Planting ground cover roses
Choosing a landing site. Groundcover, like any other type of rose, is very fond of light. Having the right access to the sun's rays guarantees long-term flowering and bud formation, but at the same time, direct exposure to the scorching midday sun is not desirable for plants - the petals can get burned and wither. Planting in shady areas of the yard and in the garden under trees, or near walls is not recommended, as the root system can get sick, growth will slow down and the plant may die.
For planting, you need to choose sunny places.
It is favorable to plant ground cover roses in the southeastern or western side of the plot, where the sun's rays will be in the morning, and the shade from shrubs and trees will help create the necessary protection in the midday heat.
Another very important point is that it is necessary to plant seedlings on a slope and, preferably, on an elevation of 30-40 centimeters - to drain melt water in the spring. Planting on an elevated level guarantees effective access to the sun in summer and protection from severe frosts in winter. It is necessary to take into account, when planting, the degree of soil moisture on the site - roses do not tolerate excessive moisture and acidity, and in winter, a high level of moisture in the soil contributes to hypothermia of the root system.
When to plant. For regions with warm winters, autumn planting of creeping and carpet roses in open ground is more preferable, and for areas with severe and frosty winters, planting in spring will be more reliable.
In regions with cold winters, planting roses in the spring is preferable.
When planting in autumn, it is necessary to shorten the shoots a little, since the main pruning of the flower is always done in the spring. In the spring, the shoots are cut in such a way that 2-3 buds remain in strong plants, and 1-2 in weak ones.
Preparing the landing site. In groundcover roses, the shoots droop low or creep along the ground, so weeding and planting can be a daunting task. To simplify it, the planting site should be prepared: remove large weeds, weed the soil. It is allowed to process it with "Roundup" followed by loosening.
All these actions are aimed at removing the stems and roots of harmful plants here and now. However, this is not enough, in order to further facilitate the care of plants, it is necessary to prevent their growth in the future. To do this, the soil between the planted bushes is mulched with bark, sawdust, decorative chips, black film. The thickness of the bulk mulch should be at least 3-4 cm so that weeds cannot germinate through it.
As for the composition of the soil, the most favorable soil for planting any roses is loamy, which transports moisture and oxygen well to the rhizome of the plant. Seedlings are poorly accepted and grow in dry sandy soils, which overheat in summer, freeze in winter and poorly retain nutrients. The best option for soil acidity is soil with a slightly acidic reaction in the range from 5.5 to 6.5 pH.
Landing. For planting, in the selected area, pits are formed with a depth of 50-70 cm and a diameter of about 50 cm; it is also permissible to dig a trench of the same depth and width as the landing hole during mass planting. The depth of the pit is formed based on the length of the roots of the seedling plus 10-20 cm.
During planting, it is advisable to water the soil layer by layer, which fills the hole - this way you will prevent the formation of voids, and after planting you need to tamp the top layer of soil, water abundantly and spud the seedling.After the new growth on the bush reaches 5 cm, it is recommended to uncook and mulch the roses.
Depending on the variety of ground cover roses, per 1 sq. meter planted from one to three seedlings.
Description and features of popular varieties
Of the approximately sixty cultivated species of stockrose, the pink mallow (A. rosea) is the most popular. Many simple, semi-double and terry varieties of various colors have been derived from her. The most common are biennial forms, but there are also one- and perennials. They bloom from July to September.
3> Enchantress
Annual 80 cm high.
Advantages and disadvantages
the bush is covered with large, 10 cm in diameter, peony-like flowers of bright yellow color;
in contrast to many double varieties, it retains its doubleness during seed sowing.
low germination of seeds.
Royal white
Annual stockrose about a meter tall with large double white flowers.
Advantages and disadvantages
bright whiteness of lush flowers;
pleasant aroma;
compactness of bushes.
low seed germination.
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Summer carnival
Biennial up to 1.8 meters high.
Advantages and disadvantages
one of the most spectacular, with large double flowers up to 14 centimeters in diameter;
a variety of colors - yellow, red, pink, white;
the ability to use as a hedge;
high resistance to drought.
strong susceptibility to damage by spider mites.
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Black whirlwind
Biennial stockrose with black flowers with a purple tint
The unusual color of large, up to 13 centimeters in size, double flowers is its important advantage
Advantages and disadvantages
low germination - about 60-70% of seeds;
frequent loss of terry.
Grows up to 1.6 meters in height.
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Antwerp
Perennial mallow of white, pink, maroon, yellow, lilac color. Height - up to 1.5 meters, flower diameter - 10-15 centimeters.
Advantages and disadvantages
unpretentiousness;
resistance to rust damage.
does not tolerate a transplant.
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Fairy necklace
Perennial stockrose with flowers 6-8 centimeters in size. Feature of the variety:
- flowers of any color seem to be edged at the base with a contrasting "bracelet", which adds special charm to them;
- powerful bushes, up to 2 meters high, do not break from strong gusts of wind, can be used as a hedge;
- plants are drought-resistant, unpretentious.
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Zebrina
A perennial variety with a height of 1-1.2 meters. The flowers are medium-sized, 4 centimeters in diameter, lilac in color with purple veins.
Advantages and disadvantages
in summer, the color is lighter, with the onset of cold weather, the background darkens;
blooms very profusely;
reproduces by self-seeding.
prone to blackleg and rust.
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Red maiden
One-year two-meter stockrose with lush double flowering.
Advantages and disadvantages
high decorativeness of red flowers measuring 10-15 centimeters;
lush bloom;
good drought tolerance.
easily damaged by pests;
needs a garter and removal of faded inflorescences.
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Fiesta time
Terry variety with a height of 1.5-2 meters.
Advantages and disadvantages
original flowers with a white border and crimson tints closer to the center;
high frost resistance.
requires a sunny place;
needs treatment for harmful insects and fungal diseases.
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Majoretta
A two-year semi-double variety, reaches a height of 60-80 cm.
Advantages and disadvantages
a variety of colors - from light yellow to black and burgundy;
early flowering period;
compactness.
needs an abundance of sun;
damaged by slugs, aphids.
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Lyubava
Terry biennial mallow 80 centimeters high.
Advantages and disadvantages
large dark red flowers with a diameter of 10 centimeters;
good frost resistance;
flowering is long.
terry is not manifested in all specimens.
The disadvantage is significant - terry is not manifested in all specimens, sometimes in less than a quarter of the planted bushes.
The small height allows the variety to be widely used in landscape design.
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Indian spring
Annual plant up to 1.5 meters tall, diameter simple flowers - 10 cm.
Advantages and disadvantages
undemanding to conditions, easily tolerates drought;
varied and rich shades;
blooms from June;
The Indian Spring has no particular drawbacks.
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Chater Maroon
A bush with double flowers up to 1.8 meters high.
Advantages and disadvantages
attractive with a burgundy shade of inflorescences;
keeps its shape well, can be used as a hedge.
for lush flowering needs moderately moist and fertile soil;
not resistant to fungal diseases.
Requires shelter for the winter.
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Pests and diseases
Slugs can settle on such flowers. Destroy them using special traps. To do this, on the area with flowers, you need to put several plates and fill them with beer. After about 24 hours, you will need to check the trap data and remove all slugs. This plant is quite resistant to diseases, but if it is planted near a metal fence, then the mallow is quite capable of contracting rust. It is very easy to find out about the infection, so, on the seamy side of the leaf plates, you can see dark red spots. Infected foliage should be trimmed and destroyed. In rare cases, infection with powdery mildew is possible. To get rid of it, use an appropriate fungicide or colloidal sulfur solution.
Post-flowering care
In autumn, after flowering ends, the shoots must be cut to the level of the soil surface. At the same time, you can enrich the soil with nutrients, for this, its surface must be covered with a layer of mulch (compost and humus). So, for 1 square meter you will need about 3-4 kilograms of mulch. For wintering, such a plant should be covered with dried leaves, spruce branches or straw.
Mallow root
The plant's powerful root can be used medicinally. A delicious broth known for its unique beneficial properties is obtained from it. You can use the broth as an external agent, as well as use it internally. In addition, a unique tincture based on mallow roots is widely used to effectively treat various inflammations and compresses.
In China, mallow root is used as a medicine for the treatment of dangerous bronchitis and pneumonia. In Tibetan medicine, this plant is used as a diuretic. In addition, the roots are prescribed for colds, for coughs, as well as for numerous diseases of the stomach and for the treatment of diarrhea.
Mallow leaves
In folk medicine, mallow leaves are used as an excellent remedy for inflammation. You can easily prepare a healing infusion at home. To do this, add 20 grams of crushed leaves to 200 ml of ordinary warm water. Such a fantastic mixture should be infused for about 2 hours, after which it should be filtered. It is recommended to take this mixture twice a day at the first manifestations of a cold and with symptoms of bronchitis. Fresh leaves of the plant can be applied to wounds and extensive skin inflammations.
For serious diseases of the spleen, a special therapeutic bath can be made. It is worth taking about 200 grams of mallow leaves, add Chernobyl and chamomile to them, in an amount slightly less than mallow, and then mix with a small amount of grains. You need to insist this exceptional mixture in a liter of water for at least a day. After that, you can fill the bath with infusion and take it before bed.It should be mentioned that various decoctions using the leaves of the plant are also used as emollients and anti-inflammatory agents.
Mallow extract
The miraculous extract of mallow has been used since ancient times. It is easily obtained by soaking the leaves and flowers of mallow. Due to the presence of essential vitamins and amino acids in it, it effectively relieves swelling and also soothes the skin. The peerless extract is considered to be an excellent stimulant that delightfully restores the skin's lining by stimulating cell regeneration. It should be noted that the acceleration of cell metabolism and collagen synthesis.
Moreover, this excellent extract also has a beneficial effect on the regulation of skin cell maturation. Thanks to the polysaccharides that make up the flowers of the plant, a gel is made. It has a calming effect on the skin. Mallow is widely used in cosmetics. You can see the presence of this plant on tubes of baby shampoos, various makeup removers, creams for sensitive skin, refreshing shower gels and various balms.
Useful properties of mallow
The chemical composition of the plant has been little studied. But it is known that mallow contains a large amount of vitamins C and A, carotene, and also secretes mucus. The seeds of the plant contain about 18% fatty oils. Mallow mucus has unique medicinal properties to a greater extent. It is thanks to this mucus that such a wonderful plant has an excellent enveloping effect. Mallow perfectly helps to liquefy and remove phlegm, and is also actively used as part of strengthening agents.
Caring for ground cover roses
Caring for ground cover roses does not differ much from caring for other types of roses. These flowers are considered unpretentious. They are rarely affected by diseases and are able to forgive some mistakes in care. The most important thing is to water them regularly and fertilize them as needed.
How to water. Watering should be done in the morning or when the sun does not shine directly on the bushes. If you neglect this rule, then the water that gets on the leaves will cause them to burn. For the same reason, it is impossible to spray and fertilize in the open sun.
As for the regularity of watering, both overflow and underflow are equally destructive for roses. Focus on the condition of the soil. Watering is necessary when the top layer of the earth dries out by 3-4 cm. In autumn, watering is reduced, gradually transferring the plants to a dormant period.
How to fertilize. Taking good care of your roses is, first of all, feeding. During the growing season, ground cover roses can be fed 3 times. The first feeding is carried out in early spring, 2 weeks after the appearance of the leaves. As a fertilizer, you can use the drug "Cytovit", "Agricola for flowering plants" or other complex fertilizers with a ratio of components: nitrogen (N) - 1, phosphorus (P) - 2 and potassium (K) - 1 part.
The second feeding is carried out about a month later, and during the flowering period, fertilizer is not applied. To stimulate the second wave of budding, re-flowering varieties are fertilized immediately after the end of the first flowering (it is recommended to cut off the faded buds if the rose does not shed them by itself). In the autumn period, feeding is carried out only with potash fertilizers for good ripening of the shoots.
Groundcover roses do not require annual pruning, which makes it much easier to care for these plants.
Pruning. Ground cover roses are practically self-forming, do not require careful annual pruning, and this greatly simplifies the care of these plants. They bloom on shoots of different ages.
Many experts recommend not pruning groundcover roses at all in order to maintain their natural shape. The most important requirement when planting is to plant them at such a distance from one another so that the plants do not interfere with each other.
Shelter for the winter
Many varieties of ground cover roses, especially undersized ones, are able to winter without special shelter - under a layer of snow. In winters with little snow and harshness, one should not rely on such a natural "fur coat". It is best to cover the whips with spruce branches or build a wire frame and throw lutrasil over it. The air gap above the roses will reliably protect them from the winter weather.
You can build a wire frame and throw lutrasil over it.
Shoots of tall ground cover scrubs should be bent to the ground. The bent branches are placed on a layer of spruce branches, otherwise, under the shelter, plants in contact with the ground can rot. From above, the shoots are also covered with spruce branches or other insulating material.
Healing properties of mallow
This plant has long been used in folk medicine. It has many healing properties well known to healers from different parts of the world. For example, an infusion made from foliage and flowers has long been treating inflammatory processes in the stomach, as well as bowel disorders. If you steam the foliage or flowers of the forest mallow (mallow) and add to a hot bath, then taking it will allow you to get rid of the spleen tumor as soon as possible. Mallow herb is included in almost all breast fees. A decoction is made from the flowers, which is used for compresses and lotions for various skin diseases. They perfectly eliminate itching, and also contribute to the early healing of wounds (most likely due to the mucus found in such a plant). Such flowers are also used in medical cosmetology, as they are able to restore the epidermis, and also have a preventive effect against pustular eruptions. Flowers are most often used in folk recipes, as they contain more vitamin C, sugars and keratin than foliage. And yet all such folk remedies have no contraindications or side effects. This plant has a softening, enveloping, tonic, expectorant, reparative and anti-inflammatory effect.
Cough saving tea: pour 2 full small spoons of crushed fresh flowers or leaves into a glass and fill it with freshly boiled water. Let it sit for 10 minutes and then strain. You should drink 2 or 3 glasses a day. If you want to add honey to the drink, then in this case you have to wait until the infusion is not hotter than 40 degrees.
In May, every year in Kamigam, which is a Kyoto temple, and directly in the city itself, the Aoi Matsuri festival is held, which is arranged in honor of the mallow. At the same time, people put on clothes of rich colors and parade along the city streets singing and dancing. This holiday arose several hundred years ago ...
Varieties
Stockrose suede
Stockrose has more than 80 varieties. It is customary to distinguish varieties with greater popularity: Biennial pink - has large flowers, has not only pink shades, up to 2.5 m in height.Perennial Crimean - is distinguished by the presence of large flowers, light yellow in color, up to 1.5 m in height.The plant is well suited as a decoration for a garden plot, and if you can harmoniously combine the height of plants, suitable shades and splendor of flowering, then you will get an ideal summer cottage. simple, semi-double and terry varieties can be white to black in color. Lush flowers can look like rose or peony inflorescences. There are varieties that have multi-colored petals. some varieties differ in petals with a corrugated structure. The varieties with tall plant growth are well suited for decorating fences, hedges and gazebos, as well as for decorating other buildings. Suitable for planting in the background of a flower garden or flower bed. Varieties that are popular, which have double flowers: Orange shade - double salmon. Red - dark ed. Multicolored - summer carnival.Pink - double pink. Burgundy - take it. Fionletovoy - violet. Cherry - double cassis. Bright red - a red maiden. Deep pink - the queen of beauty.
The varieties that are popular, which have simple flowers:
Multicolor - Antwerp and Indian Spring Black - Black Pyramids and Mulatto Miniature varieties
Stockrose black
These varieties have a height of 60 to 80 cm. Well suited for growing a plant in indoor flower pots, garden pots, flower beds, mixborders, in group plantings. popular varieties are: with double flowers - royal, with semi-double flowers - majoretta, with double flowers - nautilus. Most varieties are able to tolerate the pruning procedure quite well. Cut flowers are capable of not fading in water for a long period of time, while creating a pleasant atmosphere in the room. To create a bouquet, it is best to opt for branches with half-open buds. You can enjoy the flowering of the plant from the beginning of July until the end of September. Some varieties give off a pleasant aroma during flowering.
