Climbing roses are used for vertical gardening of the site. One of the best varieties of culture in this regard is Perennial Blue, which is able to decorate the territory with its purple-purple inflorescences. Below is detailed information on growing rambler in the garden.
Rosa Perennial Blue - what kind of variety is it
The variety is a breeding product of English specialists. The climbing rose was launched in 2003, and already in 2006 received a prize at a competition in Baden-Baden.
Purple-purple inflorescences are evenly distributed throughout the plantation. The rose is known under several names: Perennial Blue, Mehblue, Mehv 9601.
Climbing Rose Perennial Blue
Short description
Bushes reach a height of 2-3 m, spread out up to 2 m wide. Inflorescences consisting of 5-10 flowers are formed on the stem. There are no thorns on the shoots or there are few of them. In full disclosure, the diameter of the bud is 3-4 cm. The semi-double flowers of lilac-purple thin the sweet aroma. Bushes can be formed in the form of a stem.
For your information! The aroma of roses is considered one of the strongest antidepressants.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of a climbing rose include the following qualities:
- ability to bloom again;
- decorative look;
- good immunity;
- easy to shape;
- adaptability to local climatic conditions.
The disadvantages include the burnout of the flowers when exposed to bright rays of the sun.
Use in landscape design
Perennial Blue bushes will look beautifully planted alone. When planting plants close to each other, you can create a hedge. A rose will serve as a vertical in landscape design, planted near pillars, columns, trees, and other supports.
Note! The most common use of climbing roses is to decorate arches.
Prennial Blue in landscape design
Flower growing
It is not difficult to grow a decorative rose, if you follow the rules of agricultural technology. It is better to buy bushes in the nursery of garden plants, where they were produced from the very beginning the required culture care. Before buying, seedlings carefully examine: they should not have signs of disease and pest damage.
In what form is landing
Young bushes 1-2 years old are planted on the site. They are grown independently from cuttings or purchased in a garden center, nursery. Healthy seedlings with a well-branched root system are chosen.
What time is carried out
Plants are planted in the spring after passing the threat of frost. This period is preferable for cold regions: bushes manage to adapt before the onset of frost. In warm areas, the rose can be planted in the fall.
Seat selection
Ramblers develop well in a brightly lit area without blowing cold winds. At hot noon they should be shaded, otherwise the petals will burn out under the scorching rays of the sun.
Note! Roses do not withstand high groundwater locations: the root system is affected by a fungal disease.
How to prepare a flower and soil
The site is dug up, if necessary, deoxidizing substances are introduced into the soil: lime, dolomite flour. If the soil is alkaline, it is diluted with peat. The rose is shortened to 2-4 buds, the root system is cut by 1 cm. Roots that have dried up during transportation are dipped for 10-12 hours in warm water.
Landing procedure step by step
Bushes are planted as follows:
- Dig holes with a width of 70 cm, a depth of 60 cm.
- At the bottom lay a layer of expanded clay or small stones.
- Then sprinkle with fertile soil.
- Set a seedling, fall asleep with soil above the root neck.
- Tamping the earth, watered.
Important! To keep moisture in the soil, the root circle is mulched.
The vaccination site is buried by 10 cm
Plant care
Rosa needs constant care. It should be periodically watered, fed, removed grass growing around the bushes. Mulching will help to maintain moisture in the soil. Forming and sanitary trimming are performed throughout the season.
Watering rules and humidity
The frequency of watering depends on the soil. Sandy loam soil dries faster than loam, so it is moistened more often. The top layer of land between waterings should have time to dry out.
Note! It is not necessary to irrigate from above: from constant contact with moisture on the leaves, bushes can become infected with fungal diseases.
Top dressing and soil quality
The decorative appearance of the climbing rose Perennial Blue is largely dependent on soil fertility. Every year the land is depleted, so constant feeding is required. In the spring, nitrogen fertilizers are applied, in the summer - a complex mineral composition. After flowering, the bushes are fed with potassium and phosphorus for laying flower buds for the next year, as well as for a successful wintering.
Pruning and transplanting
Every year they produce sanitary and shaping pruning. Broken, diseased branches are removed throughout the season. After flowering, buds are cut, taking away the forces necessary for the further development of the bushes. Unripe shoots are cut out in autumn, and the lashes are shortened.
Note! The trimmer must be sharp, sanitized.
Rose bush shaped as a stem
Features of wintering a flower
To make the Perennial Blue rose easier to tolerate the frosty winter, it is abundantly watered in late autumn. When the air temperature begins to drop to minus indicators, the bushes spud, and, if necessary, cover. The procedure can not be carried out in advance because of the threat of root and shoot sprouting.
Flowering roses
Inflorescences are formed both on young shoots and on old branches. Due to this feature, a play of shades from lilac-pink to lilac-violet is achieved. The stems of the rose are flexible, from them it is easy to form bushes of various configurations.
Period of activity and rest
Flowering plants begin in May, but the bushes are especially decorative in July.
Note! To achieve an almost continuous flowering, you need to pick buds that begin to dry out. And then after a short break, a new wave of flowering will begin.
Care during and after flowering
If the weather is dry and hot, the bushes are abundantly watered. When the inflorescences begin to fade, they must be removed. If this is not done, then baskets with seeds will begin to form, and the formation of new buds will be difficult. After flowering, the bushes are fed with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers.
Blooming Rose Perennial Blue
What to do if it does not bloom
Blooming roses is difficult for the following reasons:
- the bushes are too young. In the year of planting, the plants may not begin to bloom, and if buds begin to form, it is better to remove them: roses must first be well rooted, grow green mass;
- impact of climatic conditions. In dry, hot weather, especially with a lack of moisture, underdeveloped inflorescences that do not have time to bloom can grow in the bushes. Plants need watering at least 1 time per week;
- the root neck is too deep or, conversely, is too close to the surface of the soil. The vaccination site should be buried not less than 10 cm;
- shoots are not pruned. After the first wave of flowering, inflorescences with fragments of stems are pruned, otherwise the re-formation of buds may not occur;
- Unsuitable place to land. Roses love the direct rays of the sun in the morning and evening. Bushes should be shaded at noon. When planting roses in a moist dark place blown by cold winds, inflorescences will not be easy to form.
Note! After analyzing and correcting the mistakes, the gardener will soon admire the purple-purple inflorescences of roses.
Flower propagation
A gardener can plant a climbing rose on his plot in several ways: by grafting, grafting, dividing the bush, layering. In the latter way, it is especially easy to propagate the culture due to long lashes that easily sink to the soil surface.
Most often, a rose is propagated in spring. This period is favorable because young bushes have enough time for development before the onset of cold weather. The rose grown in the container can be planted on the site at any time along with a lump of land.
Propagation of roses by layering is as follows:
- Make a groove perpendicular to the bush.
- It is watered, the bottom lash of roses is laid in it.
- Nailed, covered with earth.
In summer, the place where the shoot comes into contact with the ground is watered, the earth is loosened around it, and weeds are removed. When young shoots sprout and strengthen from the lay, they are separated from the mother plant and planted in a permanent place.
Important! You can not use many layers for propagation from one plant, otherwise it will weaken, immunity will decrease.
Reproduction of climbing roses layering
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
Climbing roses have good immunity, rarely affected by diseases and pests. This can happen due to contaminated land, insufficient or, conversely, excessive watering. When diseases are detected, the bushes are sprayed with fungicides. Malicious insects are disposed of with insecticides.
Climbing roses have a great advantage over other types of culture. They can be used for vertical gardening of the garden, planting near supports, arbors, putting on the arch. It is this rose that is the Perennial Bleu, whose lilac-purple inflorescences can decorate any local area.
