Rosa Teasing Georgia is one of the representatives of English roses. The refined and elegant variety of park cultures is decoration of any greenhouse. The original type of flowering with a fruity aroma attracts gardeners in many countries. The plant is popular among florists and even has exhibition awards.
Variety characteristics, creation history
The flower has a romantic origin and is named after German journalist George Tornow. Her husband, a journalist and television presenter, Ulrich Meyer, decided to surprise his wife with an unusual gift for the anniversary. The English research firm helped him in this. Thanks to breeder David Austin and a family of German journalists in 1998, another rose variety was discovered - the climbing Georgina rose.
Rose Teasing Georgia adorns any greenhouse
Its terry, cup-shaped flowers of lemon and honey shades in diameter reach 12 cm. The plant rarely produces one bud, more often - 4-5 flowers in a brush. A sprawling bush requires frequent pruning, in favorable conditions it can stretch up to 2 m in height. The leaves are light green, glossy. There are few thorns. The flowers exude a rich fruity aroma with hints of cream and honey, for which they received an award at an exhibition in the UK. The culture is climbing, therefore, it needs support to form a bush.
Pros and cons of the variety
The disadvantages of Georgia are inherent in all English roses of David Austin:
- negative reaction to heat in the form of crushing flowers and burnout of their color;
- a large weight of flowers, under the weight of which the shoot bends.
Plant Benefits:
- plentiful, multiple flowering throughout the season;
- good bushiness;
- beauty, petal shape;
- the size of the buds and their number;
- non-fading bright green color of foliage;
- frost resistance;
- disease resistance.
Important! Rosa Georgina climbing, unlike other English roses, not tolerating rainfall, copes with a lot of moisture.
Use in landscape design
In landscape design, a rose, as a rule, plays the main role. Georgia looks beneficial both in the company of other plants, and in a single landing. It looks picturesque on a mown lawn or in the form of a frame of a park path. The plant serves as a picturesque frame of arches, arbors, can be the basis of a border or hedge. Composed with smaller flowers and shrubs, this rose sometimes acts as a backdrop. Often it is used to arrange ponds and fountains.
Rose can serve as a picturesque frame of the garden
Important! When making a personal plot, you need to take into account the nuances of lighting, soil properties, the size of the territory and the interaction of roses with neighboring plants.
Flower growing
The process of planting English roses in the soil has some differences compared to other plants. For a comfortable flower sprout, you need to prepare a suitable place for planting and high-quality planting material. They can be seedlings or seeds. Saplings build up the root system well, take root more easily and are unpretentious in leaving. Seeding is harder. Many of them may simply not germinate. Another drawback of this method is the loss of the parental characteristics of the species.
Landing place
Teasing Georgia Rose does not like open and brightly lit areas. She prefers shady places with short sunlight.
Important! It is not recommended to plant a plant in places of accumulation of rain and melt water. Experienced florists suggest placing a rose next to arbors, house walls and fences. These items will serve as protection and support for the bush.
Suitable time for landing
Landing is carried out closer to the end of spring. By this time, the earth has time to warm up to 12 ° C. Do not delay the landing before the arrival of hot days. Sometimes a rose is planted in the fall, before the beginning of October. Planting with the onset of cold weather increases the risk that the seedling does not have time to grow roots and die.
Preparing the soil for planting
The soil for the English rose Georgia Teasing should be fertile, loose, well breathable. The soil should be slightly acidic or neutral. With a large amount of clay, it is diluted with peat and coarse sand. Additives in the form of compost and manure are added to the sandy soil. If the acidity is high, it is lowered with wood ash, dolomite flour or chalk.
Disembarkation procedure
Planting an English rose Teasing Georgia requires special attention. The main stages of the procedure:
- Before planting, the roots of the seedling are treated with a root growth stimulator.
- Pits are formed for the plant, equal in diameter and depth to 50 cm.
- Organic fertilizers are added to the recesses.
- The finished landing site is watered with water (1 bucket per hole) and left for a day.
- After 24 hours, a seedling treated with a growth stimulator is planted to a depth of 10 cm.
- After a day, the bush is abundantly watered and spud.
After planting, the plant is watered abundantly
Plant care
The procedures for caring for the English Queen of the garden are little different from agricultural techniques of other varieties. This is regular watering, fertilizing, pruning and disease prevention.
Watering
The plant does not require high humidity. Enough moisture to a depth of 2 cm.
Note! Watering is best done in the evening. Bushy roses need less water than curly roses.
Fertilizer
Within a year after planting a seedling, it is recommended not to feed the plant. It is believed that planting fertilizer will be enough for him.
From the next year, top dressing is introduced regularly. Nitrogen fertilizers are needed for stem formation, phosphorus fertilizing - for the development of buds with subsequent flowering. Adding potassium to the soil will increase the flower's resistance to frost.
Pruning
The procedure is carried out until autumn frosts and early spring. At the same time, dry and broken branches are cut to build up young shoots. Stems can be cut to half or fifth of the total length. Sometimes only side branches are removed.
In order for young shoots to grow actively, you need to cut broken and dry branches
Important! To relieve stress from the climbing rose, Georgina is fertilized.
Wintering flower
For wintering, plants prepare a shelter in the form of a spruce tree and a film fixed on supports. Before this, the rose is treated with insecticides from fungal diseases. Branches bend to the ground, drip and cover.
Preparing shelter from spruce for wintering plants
Bloom
Flowering crops can be avalanche, repetitive and solitary. Usually the rose blooms profusely, but the formation of buds on old shoots can shorten the life span of the flowers.
Periods of rest and activity
Rosa Teasing Georgia blooms in early summer and delights with splendor of color until late autumn. Bushes abound in buds and bloom 3-4 times per season. The dormancy period occurs in the winter months, although leafy greens can persist until mid-winter.
How to care during flowering
To help the flower during flowering, it is necessary to tie the protruding shoots to a horizontal support. Organic fertilizers are also added.
If the rose does not bloom, you need to pay attention to such factors:
- whether the landing place is chosen correctly;
- plant age - if necessary, rejuvenate the rose with pruning;
- the presence of pests and diseases.
Rose propagation
There are several methods for propagating rose bushes:
- The seeds. This process is the longest, it is rarely used. There is a risk of a small percentage of seed germination.
- Air layering. The branch is bent to the ground and cut in the place of contact with the ground. The cut is treated with a growth stimulant and dripped. After root growth, the plants are separated.
- Division of the bush. The bush is dug up and divided into parts, which are planted in different places.
- Cuttings. Cuttings from young shoots are cut in the spring. They are rooted and planted in a container. Cuttings are transferred to the open ground only a year after cutting.
Cuttings - the most popular method of propagation of rose bushes
Diseases and Pests
Rosa Georgia is a disease-resistant crop, but sometimes powdery mildew and rust affect the flower. It happens that aphid attacks the plant. For prevention, spraying bushes with soap-soda solution, manganese or a decoction of wood ash.
If the bush withers and dries without signs of pests and diseases, it is worth checking the roots for the presence of nematodes. In this case, the roots are washed and treated with insecticides. Then the flower is planted in another place.
The indescribable beauty of the English rose Georgia
No description will convey the true beauty of the English rose Teasing Georgia. Many gardeners and florists are in love with this variety and are happy to grow it, despite the difficulties of care. Thanks to their efforts, this elegant and beautiful flower with a female name adorns garden plots and flower beds around the world.
