Description of "Florentina" roses and the rules for their cultivation

Specialist tips for watering roses in summer

If your garden is not equipped with automatic drip irrigation, then you need to take care of traditional irrigation. Some experts recommend watering roses every other day. If this is not possible, then this should be done at least once a week.

Most gardeners know not to water their plants in hot weather. With this, everything is clear, since the drops on the leaves behave like lenses that attract the sun's rays. From what burns are formed.

Roses should not be watered not only in the heat, but also late at night. The drops of water remaining on the leaves will not have time to evaporate overnight. Wet spots form "open gates" for the invasion of pathogens.

If there is no other time for watering, it is worth making sure that the water does not fall on the crown, but is directed to the very root.

Luke Stimpson is the leading expert of the English nursery “David Austin Roses

Plant care

The main occupations of flower growers in relation to Florentina:

• regular weeding;
• loosening;
• mulching the soil around the bushes.

Note! Mulch not only retains moisture, but also reduces the risk of gnawing insects on bushes

Watering rules and humidity

Water is used warm, rainwater, settled is best suited. Moisten the ground twice a week by sprinkling. If abundant dew falls, watering is reduced, and on dry days - increased. Up to a bucket of water is poured onto the bush once.

Top dressing and soil quality

In the spring, the shrub needs nitrogen-containing mixtures, feeding is carried out in the phase of active growth. In summer, soluble minerals are needed, which include phosphorus, potassium, and calcium. It is necessary to maintain the acidity at the level of 5.5–6.5, not higher.

Important! The acidity is determined immediately after the snow melts, using indicator strips

Pruning and replanting

Sanitary pruning is done in the spring when the buds swell. Remove frozen and old shoots. For abundant flowering, the branches are pruned so that 5-7 buds remain. For long lashes, the very tip is cut.

Summer pruning involves removing wilted buds. Before wintering, a shaping "haircut" is carried out.

Note! In young bushes in the first year of flowering, the buds are cut. This procedure helps the bush to form large inflorescences of the next year.

Features of wintering a flower

In areas where there is no severe frost and a lot of snow falls, roses do not require the arrangement of temporary shelters. In temperate latitudes, branches are removed from supports in autumn, placed on supports so that they do not touch the ground. Throw on top with spruce branches or dry branches. Standard bushes are covered with spunbond or thick film.

Buds look good in a vase, stand in bouquets for a long time

Acclaimed masterpieces from Cordes

	Rosa Cordes Jubilee (lat.Kordes Jubilee) The variety was bred for the 125th anniversary of the Cordes company, registered in 2012; Straight bush, powerful height 120 - 140 cm, bouquet roses, for cutting; Dense double flowers up to 15 cm in diameter. Multi-colored petals, with a border along the contour; Kohler changes over time; Persistent aroma, mix of jasmine, heliotrope and vanilla; Resistance to diseases and frost resistance are high, the variety is re-flowering
	Rosa Kordes Brilliant (lat.Kordes Brillant 1983) ‘)); (w || (w = [])) && w.push ({id: b, block: ’5201’});}) (window, document, "mtzBlocks"); Hybrid tea variety, bush height up to 1.5 m, width about 70 cm; The branches are thick, erect, the bush is oval; The flowers are cupped with a diameter of 9 - 10 cm, the terry is average; In the inflorescence 3 - 4 buds, bloom in 2 - 3 weeks, bloom in waves; The color is red with a slight orange tint, there is a subtle aroma; Disease resistance is average, and frost resistance is very high. The diamond blooms perfectly in the Urals and Siberia
	Rose Flammentanz (lat.Flammentanz 1955) A climbing rose with a bush height of up to 3 m, requires support. There are many large thorns on the branches. In the German interpretation it is translated as the dance of the flame; Flower diameter up to 8 cm, crimson-red color, medium doubleness, no more than 40 petals; Roses grow in clusters along the entire length of the branch; It blooms once in July, but if you cut off all the blossoming buds, then at the end of August you can expect a second wave; High winter hardiness, no shelter required, average disease resistance
	La Perla (lat.La Perla 2006) Hybrid tea rose with a bush height of 100 - 120 cm, a width of about 70 cm. The bush is erect, powerful, almost without thorns; Flowers with a diameter of 10 - 12 cm, medium-sized 30 - 40 petals, creamy color; Flowering begins in late June and continues until frost; Cutting bouquet variety, on branches 1 bud each; Frost resistance is close to absolute; La Perla is immune to most diseases and pests, plus it does not crumble in the rain
	Beverly (lat. Beverly 2007) Erect shrubs up to 80 cm high, up to 50 cm wide. Cutting variety, 1 flower per branch; Medium-double flowers up to 40 petals, diameter 8 - 10 cm, bright pink tinting; Differs in a noticeable sweetish aroma in which citrus fruits are heard; In terms of winter hardiness, the rose is focused on the Moscow region, in the northern regions in winter it requires good shelter; Disease resistance average
	Kupferkonigin (lat.Kupferkonigin 1996) A hybrid tea variety, an upright bush in Russia grows up to 80 cm high and 40 cm wide; Cutting variety, on a branch 1 - 5 flowers; The flowers are two-colored - mustard yellow above and copper-apricot below. Medium-double buds, up to 40 petals; The smell is subtle, unobtrusive; Repeated blooming roses, delight the whole season, tolerate rain well; Winter hardiness and disease resistance are average, the variety is focused on the climate of the Moscow region

Rose bloom, why the flower has no scent

The buds are terry, with a large number of petals. It is believed that they do not smell, but in fact exude a light, delicate scent that combines fruity and floral notes. There are few oils in the petals, the ethers are volatile, they rise upward along with the evaporated moisture. For this reason, the aroma does not apply to the entire district.

Care during and after flowering

In the phase of rapid flowering, the plant needs feeding. Fertilizers are added to water for irrigation in a ratio of 1: 5, the prepared solution is diluted five times. After flowering, all the buds are cut off, watering is reduced, the soil is loosened. Florentina needs to prepare for wintering, accumulate nutrients in the roots.

What to do if it does not bloom, possible reasons

The bush does not release buds for several reasons:

• flower buds froze during the wintering period or during severe frosts. The second layer of flowers should appear in 10-12 days;
• too alkaline soil, acidity adjustment is carried out with peat or fresh manure;
• direct sunlight. With too intense light, Florentina's budding stops;
• insufficient watering. When it is dry, the buds that appear stop growing and dry out.

Note! When you change the care, the rose will again be covered with lush inflorescences. Buds are formed in layers, Florentina responds well to care

Division of the mother bush, young shoots, full-fledged roots are left on each division

Cordes

Cordes is perhaps one of the oldest leading rose nurseries in the world. It was founded in 1887, and since then, three generations of the sons of Cordes have been delighting flower growers with beautiful and unpretentious rose seedlings.

The peculiarity of the roses of this selection is enviable frost resistance in combination with long lush flowering. Judging by the fact that the roses of this nursery were brought into a separate group (Hybrid Kordesii), the experiments of the Kordes family gave a decent result.

Several dozen varieties of W.Kordes' Söhne has been awarded the title of Best Roses in the prestigious German ADR competition, as well as awards in other international competitions. For example, the floribunda of the Iceberg variety of the Cordes selection was once recognized as the World's Favorite Rose, according to the World Federation of Rose Flower Societies.

Other famous varieties of Cordes roses are Floribunda Sunsprite, Climbing Large-flowered Harlekin, Climbing Dortmund.

Flower propagation

Like all plants of the pink family, the climbing rose reproduces by dividing the bush, layering, seeds, budding. When propagated by vegetative methods, rooted plants are formed. When the aerial part dies, they grow back again - new shoots are released from the root collar.

Detailed description

Seeds are sown after stratification - they need to be kept in the cold for 4 months. The planting material is deepened by 1 cm, the soil is well moistened, sprinkled with dry fungicide (Fitosporin, Kaptan). Seedlings appear in 4-6 weeks and should be kept out of direct sunlight. Two months after the emergence of sprouts, the bush releases its first buds.

Important! Rose seeds have poor germination, no more than 20%. Seeds in the hole are covered with a pinch, 10-15 pieces each

Layers are used to preserve a decorative appearance; the layering procedure is carried out at the very beginning of spring. Branches located in the soil layer closer to the surface are used. They quickly develop roots. Cuttings are taken from adult bushes when the first wave of budding ends. All leaves are removed from the branches, the lower stem is dissected, placed in a growth stimulator for 2 hours, then buried. In this state, the cuttings take root within a couple of months.

Note! Cuttings are used for border planting, several plants of the same type are grown at once

The standard rose is grown on a scion. A purchased seedling must have a trunk thickness of at least 1 cm

Advantages and disadvantages

Rosa Florentina, described by gardeners and nursery farmers, has many positive qualities.

These include the following:

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• great appearance of the bush, buds;
• abundant and long flowering;
• high immunity to spots and other viral diseases;
• sturdy yet flexible shoots that are easy to form into a hedge.

The variety has few disadvantages. They do not relate to the aesthetics of appearance or the excessive demands of the plant on growing conditions:

1. Firstly, amateurs note the not too pronounced smell of the bushes. The scent is felt directly near the bud, but does not spread around.
2. Secondly, lush flowering and the declared size of the buds can be achieved only when grown on fertile soils or with systematic fertilization.