For a long time, from about the end of the 19th century, breeders from different countries put a lot of effort, trying to get a black rose. In the process, a large number of varieties of this magnificent flower were created, but it was not possible to get a genuine black color of the petals. The darkest shades of pomegranate, cherry and ruby colors are of such varieties as Ink Spots (Ink spots), Mildred Scheel (Mildred Shel), Barkarole (Barcarole), Black Magic (Black magic).
But, as breeders and amateurs admit, the owner of the most saturated and velvety color is Black Baccarat - a rose whose flowers are dark cherry, almost black in color.
Grade history
As already mentioned, many famous breeders worked on the cultivation of roses with black petals. But by far the most successful and successful have been the French scientists from Meilland Star Rose. They held the first presentation of the new Black Baccara black rose at the Moscow International Flower Show in 2000, and in 2003, the hybrid baccara rose intended for industrial cultivation appeared on the flower market, attracting the attention of large flower companies and ordinary amateurs and collectors with their ruby-black color. A variety is registered under the name MEIdebenne from breeder Meilland.
Flower features
Black Baccara roses manifest themselves most vividly and expressively in unopened buds, as well as in adverse weather conditions, such as summer heat with temperatures above +30 0 C or steady autumn cooling with low night temperatures. But the darkest shade of the Black Baccarat rose (reviews indicate this) acquires when growing on acidic soils. If the bush grows in the sun, then the burgundy red will be the predominant color, but velvet-black shades will appear brighter in the penumbra. Like most roses intended for cutting, this variety has a very faint, barely perceptible aroma. Black Baccarat is a rose that has a bushy and cupped, but not very large bud, its diameter rarely exceeds 10 cm. The tips of the petals are slightly pointed, and in the heat they can “melt”, curling inward.
Unlike many
roses of English selection, these flowers are resistant to rain and even after heavy rains do not lose their shape and beauty.
Rose Black Baccarat: Description
This rose forms an erect or semi-spreading bush with a height of 90 to 120 cm and a width of about 70 cm. A feature of Black Baccara is the small number of thorns compared to other hybrid tea varieties. The angular and pointed leaves of this plant are green, with a slight reddish tinge. Black Baccarat is a rose that is quite resistant to winter cold, but, like other heat-loving plants, needs shelter in the middle zone of Russia.
Landing and care
Hybrid tea roses can be planted in open ground both in autumn and spring. Autumn planting is recommended in regions with mild winters, but in the central and middle zone, not to mention Siberia and the Urals, spring is preferable. It is worth remembering that the seedlings are very sensitive to temperature extremes and the bright sun, so the first few weeks, while the rose takes root and adapts to a new place, it is better to cover it with a film for the night.
Black Baccarat is a rose in care that is no different from other varieties. It also needs to be weeded and loosened, fed and watered, tied up and combated with diseases and pests.
Watering the plants should be done carefully, trying not to get on the leaves with warm, preferably settled water. The best time for watering is considered the time before sunrise or after sunset. Mulching the soil around the bushes not only retains moisture, but also inhibits weeds. Roses of any variety and species respond very well to top dressing, the first of which is carried out with nitrogen-containing fertilizers to stimulate growth after new plants adapt, and winter shelter will be removed from old bushes.
The second time they fertilize when the growth of shoots begins. You can use ready-made fertilizers with a full range of microelements or feed and spray the bushes with an aqueous solution of wood ash, which contains all the substances necessary for the growth and development of roses. When the buds begin to form on the bushes, they are fertilized with water infusions of bird droppings or manure. The final fertilizing with
potash fertilizers is carried out after flowering in order to prepare the plants for winter.