The English rose of the Queen of Sweden variety is notable for its unusual charm. Her flowers are equally beautiful at all stages - from the bud to the final opening of the petals. Cup-shaped rosettes with a pleasant aroma look very beautiful in the flowerbed, in the garden and in the cut.
Rose Queen of Swiden (Queen of Sweden)
The park variety belongs to the English musk hybrids. His name was given in honor of the Swedish Queen Christina, famous for the fact that in 1654 she entered into an agreement with Great Britain on trade and friendship. The variety was bred in the nursery of the famous British breeder David Austin in 2014, that is, it remains a novelty.
Rose Queen of Sweden
Unlike many beautiful hybrids, this one stands out better in winter hardiness and is able to withstand frosts down to -23 ° С. It has a classic myrtle aroma for English roses. The catalogs may be found under the name Austiger.
For reference! The Russian-language name Queen of Swiden comes from a letter by letter reading of the original English name. If you name the rose according to the rules of translation, the variety will be called the Queen of Sweden.
Judging by the description, a perennial shrub grows on average 1.1-1.2 m in height and about 80 cm in width. Each shoot is strewn with numerous sharp spikes, which greatly complicates the care of this rose.
The buds are composed of light pink petals with a delicate apricot tint. The flower is terry, consists of 30-35 petals. The diameter of the corolla is 7-7.5 cm. The shape of the flower is symmetrical cup-shaped. A hybrid was developed specifically for cutting, but no less advantageously it looks in flower beds and in parks.
Cut flowers in a vase stand up to 15 days, after which the petals crumble. After rain, it is recommended to brush off the bushes, as delicate petals during the drying process may lose their beauty due to the accumulated drops of water in them.
Queen of Sweden Flower
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The most important benefits of the variety:
- Frost resistance up to -23 ° С.
- Numerous beautiful flowers with a pleasant aroma.
- Renewable flowering throughout the summer.
Among the shortcomings, a very large number of thorns are noted, as well as the loss of flowers of their decorativeness after rain.
Use in landscape design
The young bush immediately after planting begins to actively build up shoots that are highly branching. The variety is suitable for planting as a hedge, a border. The royal rose is undemanding to the neighborhood.
Additional Information! Designers recommend combining the Queen of Sweden with blue-violet colors: lavender, bells, sage and others.
When planting on the flower beds, you should pay attention to the leaves of the rose - they are quite small, so they look most beautiful against the background of large-leafed neighbors. The bush looks great on its own and in combination with other colors. With proper care, every year the result will be better and better.
Flowering bush Queen of Swiden
Flower growing
For a future landing, the place is being prepared in the fall. Dig the soil, adding manure or compost to it. If the acidity of the soil is high, then it is slightly lime. Mineral fertilizers are applied only during the spring digging.
In the nurseries, Queen of Sviden sells in the form of seedlings, which for better winter hardiness are planted on two-year-old rosehip bushes. Planting material may be in a container or with an open root system.
Like other varieties of musky roses, this one can be planted in spring, summer and autumn. Spring and autumn planting are recommended for seedlings with a closed root system. In summer, cuttings with open roots are planted.
Important! There are no difficulties with spring and summer planting. Choose a suitable cloudy day and land immediately at the chosen place.
Another thing is the autumn landing. She has the nuances. If planted too early, the bush may try to bloom, which is extremely detrimental to him at this time. Planting too late threatens to prevent the plant from taking root. Ideally - 2 weeks before the first frost.
The place requires a sunny, but with a slight shade and protection against too strong winds. When choosing between a flower bed and a path in the garden, it is better to choose a garden. Near the walls can be planted at a distance of 50 cm.
If the seedling is in the container, then it does not need to be prepared. A bush with an open root system is soaked overnight in water (you can add a growth stimulator). The soil for filling the pit is mixed with humus, clean sand and 50 g of superphosphate are added.
Landing procedure step by step
The bush planting process consists of standard steps:
- They dig planting pits 60 cm deep. The size of the pit should be twice the size of the root coma.
- Drain from broken brick, pebbles or expanded clay is poured at the bottom of the pit, and a peat layer is also poured.
- A small mound is poured at the bottom of the pit, in the center of which the roots of the flower are located and a peg for a garter is stuck.
- They fill the pit with soil and immediately water it, the root neck is tied to a support. This will help to avoid falling and skewing the bush.
Plant care
If the soil is not very loose, then to improve aeration, it will have to be loosened periodically. Weeds under the bushes extremely negatively affect their growth. Gardeners recommend mulching the trunks of rose bushes in order to prevent moisture from evaporating too quickly, overcondensing it, and inhibiting weed growth.
- Watering rules and humidity
You need to water the rose often - up to 2-3 times a week. If rains in summer are rare and the area is arid, then daily watering may be required.
Sprinkling in the evening to the bushes is only for the good, but only from a fine spray.
- Top dressing and soil quality
Important! In early spring, when the soil thaws, nitrogenous fertilizer is introduced into it. This stimulates the forcing of green shoots and foliage.
Subsequent feeding is already nitrogen-free, with a predominance of phosphorus and potassium.
The last top dressing with complex mineral fertilizer or potassium salt is carried out a month before frosts.
- Pruning and transplanting
The task of pruning is to form a compact symmetrical bush capable of actively forcing buds. Therefore, it is carried out in the spring. All frozen, broken, dried branches are removed.
Pruning roses
If the shoots are very long, then they are shortened to a third of the height, leaving several live buds. If the seedling was grafted onto a dogrose, then make sure that the scion does not give wild growth.
Transplantation is performed only as a last resort, as the rose does not tolerate it. Usually it is carried out, wanting to propagate the variety by dividing the bush.
- Features of wintering a flower
Long flexible shoots are bent to the ground, and a frame is built on top of which an agricultural canvas or burlap is pulled.
Shelter of roses for the winter
Shelter is built where it is likely that the temperature will drop much lower than -20 ° C. With the loss of the first snow, a snowdrift is thrown over it, in which roses and winter. In the spring, after the snow melts, the shelter is ajar for airing.
Flowering roses
Buds are formed on the side shoots of the first and second order, which grow on last year's stems. To form a neat bush, every year, last year’s 1-2 shoots are completely removed to stimulate active basal growth.
The Queen of Schweden rose in early June and continues to bloom until mid-summer. After a short pause (about a week), a second wave sets in, even more plentiful, which ends only in September.
Important! During flowering, it is important to monitor the bushes. It is necessary not only to periodically cut flowers for vases, but also to remove wilted inflorescences.
Rosa Queen of Sweden does not produce viable seeds, but will try to do so. So that she does not spend energy on this unpromising task and does not lose her external attractiveness, she must constantly cut dry flowers with a pruner.
To form buds, sunlight and a sufficient amount of nutrients are needed. If there are no flowers on the bush, this indicates that it is located in a too dark place and a transplant is required, or it is necessary to feed.
Flower propagation
For musk hybrids, such propagation methods are suitable: cuttings, grafting, dividing the bush.
Important! The Queen of Swiden rose seed propagation method of roses is not used, since seeds on hybrids do not preserve the properties of parents.
The optimal time for grafting is June. At this time, the green shoots were already strong enough to make it possible to get a stalk with buds from them.
Cuttings are cut 10-12 cm long from the green shoots of this year. The buds at the end are removed, leaving 3-4 live buds in the leaf sinuses. Spikes break off if possible. Leaves are cut in half to prevent excessive evaporation.
The cutlery is placed in a container with clean water or immediately instilled in a container, but then be sure to cover with a cap to create greenhouse conditions. On average, the rooting process takes 2-3 weeks. The signal will be new roots and budding. Landing at a new place is carried out in August.
Shanks with roots, rooted in water and in soil
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
The greatest damage to a rose is caused by:
- Powdery Mildew This fungal disease affects bushes that are too fertilized with nitrogen, as well as in too wet and cold weather. From it is treated preventively with a solution of preparations containing copper.
- Aphid. Her invasion can greatly spoil the buds. It is best from the first of June with a frequency of 2 weeks to conduct treatment with a special insecticide.
- Rust. A dangerous disease affects leaves covered with red spots. From it helps Bordeaux fluid.
Rosa Queen of Sviden - a delicate rose with neat, like aristocratic flowers. Its aroma and lush flowering are capable of captivating, and the hybrid is quite unpretentious in its care.
