Scrubs (roses) are abundantly flowering tall bushes that have gained immense popularity due to their magnificent decorative characteristics, long flowering and unusual aroma. These roses have been singled out in a separate class since 1965 and very quickly became the favorites of gardeners and landscape designers. They are also called park, or landscape.
Roses scrubs - description and distinguishing features
This class of roses is especially appreciated not only for the beauty of a single flower, but also for their continuous flowering in large numbers. In addition, they have many other advantages.
- A great variety of bud colors - from lilac to brown, there are even variegated and striped petals, which makes the scrubs even more attractive.
- Most often, the shape and size of the flowers of such roses are non-traditional - non-double, semi-double, double varieties, small-flowered, with large inflorescences, etc.
- The leaves of these shrubs have various shades of green, including burgundy, the fruits of such roses are decorative, the thorns are picturesque, the bark is beautiful.
- Scrubs (roses) are characterized by constantly repeating plentiful flowering, from the first month of summer to autumn.
- It is in this group that many varieties of spray roses have a fragrant aroma.
- All varieties are distinguished by their strength and power, they can grow by 1.5 m during one growing season. At the same time, the bushes are very elegant and have flexible branches.
- They have winter hardiness and are little susceptible to various diseases. Easy shelter for the winter is enough for many, and Canadian varieties can easily survive frosts at minus 35-40 ° .
- Scrubs - roses, unpretentious in care, the only difficulty for gardeners is pruning.
The most heterogeneous group of modern roses
Breeders still have not come to a consensus on the classification of these plants, so scrubs (roses) are the most controversial group of these flowers. This includes varieties that cannot be assigned to any of the well-known groups of modern garden roses. Scrubs include both voluminous powerful shrubs, and English selection roses of D. Austin, as well as ground cover roses.
All scrubs, whose varieties are very diverse, have a very spectacular appearance. They can be grown as single plants on the lawn or in group compositions. You can give them various forms - a huge blooming ball or a magnificent fountain. Scrubs will be a wonderful decoration of any park or front part of the house.
If we divide the scrubs “by growth”, then 3 main groups are distinguished:
- semi-climbing roses - bush height from 1.5 to 3.0 meters;
- climbing - from 3.0 to 5.0 m high;
- curly - 5.0-15.0 m.
Roses scrubs - varieties
Semi-braided scrubs have not too flexible stems. It is better to grow shrubs of this group on vertical supports. Here are just a few of them.
- Sympathy Winter-hardy branchy hybrid with shiny leaves of a juicy green color. Brushes are formed from 3-10 bright red flowers with a raspberry shade and the shape of tea-hybrid roses. The first flowering is the most abundant, the subsequent - less. A very hardy plant, resistant to diseases, easily tolerates wind and rain.
- Flamman . It blooms very early and plentifully for a month, but once. Goblet-shaped red buds are collected in brushes of 3-7 pcs. The flowers are large, double, have a delicate aroma. It can be formed into a low climbing rose or takes the form of a hard spreading bush up to 3.0 meters high. The leaves are leathery, bright green in color. Very winter-hardy variety, slightly susceptible to disease and resistant to pests.
- Dortmund An excellent shrub for small gardens, blooms almost constantly. Brushes of non-large large flowers have a rich cherry red color and a delicate aroma. Inside the flower there is a white spot and a large yellow bunch of stamens. The foliage is thick and shiny, after flowering, large orange fruits appear.
More interesting varieties
- Hamburger Phoenix. Shrub with a height of about 3.0 m with strong shoots that are easily located on the supports. Goblet-shaped terry flowers of wine-raspberry color in diameter up to 6 cm and petals in white stripes form inflorescences up to 10 buds. It blooms very plentifully several times. The foliage is shiny, dark green. Very hardy scrub, tolerates winter well, resistant to diseases and pests.
- Ilse Kron Superior. Ideal for cold climates. Very interesting shrub with large flowers. It features elegant creamy white buds that blend wonderfully with dark foliage. After the flower blooms, the petals begin to bend, like in hybrid tea roses. Terry fragrant flowers are collected in small inflorescences.
These are roses (scrubs), the varieties of which are the best semi-climbing flowers for a cool climate.
In total, there are more than 65 varieties in the group of semi-climbing roses; new ones appear annually. Today there is no particular problem to buy climbing roses, the price for one seedling is quite reasonable. Own root crops cost about 150 rubles per bush. The price of grafted varieties from England is 650 rubles per scrub and higher.
Planting shrub roses
There is no exact rule for planting scrubs, it all depends on the sort of rose and the desired result. If it will be single bushes, then planting is carried out at a distance of 2.0 m from each other. In the case of group planting, bushes are located at a distance of 0.5 m from each other. This can be done in the form of a triangle or in a row, it is important to 1 square meter. there were no more than three plants.
It should be remembered that scrubs will bloom only in the second year after planting. The shoots of climbing roses are formed continuously, so the flowering period is extended and can be from 30 to 170 days.
Semi-climbing roses are widely used for vertical gardening. Great for decorating complex structures - arches, pergolas, decorative columns. With the help of climbing roses, you can hide small buildings, create a hedge.
Care for scrubs
It is not difficult to grow scrubs even for a novice gardener. Care is also quite simple and consists in timely pruning of the bush. You do not need to do this much, leaving 4-5 powerful shoots, on each of which 7-8 kidneys. If the autumn pruning is done more, then the rose will recover for a long time in the spring.
In winter, it is recommended to cover the plant by bending down and pinning the shoots to the ground. First you need to dig a shallow soil around the bush. In spring, damaged shoots are cut to the first living kidney.
Rose bush on the windowsill
Today, growing bush roses on the windowsill has become popular. Like garden varieties, a bush homemade rose in a pot will be a magnificent decoration, only of the interior.
Despite the fact that these
roses are miniature, they are also famous for a beautiful bush and abundant flowering, have a very different shape and color. Graceful foliage always densely covers indoor roses. Bushes of such miniature beauties usually grow up to 15-20 cm, but there are also up to 45 cm high. Flowers - from 1.0 to 2.0 cm in diameter and, as a rule, are collected in inflorescences.
The coral red Hi-Ho rose and the always blooming Red Cascade are especially original among the climbing mini-roses. The branches of such miniature roses can grow up to 1.0 m. Flowers on these bushes are formed both on last year's lashes and on new shoots. No less interesting is the Green Ice variety with flowers that have a hint of greenery.
In the modern flower market, there is a rather large offer of indoor roses. Everyone can afford such a luxury as a home rose bush. The price of miniature scrubs in a pot starts from 300 rubles and depends on the variety and age of the plant.
Transplanting a room rose
After you bring a miniature rose home, you can not transplant it immediately into a new pot. It is necessary to let her get used to the new conditions. It is best to put a bush on the window, which is located in the south or southeast, and do not touch it for two weeks. If the plant feels normal, then you can transplant it. And do not forget, roses do not tolerate drafts.
The size of the new pot should be approximately 5.0 cm larger than the old one both in height and in diameter. This affects the flowering process of the bush. Soil for a room rose should be correct, it is better to get it in a specialized store, because its composition and proportions are quite complicated.
In order to properly transplant a plant, it is necessary to observe a number of conditions. The expanded clay layer should be about 1.0 cm. If there are no holes in the bottom of the pot, the drainage layer should be increased to 3.0 cm. The rose should be transplanted with a lump of earth from the old container, so it must be watered 1 hour before. In the new soil, make a hole for planting and water it a little, wait until the water is absorbed. Transplant the bush without deepening it, water it and put the pot in a dark place for 2-3 days. Do not water the rose at this time!
We care for a miniature beauty
Rose bush home in a pot requires compliance with certain rules for cultivation and care.
- In order for the miniature scrub to please you with its flowers for as long as possible, do not forget to fertilize the plant in the spring and summer. Watering to produce in a tray or under the root.
- In the autumn-winter period, provide rest to the plant. Watering should become rare - it is allowed to leave the soil in the pot dry for 2-3 days.
- Before wintering, pruning is necessary.
- Remember the timely prevention and treatment of diseases of the rose. Modern preparations for indoor plants will help prevent problems and make processing simple and effective.
Reviews
Amazing plant - roses scrubs! Reviews of these shrubs are always enthusiastic, which attracts even more people who want to grow such a miracle in their area as lovers of these chic flowers. Gardeners tell the following.
The first winter after planting, the bushes, as a rule, are well tolerated, all buds remain alive. In the spring, a rose gives many buds.
There were times when a gardener, acquiring a climbing rose, received an not-so-expected result. The claimed variety was completely different. But even then lovers of scrubs were satisfied, since any varieties of curly roses are original and interesting in their own way.
All gardeners like that almost all varieties of scrubs actively form buds not only on the central stem, but also on young lateral shoots.
Shrub scrubs can tolerate many adverse factors, such as heavy flooding. Gardeners argue that after this, the rose can winter well and without any damage start to grow in the spring.
Those who have grown at least one bush of semi-climbing roses in their area have a desire to replenish their collection with other varieties. However, they are pleased to recommend that others pay attention to scrubs, delighted with the extraordinary beauty and wonderful aroma of these plants.
To summarize
Such a young, but already very popular class has a huge army of fans, both among professional landscape designers and among beginner rose growers. It is unlikely that anyone will be indifferent to such a universal ornamental plant as roses scrubs.
Scrubs are good for everyone. They are beautiful and unpretentious, hardy and abundantly blooming, with fragrant flowers of all kinds of color and size. These shrubs can not only become the center of your garden flower arrangement, but also adequately decorate your house or apartment. After all, a rose is the queen of flowers!