White roses are associated with the purity and tenderness of the bride. A bouquet of roses corresponds to the celebration. That is why during the wedding period there is a great demand for white flowers. Variety Anastasia with a charming whiteness of petals fits in the best way with the number of sought after plants.
Rosa Anastasia (Anastasia): what kind of variety
Florists have identified standards for tea-hybrid species:
- the height of the bushes is 1-1.1 m;
- erect, not spreading (diameter 0.5-0.9 m);
- powerful, upright shoots;
- dense large glossy leaves of a dark green color;
- goblet shape of a bud (approximately 8 cm high);
- double flowers, blooming deviate back, center-closed;
Beautiful bouquet
The Anastasia rose variety is consistent with the indicators, it is cultivated as a monoculture and in group landscape design.
Grade history
2001 was the year of birth of the tea-hybrid beauty the color of white snow. Its representatives were brought out by NIRP International. The creators of the rose are French breeders who successfully crossed the German Tanselbon rose variety with the French PEKwhina. The ancestor of the German species was J. Evers, and the French - P. Pekmez.
In the rose flower market, the variety is named Anastasia (Nirpwhi), registered under this trademark, and belongs to the category of species intended for pruning. It is used for landscaping and full growth in artificially created conditions with the formation of flower buds.
White roses - the love of gardeners
Description, characteristic
In the description of the rose, Anastasia says that this is a representative of the tea-hybrid group, which is characterized by large petals collected in goblet buds. The variety has large flowers of 26-40 petals, reaching a diameter of 11 cm, glossy foliage of a dark green color, strong erect stems (there are few thorns).
Note! A plant of medium resistance to winter conditions. Flowering is observed throughout the summer season until the fall.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Beautiful rose tea-hybrid Anastasia has certain advantages over other varieties:
- possesses decorative properties;
- large fluffy flowers;
- on prickly stems there are few prickly thorns;
- flowering and cutting flowers last a long period;
- plants adapted to local conditions;
- resistance to frost up to −10 ° С;
- inflorescences exude a subtle fruity aroma.
The disadvantages are:
- exposure to powdery mildew and spotting.
Use in landscape design
In the improvement of the local area, elements of flora are actively used. Rose white Anastasia is best suited for such purposes. Design projects using varietal plants are able to bring originality, originality to the landscape. Snow-white roses are perfectly combined with the blossoming world of other shades. In addition, the bushes are not only picturesque, but also easy to care for and do not require special conditions. Flowering continues for a long period, nature has determined the self-renewal of inflorescences for this variety. This feature allows you to maintain a fresh, attractive design appearance of flower beds, borders, parks for a long time.
At the festival of beauty
Flower growing
Land owners, gardeners, summer residents, keen on refining their courtyards, are interested in ways of propagating their favorite roses. Several options are practiced:
- by seeds;
- vegetative method: layering, offspring of roots, cuttings, dividing the bush, vaccinations.
Seeds can be collected after flowering, as well as use purchased. When ripening, the fruits turn red, at this time, and you need to collect. Experienced flower growers note that such boxes give seeds for good germination. The process of harvesting seeds is as follows:
- It is necessary to cut the fruit and get the seeds.
- Rinse them in a special solution (1 cup of water 2 teaspoons of bleach).
- Thoroughly wash the bleach.
- Prepare a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and soak the seeds in it for a day.
- Sort the pop-up seeds as unfit.
Sowing seeds is recommended in April, given the fact that germination will be low, so you need to take a lot of seeds. It is better to plant in containers, watering regularly. The capacity must be installed in the room, to prevent direct sunlight. The sprouted seedlings are transplanted into flower pots.
Important! But it is better and faster, based on the amazing natural ability of plants to reproduce by cell division, to carry out vegetative propagation. Rose Anastasia, grown by regeneration, will have all the signs of a mother bush.
Cuttings, as a method of reproduction, are most often practiced.
After completing the first flowering or the appearance of buds, you can begin to prepare twigs. The shoots are cut with a pointed knife at an angle. The lower section is made below the kidney, the upper one is 2 cm higher. Then they are placed for a day in a growth stimulator (0.01% heteroauxin solution). The stalk is planted either in the ground or in a suitable container.
Landing time
Cutting cuttings is better in the morning or in the evening. You need to choose semi-lignified branches after or at the beginning of flowering. The main sign for cutting - the spikes easily break off.
Cuttings are planted in spring and early summer. The period coincides with the staining of buds on uterine bushes. You can plant in the fall.
Cuttings of roses
Location selection
When choosing a landing site, a number of mandatory preparatory measures are carried out:
- make agrochemical soil analysis;
- determine the depth of groundwater;
- study the composition of the soil.
Important! Roses grow well in areas lit by the sun before lunch and open to fresh air. Shaded places inhibit growth, flowering, contribute to the defeat of plants by diseases.
Preparing the soil and flower for planting
A certain amount of organic and mineral fertilizers is applied to the soil. Acidity is determined; lime is added to acidic soil as necessary. The fertile layer should reach 50 cm.
Landing procedure
Step-by-step process:
- Careful digging and fertilizing of 1-1.5 kg of organics and 2 tbsp. spoons of mineral fertilizers for each bush. Add about 30 g of ash to light soil.
- Preparation of a hole of sufficient width and depth.
- Sapling extraction, root correction, updating of sections, insignificant cutting of shoots.
- Lowering a seedling into a hole 5-10 cm below ground level relative to the site of vaccination.
- Filling with fertile soil and ramming.
Plant care
Clean plants and hybrids need careful care, which includes compliance with:
- established watering rules and soil moisture control;
- it is equally important to feed in a timely manner, to maintain the quality of the soil at a high level;
- plants need periodic pruning;
- replanting rose bushes is included in the list of care activities.
Of particular concern are the roses in preparation for winter.
Maintenance work before wintering
Features wintering flowers
Winter is a tough test for a hybrid tea rose. The culture is not adapted to strong cold winds, prolonged frosts. In any region, flower growers have to engage in hilling bushes before the onset of cold weather. Shelter is practiced between rows of bushes. For this, old manure with straw and rotted foliage are used.
Note! With the onset of frost, the bushes are completely covered with spruce branches or with dry leaves with a layer of about 10 cm. Oak leaves and the remains of any vegetation resistant to overheating are suitable for shelter.
Flowering roses
The rose of the Anastasia variety goes through all the natural vegetative stages. At one time, swelling and the formation of buds, the formation of shoots, flower buds occur. During this time period, it is important to organize the proper feeding and watering. If the soil has been carefully prepared before planting, you do not need to add anything further.
Important! In the first year after planting, flowering can be slowed down to allow the bushes to grow stronger.
But sometimes it happens that for some reason the rose does not give flower buds, does not bloom in the second or third year. The reasons include:
- improperly prepared and prepared place for growing roses;
- lack of lighting;
- inaccurate pruning of bushes.
Active flowering phase
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
Often there is a withering of tea-hybrid rose bushes. The reason turns out to be commonplace - it is a defeat by diseases: black leaf spot, rust or powdery mildew. Flowering in such a situation decreases, a viral disease inhibits the development of the plant, and it fades.
To save rose bushes preventive work will help:
- you need to thoroughly disinfect the equipment that performs gardening procedures;
- sanitize bushes with effective chemicals.
All the time, effort, study of agricultural cultivation will pay off at the first flowering of the Anastasia variety. Beautiful white buds and an attractive look of the bush are worth the care that her gardener will bestow.
