Among the musk roses that are popular with gardeners, the Havenley Pink rose has been an invariable favorite in recent decades. In order to achieve intensive and prolonged flowering of the hybrid, it is necessary to create suitable conditions for plant growth.
Rose Heavenly Pink (Heavenly Pink) - what kind of variety, the history of creation
Rose Heavenly Pink is one of the most popular subspecies of musky roses bred in Germany at the beginning of the last century. Peter Lambert managed to create several types of hybrid plants that have an excellent appearance, perfectly take root and do not require special care. In Russia, the most cultivated varieties of Mozart and Heavenly Pink. Rose Heavenly Pink appeared in Russia in the second half of the 1990s. In Europe, the variety has been actively used for landscape gardening since the second half of the last century.
Rosa Havenley Pink
Short description, characteristic
The characteristic features of this variety, confirming the purity of the hybrid, are the shape of the bush, leaves and flowers. It is possible to determine that the plant belongs to the Hevenly Pink variety by such pronounced signs:
- the height of the bush of an adult plant 3-4 years reaches about 1 meter;
- the leaves are small, with a characteristic oval shape, have a characteristic sharpening at the end of the leaf;
- leaves throughout the season have a rich dark green color;
- monophonic flowers pale pink;
- the shape of the flowers resembles hydrangea flowers;
- the fragrance has subtle floral notes.
Note! The popularity of the variety is the reason for the sale of falsified planting material. That is why it is recommended to buy seedlings in nurseries cultivating this hybrid.
Bush of roses during the period of active flowering
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Havenly Pink rose has good frost resistance and can winter without shelter. True, this applies to regions where the temperature does not fall below -23 ℃.
The hybrid is characterized by long flowering throughout the season. In the southern regions, this period begins in late April and ends in late October. In the central regions, this period lasts from May to September. One of the main advantages is resistance to most diseases and pests. It has an interesting aroma characteristic of musk.
The disadvantages include the demand for soil - the plant gives preference to fertile soils rich in potassium. Therefore, when growing, it is necessary to constantly fertilize with potash fertilizers.
Needs systematic watering. During a drought, the flowers become small, especially after the formation of fruit on the shoots.
Use in landscape design
The main role of the hybrid, as well as other muscat roses, is a second-plan plant. The intensive growth of flowers with a diameter of 2-3 cm looks great as a background for the main composition. The size of an adult bush reaches 1.5-2 meters in diameter.
The plant is used in park design as a zoning tool. Roses look impressive as a culture planted along wrought iron fences - highlighting the beauty of the art metal in soft pink.
The option of placing a bush on a flower bed
Growing a flower how to plant in open ground
The optimal planting is considered to be seedlings. However, enthusiasts use other methods of breeding roses.
In what form is landing
For breeding using traditional methods for breeding roses - layering, cuttings and growing seedlings from seeds. Propagation by seeds is the most laborious method, requiring great care and patience. Seeds are harvested in the fall and, after drying and disinfection, are sown in a greenhouse. After emergence, transplanted into a container for distillation. With the onset of spring, hardening is carried out. Seedlings are planted from seeds, usually in mid-June, when the threat of frost passes.
Layers propagated in the presence of a large number of young healthy shoots. The shoot is bent to the ground and the staples are fixed with a segment of 10-15 cm. The top of the shoot is raised and fixed vertically. An earthen hill 10-15 cm high of densely rammed moist earth is formed over a bent section. Usually layering is formed in May-June during the period of active vegetation, before the onset of flowering.
Attention! To obtain a healthy layering, the buds on the layering are cut to bloom.
When cuttings are cut shoot with 5-7 nodes of leaves. It is dipped with the cut end into the root solution. After that, a stalk is planted in the prepared hole so that 3-4 kidney nodes are underground. After backfilling, the stem is covered with a glass jar and watered abundantly. After 21-28 days, when new shoots appear, the can can be removed.
What time is landing
The optimal time for planting seeds for seedlings is the beginning of March. When the bush is formed by layering, all work is carried out after the end of the first stage of flowering - depending on the region, this may be May or June.
When grafting is done in June-July in the summer. You can use material from spring pruning, then forcing starts in early March, and landing in open ground is carried out in late June.
Location selection
Rosa is very demanding on the choice of a place where it will grow and the quality of the soil. When looking for a place for a bush, it is better to pay attention to areas with partial shade or where the sun falls only part of the day.
The most comfortable are considered fertile soils saturated with potassium and phosphorus. The plant does not tolerate drought, which is why it is necessary to systematically water and mulch the soil under the bush.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
Before planting, the seedling is placed for 4-6 hours in a root solution. This will optimize the growth of the root system of the plant. For planting, a soil mixture is prepared from 2 parts of compost, 2 parts of fertile land and 1 part of sand. When planting, it is recommended to prepare 300-400 grams of fresh wood ash for addition to the soil mixture.
Flowering roses
Landing procedure step by step
When preparing the landing pit, you need to consider the size of the seedling. The pit should be such that the point of shoot growth is 1-2 cm above the ground. Further, the landing algorithm has the following form:
- a pit of the necessary depth comes off;
- in the middle of the pit, a mound is formed from the prepared soil for planting a seedling;
- a sapling is set on the mound, and the roots are spread on the sides of the tubercle;
- filling the pit with soil, tamping the soil and forming a hole for irrigation;
- after watering, mulching is done.
Plant care
Starting from the first days after planting, it is necessary to monitor and correctly carry out all agricultural practices - watering, top dressing, mulching, pruning.
Watering rules and humidity
Hybrid musk varieties of roses demanding watering. They prefer slightly moist, but not waterlogged soil. Therefore, you need to make it a rule on the second day after watering to do loosening and mulching the soil.
Top dressing and soil quality
Along with the application of mineral, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers in spring and autumn, it is recommended that wood ash is regularly applied once every 15-20 days and fertilized with a solution of organic fertilizers.
It's important to know! Rose does not tolerate heavy and acidic soils. Constantly make dolomite flour or lime on acidic soils.
Pruning and transplanting
Musk rose Hevenly Pink is characterized by intensive growth, which is why pruning is done to form the correct bush to form the right bush throughout the summer season.
On a note! An abundantly flowering rose plant Heveli Pink needs timely pruning of faded buds to prevent the appearance of fruits and a deterioration in the quality of flowering.
Features of wintering a flower
An adult plant usually does not shelter for the winter. But it is recommended to cover young bushes with spruce branches or straw. The hybrid is considered frost-resistant - it can withstand frosts up to 23-25 ℃ below zero.
Blooming buds
Flowering roses
Rose Heavenly Pink has a long flowering period from mid-May to early October, depending on the region of growth.
Period of activity and rest
The variety description confirms that the period of activity is characterized from early May to early October. The rest period is from mid-October to the end of April.
Care during and after flowering
During the flowering period, it is recommended to monitor the regime of watering the plant and cut off faded buds in a timely manner. Periodically inspect the plant in order to identify pests and diseases.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible causes
The main reason for the lack of flowers on the shrub is adverse weather conditions - a long spring, lack of sufficient moisture and the wrong place to plant.
Note! In case of lack of moisture, it is recommended to change the watering mode. If the planting location is incorrect, transplant the bush in a favorable place.
Flower propagation
Rosa Havely Pink is propagated perfectly by cuttings and layering. Growing seedlings from seeds is a very painstaking and difficult matter, therefore it is easier and more reliable to plant precisely cuttings. In an extreme case, the method of grafting the process onto the stem of the decorative rosehip is allowed.
When produced
For cuttings, young shoots from 2-3 summer bushes are used. It is best to harvest in June-July.
Detailed description
For cuttings, shoots with 5-7 bud nodes are used after flowering of the bud. Flowers should easily separate from the shoot.
The cuttings are cut at an angle of 45-60 degrees and immediately placed in a solution of a growth stimulator. After 4-6 hours, the plant is transferred to a container or to the planting site. At the cut end, the leaves are trimmed and 2-3 cuts of the skin are made with a sharp blade.
3-4 kidney nodes of the shank are buried in the ground and covered with a jar so that there is no air access. The landing site is constantly watered. After 21-28 days, after young shoots appear, the can is removed.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
Most often, the plant is damaged by insects - aphids and caterpillars. For prevention, it is recommended to spray with tobacco dust infusion or a solution of laundry soap. In cases of disease, the use of complex specialized drugs for the prevention and treatment of rose diseases is recommended.
Due to the excellent aesthetic properties, unpretentiousness and a long flowering period, the Havenley Pink rose is actively used both in decorating individual estates and in landscape gardening of city parks.
