What is the peculiarity of the tea-hybrid rose - Iguana: a detailed description and description of the variety. Flower photo
Any cottage, garden plot is transformed when beautiful plants, bright flowers appear on them. And unusual varieties will surprise not only guests, but also experienced gardeners.
One of the most interesting types of flowers for growing is a hybrid tea rose. How to grow such a miracle on your land? Read in the material about the features of plant care, diseases and pests, the fight against them, and also see the photo.
Detailed description
Hybrid tea iguana rose - this two-tone variety of flower has an excellent range of qualities:
- resistance to drought and frost;
- beautiful appearance;
- not afraid of rain and wind.
Appearance and photo
Iguana bushes can grow up to 30 centimeters in height.. She has straight tall stems, very few thorns, smooth green leaves, and the buds are simply magnificent - two-tone, pleasant, velvety to the touch. The bud in diameter reaches up to 12 centimeters.
The shape of the bud is a tall glass, when it opens, it becomes like an elegant undulating dome. Petals come in various shades with mandatory transitions - from yellowish to peach and pearl pink, to the edges they turn purple and purple with a transition to plum. The bud itself is magnificent, has up to 50 petals.
History of occurrence
Iguana rose was first grown in Ecuador.although it was specially bred by a breeder from France by the name of Delbard.
Now it is widespread in Europe, and received an excellent name in honor of, as you might guess, iguanas. The breeder gave the name to this flower because the rose goes to sleep at night - like the iguana.
What is the difference from the other varieties?
The difference in the first place is that this flower is not as capricious as it is customary to think of roses. It is quite resistant to frost, rain and even heat.Of course, without proper care, the plant may become ill and even die, but the rose will not be capricious.
Who is suitable as a gift?
Such a rose can be given as a gift to everyone who loves this kind of flower. It is universal for women and men. But because of the bright color, it will suit more expressive and creative people. You can also give a rose if you want to add a little "fire" to your relationship.
Bloom
Has almost uninterrupted flowering from the beginning of summer until late autumn. The exception is extremely rainy and cold autumn, which is accompanied by frost. Petals fall extremely rarely, so the appearance of the rose throughout the flowering period is excellent.
Content Features
Care for the iguana must be done very carefully. Before flowering with prolonged neglect of the bush, flowers can simply die.
Basic rules for the care of spray roses before flowering:
- Unwanted weeds clog the rose and slowly destroy its root system, so always fight weeds and harmful larvae.
- In the spring, feed the rose bushes with fertilizers. Here, manganese and phosphorus are best suited, universal superphosphates will perfectly cope with their task. During the growing season, various micronutrients are needed, it is better not to spare them during this period.
After flowering:
- When growing bush roses, it is very important to make the correct pruning of buds.
- Shrub rose can not grow well and bloom without the correct pruning of old shoots.
- Do not forget about plentiful watering in hot weather.
- Cut not only the leaves, but also monitor the quality of the petals.
What to do if it does not bloom?
The problem with flowering is usually due to improper care and weather conditions. This variety rarely encounters such a problem. But if this happens systematically, it is better to transplant the bushes in more favorable conditions - check the soil, fertilize and start planting from the new season.
Use in landscape design
Since it is a very bright and quite voluminous bush, it is used in landscape design as an ornament of garden and summer cottages. Suitable for private areas, especially if you live in the southern part of the country. Looks great near fences, fences and landscape elements.
Step-by-step care instructions
- Choosing a landing place. Rosa loves the sun and perceives sunlight. Based on this, the landing site of the bush Iguana should be chosen well-lit by the sun. It should also be located away from groundwater.
It is best to plant bush roses in the garden, on a site with slightly acidic soil. The soil itself must pass moisture and air well.
- Landing time. Experts advise planting roses from the beginning of September to the second half of October. It is recommended to purchase planting material shortly before planting, and not in the spring.
- What should be the soil? For planting, the plot on which roses have been grown for many years is not suitable. A slightly acidic soil that is well-drained is best suited. It should also be noted that the more nutritious the soil, the more beautiful and magnificent the rose will be.
- Landing. Seeds and seedlings are best purchased a few months before planting. You need to choose based on the qualities that are indicated on the package. However, it is better to buy seedlings not at the market and not through an intermediary, but from the growers themselves. It is advisable to check and touch the seeds and seedlings.
Select seeds as follows:It is necessary to pay attention to their shape. Seeds should be crumbly, but dense, of the same shape, easily sorted in the hands.
- Temperature. Rose does not feel well in extreme heat, so the temperature should not be higher than 22 degrees, and she also does not like frost - and the freezing temperature immediately deprives the rose of petals and buds.
- Watering. Watering is not necessary, but regularly. During heat and drought, watering is carried out twice a day, but in small quantities. You can also add ash to the water, then this will already be a kind of fertilizing for the plant.
- Top dressing. Rose is fed with mineral fertilizers, which must contain potassium and phosphorus. Then you can add a little phytosporin or another anti-influenza drug to the solution.
- Weeding. Weeding is needed to free the rose from weeds. The rose can not be adjacent to various weeds, because harmful insects that can deprive beauty buds can pass from them. Therefore, try to regularly weed, get rid of even the smallest weeds.
- Pruning. It is of two types:
- Preventative. It is necessary to rid the rose of excess load from dry leaves and petals. It is produced as needed, several times a month - quite enough.
- Formative. It is made to give the desired appearance to the bush. Extra branches are removed, large leaves and buds are cut. Such pruning should be carried out in the spring, it is advisable to do this before the rose blooms.
- Transfer. It is recommended to transplant the rose in April or October, while it is worth considering that in spring the plant tolerates this procedure much better than in autumn.
- Preparation for winter. The rose does not like winter. Therefore, be sure to prune unnecessary branches and collect the plants with ropes, and then cover with special material. Before the start of the first cold weather, you need to loosen the soil around the spray rose, by weeding.
How to propagate?
- Dig a hole 1 m deep and ½ m in diameter.
- At the bottom of a dug hole, you need to carefully lay out the humus and drainage in layers, as well as fertile soil. The soil is poured with a small hill. As drainage, pebbles, crushed stone, something like expanded clay can be used.
- Calmly place the seedling in the hole, spread the roots throughout the entire pot.
- Fill in the pit so that five centimeters remain above the ground.
- Do not forget to tamp and pour at least a bucket of water.
Diseases and Pests
Among the diseases emit:
- peronosporosis (downy mildew);
- black spotting (marsonin roses);
- powdery mildew;
- rust or chlorosis.
Among pests are dangerous:
- sawfly larvae;
- beetles and caterpillars;
- ticks;
- cicadas;
- aphids;
- Scabies and whiteflies.
This is a wonderful variety of roses, which will come in handy as a gift, as well as decorate the garden, garden, plot in front of the house. With a flower, you can make various compositions, because with proper care, it can stand in water for up to 14 days.