No wonder the rose is called the queen of flowers. She will decorate any celebration, will be a great addition to the gift. Most women, most of all, love roses. Gardeners with special trepidation grow these flowers in their plots, of which there are many varieties. Today we will talk about the German roses of Tantau. We describe their appearance, tell about the varieties, the rules of planting and care.
Origin of Tantau Roses
In 1882, on September 10, in the German city of Yetersen, a son was born to a family of farmers Tantau. Matthias, the boy was called so, having matured, got a job with Peter Lambert, who contained the largest pink nursery in Germany in Trier. At the age of 23, Matthias began to create his own nursery Rosen Tantau. Work on the cultivation of beautiful plants has been carried out and is still ongoing intensively, today this nursery is the largest in the world in industrial scale of growing roses. Tantau seedlings are popular all over the world. In their assortment there are many types:
- wicker;
- bush;
- Tea rooms
- Hybrid
- miniature roses.
About 50 hectares of land are allotted for growing flowers. Here roses grow both in open ground and in greenhouses, their number is in the millions!
Barkarole
This is a beautiful Tantau rose variety. On a high and straight peduncle, a velvety, goblet-shaped bud is located. Hybrid tea rose is a delightful black and red color and is very popular among flower lovers. When buds open, they turn into large, dense and terry flowers, endowed with a pleasant but not sharp aroma. This rose blooms all season, decorating its landscape. Gardeners love this variety because it is ideal for cutting, it pleases the eye for a long time even in a vase.
First lady
Large and tight flowers slowly bloom on an erect and rather powerful bush for a long time. Their spherical shape, outwardly resembles small heads of cabbage. Dense roses have an interesting color: pale green below, above are light pink, and inside there are flowers of a bright shade, close to a clove color. The bush branches well and grows, so when planting it needs to allocate enough space.
Goldelse
The compact and neat rose bush of Tantau is endowed with shiny lush foliage. Thick double flowers are gathered in large brushes, have an amber-orange hue and a pleasant fruity aroma. Over time, roses become a pleasant soft peach color, and wavy petals give them a special charm. This group of floribunda is one of the most beloved and recognizable. Bushes do not take up much space, easily take root.
Mildred scheel
These are, according to most, the best roses of Tantau. Bushes are tall, straight, flowers are ideal for cutting. The buds are large, almost black, a crimson hue is visible in the sun. The flower blooms slowly, and the bush is covered with beautiful plants throughout the season. When opened, the bud turns into a large, goblet-shaped flower with a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. It has a bright, rich aroma. The petals are velvety, do not fade in sunlight, so the bush can be planted in open space. Branches well, it is necessary to allocate enough space for its growth.
Belvedere
A series of nostalgic roses. Large, neatly shaped flowers grow on the bush, the diameter of which reaches from 10 to 15 centimeters. Their color is orange-peach, terry petals, delicately open. The aroma is quite strong, but not annoying, pleasant. In the sun, the petals fade a little, and over time, the flowers acquire a pastel pink hue. On brushes, up to eight roses can bloom at a time. The foliage of the bush is bright green, shiny, glossy. The flowering is plentiful, has a good repetition. The bush itself is large, branched, but neat.
Weisse wike
This is one of the varieties of roses Cordes Tantau. The bush is fast-growing, wide, on its branches brushes with 7-15 buds open. The foliage is dark green, dense. The flowers are heavy, tend the branches to the ground. The buds are pure white in color, they are medium in size, blossoming, reach a diameter of 9 centimeters. Semi-double flowers fill the golden stamens in the center with charm. The aroma from the roses comes strong and sweet. If the bush is not trimmed very much, then it can be grown as a climbing rose.
Marchenkonigin
Tantau roses of the tea-hybrid variety are endowed with all the qualities suitable for cutting. On long, even stems towering large, elegant flowers of pale pink, double. The buds open very slowly, the opened petals tuck their edges outward, forming neat, flirty corners. When it rains outside, the flower prefers not to open, tightly collecting its petals. Their foliage is dark green, glossy. One of the main advantages of this variety is that thorns are almost completely absent on the stems.
Sebastian kneipp
Fragrant, tea-hybrid roses. Their flowers, blossoming from soft cream buds, become almost completely white. Petals are cup-shaped, dense, the rose with its appearance resembles large children's bows. The foliage is glossy, dark green. The bush itself is strong, powerful, fast-growing. Its lower branches are practically devoid of foliage, so when planting it is worth covering its nudity with other plants or putting it in the background.
Burgund
Classic tea hybrid rose. The bush grows and branches very much, but it is necessary to prune it carefully, as it can be damaged by disrupting flowering. The buds have a carmine red color, terry petals. Dissolving, they gracefully bend down corners. They do not like rain, flowers with heavy rainfall are damaged, their foliage quickly crumbles.
Simpathie
Hybrid tea, climbing rose. It is one of the most popular plants. On the brushes are up to ten large double flowers, endowed with a light aroma. The color of the roses is blood red, and in the first flowering, the bush is literally showered with beautiful bright flowers. Repeated flowering is not so plentiful, but still quite dense. The bush branches well, grows rapidly. Its branches are powerful and strong, the foliage is dark, glossy in the sun. The dignity of the variety - it tolerates natural moods.
Sangerhauser jubilaumsrose
This amazing rose adapts to any weather conditions. Her bush is not too tall, neat. The flowers on it are quite large, their shape is cupped. They bloom with brushes of 3-5 pieces or one by one. Initially, their color is creamy peach, with time it becomes almost yellow, which gives the flowering bush an amazing contrast. It is pleasant, it does not smell sharply, it keeps its shape perfectly in heavy rains. It blooms throughout the season.
Planting Tantau Roses
To plant the described flowers on your plot, it is recommended to order their sprouts in the nursery. Thus, you will be sure that a healthy plant, vaccinated against all diseases, adapted to any weather conditions will come.
You need to find a good place for planting Tantau roses, a description of the varieties of which we have given above. Depending on the variety, a sunny or shady area is selected. The earth must be loose, breathable. There should not be strong drafts on the territory, but air movement is necessary. There should not be ground water near the flower planting place; Tantau roses do not like high humidity.
A pit for landing is prepared in three weeks. It should be a depth of up to 80 centimeters, with a diameter of at least half a meter. The soil is mixed with ten kilograms of rotted horse manure and 300-500 grams of wood ash is added. If the soil is too heavy, it is necessary to mix it also with sand in the ratio 3/1, where there are three parts of the earth mixed with manure and ash, and one part of sand.
Planting seedlings is necessary at a distance of a meter from each other. If the plant was brought from the nursery, then its shoots are protected by a wax film, which must be removed by dipping the seedling in cold water. The day before planting, the roots of the Tantau rose must be dipped in a solution that stimulates growth. After that, the seedling is cut to 1/3 and planted in a prepared hole, 2/3 covered with a finished mixture of earth, manure and ash. A sprout is dug up by the remains of the soil, is highly spud.
Further care
For the rose to grow beautiful, healthy and strong, delighted with wonderful flowers, it needs good care. Three weeks after planting a seedling, it is necessary to scoop up the earth with which the bush is raked, and from it to build a high roller around the plant at a distance of 10 centimeters. After this, pour the seedlings abundantly with water, preferably left over from the tap or bottled. In the future, the bush needs constant watering, plentiful, but not waterlogging, see that there are no puddles around the plant.
An adult rose should be watered at least twice a month, more often in dry and hot weather. A large amount of water she needs for abundant flowering. Watering is done only in the evening, when the sun has left the territory, daylight can burn the plant.
Pruning is done according to the instructions, depending on the variety of Tantau roses, photos of which are available in this article. In winter, it is worth sheltering the bush well, wrapping it with dense matter. It is recommended to throw fallen leaves of trees on the roots or cover them with hay. After that, a plastic film or a dense blanket is laid on top. Thus, it will be possible to protect the plant from freezing in frost.
Roses Tantau: reviews
Varieties of varieties and their species are popular around the world. Amateur gardeners and professional breeders love to plant Tantau roses. There are a lot of reviews on the network about their varieties.
They write that flowers are perfect for decorating any landscape. Varieties can be combined, perfectly combined with other plants.
There are reviews of a variety of colors. There are lovers of roses who have planted many species of Tantau at their site. They say that it is quite easy to care for them, they are not naughty, if properly planted.
They also write that Tantau roses are not picky about the place of growth. They feel great both in the shade and in the open sunny space, the main thing is that they should not be planted in a lowland. Praise the rapid growth of bushes, their branching. They write that the cut branches give good, strong roots, and you can share them with friends, plant additional bushes on your site without extra costs.
Negative reviews about the Tantau variety are completely absent. Even novice gardeners were able to find a common language with the bushes, successfully plant and grow them. They write that roses bloom for a very long time, filling the garden with pleasant aromas. They practically do not get sick, tolerate any weather well, take root in various regions, even with very severe winters.