Rosa Barcarole is a medium-sized compact bush with noble velvet purple flowers and a delicate classic aroma, known to gardeners in many countries for more than four decades. Despite its considerable age, the culture does not lose popularity, over time, the army of its admirers only increases. We will get to know her too.
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Hybrid tea roses (the category to which the Barcarole rose is assigned) is a group of varieties of sought-after, modern crops, a feature of which is a long flowering time. French and Dutch catalogs for the mass consumer call this category of roses large-flowered, since the size of the bud is really impressive. The rose variety Barcarola fully meets the stated parameters of the group:
- It forms powerful non-spreading bushes reaching a height of one and a half meters when grown in the southern regions and greenhouses. In colder climates, the bush does not exceed 0.6-0.8 m.
- The stems are covered with reddish, and then dark green dense large leaves, on them there are almost no thorns.
- Buds of maroon, almost black color are formed, blooming into a classic purple flower with a diameter of up to 9-12 cm.
- Flowers have a pleasant unobtrusive aroma.
- Flowering bush continues until autumn.
The versatility of the culture is manifested in the excellent decorativeness of the bush and the possibility of growing for cutting. In industrial cultivation, the Barcarole rose is grown as a cut crop. However, this plant is also widely used in garden design. The rose is equally effective in single plantings, in arrays and ensembles with other decorative perennials.
Flowers
Velvet rose buds of Barcarole are popular all over the world. They open into flowers of an ideal form of a characteristic rich red tone. Petals - delicate, with pronounced velvety on the outside. Flowers do not fade in bright sunshine. They hold well on long stems, which is ideal for cutting. It is noted that the color of the flowers becomes richer and deeper in temperate latitudes with a cool climate. Among breeders, the variety is recognized as one of the darkest on the market today.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The high decorative qualities of roses also increase the frequency of flowering throughout the summer season. Hybrid tea rose Barcarole is not only extremely beautiful, it has excellent resistance to dangerous diseases - black spotting, various fungal infections, powdery mildew.
The disadvantages of the culture include average winter hardiness - in severe winters of temperate climatic zones, the plant will need shelter. Judging by the reviews of the Barcarole rose, published in various forums, gardeners are confused by the unevenness of the bush, and often pronounced crookedness, so flowers are often cut for bouquets.
Growing
Like many hybrid tea roses, Barcarole needs to carefully select a place to plant. The site should be well-lit, protected from through winds, but also excluding stagnation of air. The culture prefers fertile, breathable, drained soils and does not withstand the close approach of groundwater. It is better to plant a plant in the spring - in April or May. Mandatory preliminary preparation of the site: 7-10 days before planting, the soil is dug up with humus and complex fertilizer is added with the content of the necessary nutrients - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. After planting, the seedling is generously watered and subsequently monitored for soil moisture. Adequate regular watering promotes faster rooting of the plant.
Rosa Barcarole: Care
A lot of effort is spent on the qualitative development of the culture and plentiful repetitive flowering, so periodic top dressing throughout the entire growing season is so relevant. Over the summer, a rose is fed 3-4 times, using multicomponent preparations dissolved in water in proportions corresponding to fertilizer annotations. With the onset of spring, the rose is fed with compounds with a predominance of nitrogen, before budding and during flowering - with phosphorus-potassium compounds, in the fall - with phosphorus preparations.
Barcarole gratefully responds to foliar top dressing with microelements - manganese, boron, magnesium. They are carried out during the budding period, spraying leaves and buds tied.
Barcarole is a rose, the description of which presents us with an exquisitely decorative flower. But to maintain its attractiveness, it is necessary to trim dried buds in a timely manner. Another factor in competent care of the plant is weeding the soil under the bush and periodic careful loosening. In addition, regular moderate watering is necessary, the intensity of which increases during the flowering period and disappears with the onset of cold weather. Stop watering by mid-September.