What are the little roses called, the birthplace of which is considered China? They are called border, dwarf, miniature, Chinese, mini-roses, multi-flowered. Due to their small size, they are widely used for hedges and rock gardens, as well as in pot culture, when decorating balconies and verandas.
The story of the origin of the miniature rose
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, a dwarf rose of Bengal was first brought to Europe from China. In 1918, Dr. Roulette brought her to Bulgaria from Switzerland and gave her a name consonant with his name - Rosa Rouletti. It is she who is the first of this group of roses. Subsequently, thanks to the work of breeders from different countries, the number of species constantly increased. New varieties of small roses, which began to be bred indoors, were bred in the late seventies. Some types of these flowers can be grown at home.
general information
Small bush roses are not inferior in beauty to other species. Their distinguishing feature is an evergreen bush about forty centimeters high. However, there are also lower plants - up to 25 cm. Small dark green leaflets are shiny or matte and cover the entire stem. Miniature terry or ordinary flowers of various shades are collected in inflorescences or single.
In some varieties, the diameter of the flower reaches five centimeters. Many have a pleasant aroma. These beautiful plants are able to delight flowers until the frost. However, there are varieties that bloom once every two months. All plants are resistant to pests and are not afraid of cold weather.
Little roses. Variety Names
These flowers are popular with gardeners, lovers of indoor plants, as well as among landscape designers. For open ground, it is preferable to use the following grades:
- Baby Baccarat - have the ideal form of a velvety red-black flower.
- Hummingbird - abundantly flowering plant with weakly double-spread, like spikes of a hedgehog, orange-yellow petals, leathery and shiny leaves.
- Lavender Jewel - have a beautiful color of lavender with purple and lilac shades. Initially, the flowers have the form of a tea rose, and when blossomed, they look like a small floribunda.
- Clementine - has a flower diameter of up to 5 cm, the shades of which vary from pink to apricot-orange. The bush grows to 60 cm, is resistant to disease.
Miniature varieties of roses for growing in flower pots:
- Little Laming Min - yellow terry flowers are collected in inflorescences, pointed buds. Dark green leathery leaves.
- Daniela - about 15 cm tall bush, blooms all year round, resistant to disease.
- Green Ice Mines - the bushes are slightly sprawling, flowering is plentiful. Fragrant flowers from white to pale green are collected in small inflorescences. Propagated by cuttings.
- Orange Juvel - a compact, rapidly growing bush with a height of not more than 30 cm has very beautiful, densely-sized large flowers of orange-salmon color.
Macarena variety
Rosa Makarena is a small and fairly dense bush with dark green leaves. This plant is especially resistant to high temperatures, which stands out among other varieties. Up to ten fragrant flowers are found on each stalk, reaching a diameter of 5 cm. Initially, the petals are rich yellow or pink and pastel, and then the color becomes more pale.
Rose Spray Lydia
Rose Lydia belongs to the group of roses-spray, unpretentious. Grows on its own roots, easily cuttings. This is a small bush up to 70 cm high and about 45 cm wide - during the period of abundant flowering it hides behind small flowers with the following color palette:
- creamy pink;
- raspberry;
- deep pink.
The buds are very beautiful and consist of about forty petals. In the inflorescence, which is called spray, about fifteen flowers. Rose Lydia refers to frost-resistant varieties. It looks very impressive in the garden in groups of up to five bushes.
How to care for a rose in September?
In the autumn period, the development of buds, stems and metabolic processes in the plant slows down. However, this is not enough, and the flowers must be helped to survive the cold winter. Caring for roses in September involves the following events:
- obligatory weeding of soil;
- stop loosening between the bushes and cut flowers;
- shoots that continue to grow pinch;
- watering is reduced;
- remove the lower leaves, wilted flowers and unopened buds, i.e., pruning;
- spud a bush;
- paint the trunk using garden paint;
- dry the ground under the bushes if it is excessively wet;
- fertilize the soil with potash and phosphorus fertilizing.
Little roses: how to care at home?
For the cultivation of flowers at home, varieties of root roses are most suitable, the height of which is about 25 cm.
These plants at home require careful care, it involves the following activities:
- Arrange the flower on the south or east side, providing fresh and moist air. For short sunny days, use fluorescent lamps. Dry air provokes the appearance of a spider mite.
- Plant the plant in a large container, at the bottom of which to put drainage. To the root system does not overheat, it is preferable to use a container of bright colors.
- The soil can be prepared independently by taking the ingredients - clay, sand and peat in a ratio of 2: 1: 2 or buy ready-made for roses.
- Do not destroy the earthen lump when transplanting.
- Water abundantly defended water as the soil dries.
- Spray twice a day from a spray bottle.
- Every fourteen days, the plant should be fed. And during the appearance of buds - once every seven days.
- Withered flowers are cut with the stem 3-5 cm.
- For the winter, the flower pot is taken out to a cool place where the temperature is no more than 12 degrees. Watering and top dressing during this period is not carried out.
How to care for small roses in the garden?
Leaving involves performing the following manipulations:
- Landing. Roses prefer elevated areas with slightly acidic loamy soil. Spring is the best time to plant flowers. The distance between the bushes is at least 20 cm.
- Watering is carried out with warm, settled water under the root of the plant in the evening or in the morning, once a day, while the rosets take root. Further - as the earthen coma dries up.
- Top dressing. Use special fertilizers designed for mini roses containing various minerals. Before top dressing, the plant is watered. In winter, fertilizers are not applied.
- Pruning. The first is done after removing the covering material, during which damaged shoots are removed. Next, formative pruning is performed and three buds are left on the stem. In the summer months, wilted flowers are removed, while they capture a part of the stem, about 4 cm, tear off yellow leaves and dried branches. In the fall, patients are removed and healthy shoots shortened.
- Diseases and pests. Mini-roses are affected by aphids, spider mites and thrips. To combat them, insecticides, solutions of copper sulfate and laundry soap are used. Among the diseases, rust and black spotting are found. Damaged shoots are burned, the bush is treated with a fungicidal agent. As preventive measures, treatment of the bush with a solution of copper sulfate in a concentration of not more than 3 percent in late autumn and early spring is indicated.
- Wintering. Preliminary preparation for this period is necessary. Caring for roses in September is primarily based on inhibition of the growing process. In addition, fertilizing containing nitrogen is excluded, potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are preferred, watering is stopped. After the first frosts, weak stems are removed, the bushes are spud. At an air temperature of minus seven degrees, they cover it with spruce branches or special material, having previously set the arcs.
Advantages of Miniature Flowers
What are the little roses called? Spray is a self-contained group of roses, which currently has more than five thousand varieties. Among the advantages are:
- A dense crown consisting of shiny little leaves.
- Compact inflorescences in which from three to fifteen flowers are collected.
- Delicate aroma, abundant flowering and a variety of shades - white, purple, red, orange, green and others.
- In some varieties, the color changes as the flower blooms.
- Many flowers with terry petals.
- Resistant to fungal diseases and pests.
- Easily propagated by cuttings.
Differences from other species
What are the little roses called? They are called a reduced copy of full-sized plants. And since they were bred by crossing with ordinary flowers, they have features inherent in all groups of roses.
The main difference is the miniature color. In this regard, the possibility of growing them at home increases, despite the fact that the rose is not a houseplant.
Conclusion
In the article, we examined the name of small roses. Gardeners call them a real treasure thanks to their beauty and grace. They can rightly be called leaders among the living flowers used in the decor. Among them, there are plants that have an amazing shade of flowers - green, blue. And spray roses combine all the best qualities of florinbund with the charm of miniature - endurance, unpretentiousness, long and abundant flowering.