Variety Frederick Mistral bred in the 90s. last century in England. Breeders sought to combine the beauty of the bud with a delicate color and disease resistance, which they managed to implement.
Main characteristics
The plant of this variety is tall, the average height is from 90 to 150 cm. The upright thick branches decay as they grow older, creating a voluminous shrub. The size of one flower when closed is 10-12 cm, and when opened, the diameter increases to 20-27 cm.
On one bush no more than five flowers can bloom, but more often it is one. Opening gradually, he becomes terry. Laying the petals is classic, which gives volume. Color varies slightly within a pale pink hue. The inside is darker. With wilting, a slightly noticeable spraying of white color appears, which evens out the color even more.
Rosa Frederick Mistral
Important! Rosa Frederic Mistral blooms in Central Russia from mid-July to early September.
The stem and elongated leaves have a bright dark green hue. They are little susceptible to disease. If it rains early in September, brown spots may appear.
In addition to resistance to microbes and fungi, the variety has an excellent flowering time - from one and a half to two months, provided the weather is warm with minimal rainfall. With careful care, the cut flower can be stored for a long time.
The disadvantages of the variety Frederic Mistral:
- unsuitability for frosts, temperature changes, the need to cover with burlap for the winter;
- unsuitability for high humidity.
When planting, the position of the shrub is taken into account, since you need to prepare a place for active growth.
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Preparation and disembarkation
To prepare for planting, you must select a place for the bush. The soil should be neutral or slightly acidic. It is necessary to refrain from planting in clay soil, otherwise the rose will die from a lack of substances and soil hardness. Wet or even marshy areas are also unsuitable for the variety.
Note! Groundwater is also taken into account, because from them the soil becomes waterlogged, which can provoke rotting of the roots.
Frederic Mistral is a rose that loves the sun and does not tolerate shade, so it will like open, well-ventilated spaces more. At the same time, flowers do not lose color. However, the high heat above 30 ° C spoils the appearance of the buds, deforming the petals. To preserve the species, you will have to cover the plant with light tissue and water it more often.
Mistral Rose Planting
Time and order of landing
In order for the flower to take root, preparation begins in mid-March. The root is moved to a cool place, adding mineral fertilizers if necessary. By the end of May, subject to stable warm weather, they will arrange a landing:
- Prepare the pit. Its parameters depend on the size of the seedling. The main rule is the absence of trauma or kink of the root. Usually enough 50 cm in depth and 35 cm in diameter.
- Pour the mixture to the bottom for fertilizer. Rosa Mistral is not whimsical, but in the first days the plant will need strength to adapt.
- The roots of the bush are neatly trimmed by 1-2 cm.
- Put a bush and carefully fall asleep with the earth.
- After completion, you must definitely water the rose Frederic Mistral.
Important! You can not use additional drugs to disinfect the soil, since fungus and microbes rarely annoy this species.
Care
The rose will not take root in a soil poor in minerals, and also in too dry or too wet soil. Water the plant:
- after disembarkation, and until it takes root twice a week;
- during active growth, you can shorten the procedure to a single watering for seven days;
- with the formation of kidneys, the process needs to be re-involved;
- cut back during flowering.
Top dressing and cultivation
Loosening of the earth around the bush is carried out monthly, as well as after irrigation and after fertilizing with special compounds. Top dressing should be done:
- industrial complex fertilizers after trimming branches in the spring;
- potassium sulfate in late spring or early summer;
- during the flowering period, you need to refrain from feeding;
- potassium sulfate in the autumn after flowering and before the first frost.
Pruning and transplanting
Trimming should be done with a sanitized and sharp tool. Preventive is performed monthly: dried buds and leaves are removed. Before leaving for the winter, the plant is also prepared by removing the upper 8-12 cm from the stem, and the section is treated with activated carbon, which is finely crushed for this.
Pruning roses Frederick
The transplant should be organized in the early spring, as well as the landing. The day before the date, the plant is abundantly watered. At a newly selected location, they dig a deep hole of at least 60 cm in depth and 45 cm in diameter. Half of it is filled with a mixture of sand and humus, and then rammed with watering. The root is carefully placed without creases, fill the voids with mineral fertilizer. They fill it with earth and water it again.
Wintering
Since the rose does not tolerate frost, it is closed with burlap or spanbond. How to do it right:
- Spud the earth around the plant and cut off all the leaves.
- Lay dry leaves, branches at the base. Some gardeners use spruce branches.
- The stem is carefully bent, laid on a layer of dry plants, fixed with an iron bracket.
- An iron frame is installed on top, which is covered with a prepared cloth. Fix the ends, breaking them into the ground. But you need to leave a small opening of 15-20 cm so that excess moisture comes out through the hole.
Flowering roses
No written description can be compared with the present species of the Frederic Mistral clan. Flowers of pale pink bloom in late July, but the buds are tied already at the beginning of the month. Slow opening is accompanied by a gradual increase in the sweet aroma.
Important! During flowering, there is no need to feed the rose with fertilizers, and after completion, you can use industrial mixtures or potassium sulfate. This will help restore strength and prepare for winter.
Reasons for lack of colors
A rose does not bloom if:
- the technology of transplantation or disembarkation is violated;
- the roots froze during wintering;
- the place of growth is windy;
- soil or climate is not suitable for the plant.
Breeding
Roses Frederick Mistral propagated by cuttings. To do this, cut the shoot from 20 to 40 cm long in the fall, place it in the ground and leave it in a cool dark place. At the beginning of March, a stalk is dug out before planting and placed in water for an hour and a half. When he gives roots, you can transplant into open ground.
Propagation of roses by cuttings
Disease
Frederick Mistral is a variety that is resistant to many pests and diseases. But sometimes ailments occur in this plant. Common diseases:
- powdery mildew. It looks like a dense white coating, is treated with a solution of soda and warm water. 30-35 g of baking soda is dissolved per 1 liter before processing, the bushes are completely sprayed;
- aphid is a green insect. To get rid, you need to prepare a decoction. A piece of laundry soap is rubbed onto a 10-liter bucket of water and a wormwood bush is added. The mixture is boiled for 20 minutes, after which the bush is sprayed.
Rosa Frederick Mistral is hardy and unpretentious. Beautiful views and persistent aroma, combined with a long flowering period, will surely make the bush an adornment of any garden.
