is proper care and prevention.
The most dangerous flower pests are aphids and garden ants. Gardeners use insecticides to combat them.
To make the garden beautiful and unique, climbing roses are suitable. Rose Polka will especially delight with her fragrance. It not only gives a large number of delicate flowers, but also fills the garden with a unique aroma.
