Rosa Baroness Stefania Gutenberg attracts attention with her delicate nostalgic flowers. Knowing the rules for planting and caring for this abundantly blooming floribunda, you can grow it without even having much experience.
Rosa Stephanie Baronin zu Guttenberg: description and description
Rose variety Stephanie Baronin zu Guttenberg was bred by the breeders of the German company Tantau most recently, in 2011. Floribunda was obtained by crossing a tea-hybrid variety with polyanthus.
Stephanie's flowers are colored unevenly
The plant forms compact bushes up to 70 cm high. The shoots are covered with medium-sized glossy leaves painted in green. The buds are large, cupped, when opened, they form lush terry flowers of a creamy shade with a diameter of 7-8 cm. In the sun, the petals can fade to white. The aroma is light, unobtrusive.
The variety has the following positive characteristics:
- good frost resistance;
- not prone to over-pollination;
- lack of negative reaction to precipitation;
- high immunity in relation to black spotting and powdery mildew.
A distinctive feature is the smooth transition from the white shade of the outer petals of the flower to a cream or light pink closer to its center.
For reference! In the West, the rose is called Stephanie Baronin zu Guttenberg and Stephanie Guttenberg. Russian-speaking flower lovers use different names when reading a name like Stephanie, Stephanie or Stephanie.
How to plant in open ground
Having decided to grow Stefani's rose in your garden, it is important to plant it correctly. The procedure is characteristic for planting floribunda varieties, but has its own subtleties.
For planting, seedlings that have taken root are used. They are recommended to be purchased at proven garden sites or propagated from healthy adult plants.
It is better to plant Baroness Stefania in May, when the earth warms up enough. The onset of early winter cold can prevent the seedling from taking root if planted in the autumn.
Location selection
When looking for a place for a given rose, it is important to remember that it does not need a lot of space. Optimal conditions are as follows:
- warm and well-lit area;
- lack of drafts;
- nutritious, breathable soil with neutral acidity.
An ideal option would be a space that is open to the sun in the morning and evening, but slightly shaded in the daytime.
Stephanie needs bright but diffused lighting
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
The soil for planting roses of Stefanie Baronin zu Guttenberg is dug up in advance, introducing organic matter and drainage. The powerful root system of this variety easily tolerates transportation, but before disembarking into the ground, it should be inspected and removed non-viable processes.
Landing procedure step by step
Planting a seedling is carried out in a certain sequence. The following steps are recommended:
- Dig a landing hole 60 cm deep and a width corresponding to the root coma of the seedling.
- At the bottom of the pit, place a drainage layer (10 cm) and cover it with fertile soil.
- Lower the seedling into the pit and carefully spread the roots.
- Pit the hole and compact the soil with your hands.
- Water the bush abundantly.
Performing the last step, do not overdo it, otherwise the fragile roots of a young plant can rot.
Plant care
Caring for Baroness Stephanie is not so difficult. All care procedures come down to timely watering, top dressing, pruning and preparing for winter.
- Watering rules and humidity
Since the Stefani rose is a floribunda, it can lose buds from drying out the soil.
The variety needs abundant watering once a week. Periodically, loosen the soil to retain moisture in it, and also remove weeds from the site that can take away food.
- Top dressing and soil quality
You need to fertilize regularly throughout the season. In this case, it is important to alternate organics and mineral compounds containing potassium.
- Pruning and transplanting
The bushes of the Baroness must be cut periodically, which will favorably affect flowering. The main pruning is carried out at the very beginning of the growing season. Branches over 2 years old can be cut completely. On the main stem, 4–6 ocelli shorten lateral processes.
Attention! A transplant for no reason is not advisable. If it is necessary to carry out the procedure, the rose is moved along with an earthen lump.
- Features of wintering a flower
Preparing the bush for wintering, pruning is carried out, leaves and inflorescences are removed. Then the bush is spudded to a height of 30 cm and sprinkled with fallen leaf or spruce branches, and a non-woven fabric is pulled on top.
In spring, the shelter must be removed in a timely manner so that the plant does not rot and does not begin to rot.
In the middle lane of Stephanie you need winter shelter
Flowering roses
Stephanie Baronin zu Guttenberg is a rose that is covered with buds for almost the entire season. It blooms profusely and very magnificent.
The bush begins to bloom actively from the third year of life. The flowering period begins near the end of June and can last up to autumn frosts. According to the descriptions, Stefania does not stop flowering even at -6 ° C.
In summer and autumn, they resort to removing faded corollas. Other Baroness care measures are not required, with the exception of regular feeding with potassium and phosphorus.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible causes
In the first and second year after planting for abundant flowering, you should not count. Further, Stephanie may refuse to bloom on depleted soils, in the absence of sufficient lighting or on wetlands. Also, the reason may be the poor quality of the seedling and the mistakes of the grower during planting.
If flowering has not occurred in due time, then you should pay attention to the place of planting. You may need to change the location of the bush, moving it to a more illuminated space where it will not be obscured by trees or buildings.
With proper care, Stephanie blooms profusely and for a long time.
It is also important to rid the floribunda of the neighborhood of competing plants that take away nutrients from it. Another reason for the lack of flowering may lie in the attacks of diseases and pests, which urgently need to be disposed of.
Flower propagation
Stefania can be propagated by cuttings or by grafting onto stocks. For not too experienced flower growers, it is much easier to resort to cuttings.
Cutting floribunda can be closer to the end of summer and until the beginning of October. The main thing is that it has time to take root before the first frost.
Cuttings 8 cm long are cut from lignified shoots, the width of which is equal to the thickness of a pencil. At the same time, the upper cut is made straight, and the lower cut at an angle of 45 °, spikes and lower leaves are removed from the cut. To accelerate the formation of roots, the workpiece is treated with a growth stimulator.
The cutlery is placed in the ground in the area shaded from the midday sun so that the plants do not overheat. They are buried in the ground to half the length at a distance of 15-30 cm from each other.
Seedlings are covered with a transparent film or glass jars, creating greenhouse conditions. Young plants periodically ventilate, moisturize and loosen the soil around them. Wintering rules for them correspond to those that apply to adult floribundas.
Transplantation to a permanent place is carried out after 2 years, not allowing blooming up to this point.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
When growing Stefania, you can encounter typical problems of floribund that arise due to violation of the rules of care. The most common diseases are:
- powdery mildew;
- black spotting;
- rust.
Healthy rose does not stop flowering until the end of the season
You can try to save the plant using appropriate chemical means of protection.
Of the pests, rosaceous aphids, sawfly and bronzovka are dangerous. If the degree of defeat is not too strong, you can try to get rid of them by manually removing and using folk remedies. If this does not help, then resort to the treatment with insecticides Fitoverm, Inta-Vir or Aktara, breeding strictly according to the instructions.
When embarking on a rose cultivation, Stephanie Baronin zu Guttenberg is important to carefully study agricultural technology in order to prevent mistakes. Properly planted floribunda with proper care will be the decoration of any household plot.
