Rosa Cordana is a miniature representative of the family Rosaceae, with traditional, but not large inflorescences. This plant is usually planted in the garden, less often - it is grown in a clay pot in the apartment. Due to its relatively unpretentious nature, Cordana enjoys stable popularity among lovers of flowering plants. It is suitable for a beginner grower, if you show sufficient care when leaving.
Rosa Kordana - what kind of variety is this, the history of creation
The variety was bred in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, as a result of crossing a dwarf Chinese and polyanthus (multi-flowered) rose, having received small growth from the first, and the wealth of inflorescences from the second. The name "Cordana" comes from the name of the grower Wilhelm Cordes, who developed the variety. The flower is miniature and decorated with baby buds: the height of the stems rarely exceeds 30 cm, and the diameter of the inflorescence can be only a few centimeters.
Rose is suitable for planting both in open ground and in a pot. However, one of the most common sub-varieties of this flower - Cordana Mix - is best kept only in a room with controlled conditions, since it is too capricious for life on the street.
Cordana in all its splendor
Buds are found in several colors:
- white and cream;
- pink;
- yellow;
- orange
- bright scarlet.
The stems and small leaves have a rich green color, turning into dark green and even emerald colors. The buds begin to bloom in the spring and delight the eye until about October.
Cost is another advantage of this mini-rose: the price for a bush, often consisting of several independent shoots, varies between 200-250 rubles. It is not surprising that fans of Cordana gradually acquire all color options.
An alternative name for Cordana is a border rose. It is appreciated by landscape designers for dense dense flowering, small stems and the grace of small flowers. She is often chosen to play the role of a low hedge. Occupying a modest space on a garden plot or flowerbed, the mini-rose performs its decorative function perfectly.
Note! A distinctive feature of Cordana is the (almost) complete absence of smell, but this can hardly be called a serious drawback - not everyone likes harsh floral aromas.
Growing a flower, how to plant
As a border plant, Cordana is planted in the form of adult flowers or grown shoots. Spring is the best time for such serious manipulations with delicate roses. The earth should warm up to at least 10 degrees.
Soil can be bought ready-made or mixed independently garden soil, peat and sand, while the proportion of peat should be slightly higher. The soil is slightly acidic or neutral.
The shoot should be high enough - 25-30 cm, this will help the plant survive. Stems with buds are removed, the rest is shortened by about a third. The roots before planting should be completely healthy, they must get rid of rotted processes.
In stores you can find specimens with white, red, yellow buds.
The day for planting is better to choose a sunny and low wind. If possible, a place for bushes also needs to be selected poorly blown, but at the same time well-lit.
Landing procedure:
- prepare the soil: make drainage (if necessary), pour in fertilized soil;
- watering place abundantly;
- make holes and place shoots, sprinkling earth;
- water again, this time with fungicide.
In order for the plants to survive the wintering well in the open air, they need to be covered in late autumn.
Flowering cordana
Outdoor and home care of the plant
Rose cardan how to care after purchase
Mini rose is a delicate flower. To preserve its aesthetic properties for a long time, it is important to know how to care for Cordana's rose after purchase.
Immediately after the acquisition, the flower must be washed in warm water. Contrary to the recommendations of some experts, you should not rush and immediately transplant the rose from a temporary pot into a permanent container or open ground: when you move to a new place of residence, the flower has already experienced stress, so at least for a few days Kordana needs to be at rest.
The transport pot can still be placed in a sunny place (for example, a windowsill on the south side or a balcony), while you need to moisten the soil according to the irrigation regime and refuse feeding for a while.
Note! The room should be well ventilated, but drafts should be avoided.
Cordana loves good watering - in winter every week, in summer even more often. Potted earth or open ground around the stem should not dry out. At the same time, another extreme should be avoided - there is no need to moisten the substrate beyond measure, otherwise the roots will begin to rot, and the plant will have to be "reanimated" urgently. A dry topcoat is a signal for watering.
As a general rule of floriculture, water that does not linger in the pot and drains into the pan must be removed, otherwise the microclimate in the container will become too wet. Gentle spraying of leaves is allowed. On the street, you need to loosen the earth in the flowerbed during watering.
For Kordan roses, the soil is prepared as follows:
- to put claydite or granules of other drainage material at a height of about 4 cm on the bottom of the pot;
- pour a layer of the main soil on top - this can be ready-made nutritious soil for root growth (brands popular among lovers of roses - Pokon, Greenworld).
Expanded clay as a drainage fits most indoor plants
During the period of active flowering, roses do not fertilize. Instead, in early spring, nitrogen-containing top dressing is introduced into the pot or open ground, and in the fall, after the buds fall, the plants are fed with fertilizer with potassium and phosphorus (potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate, calimagnesia, superphosphate).
In floriculture, a common fertilizer containing all of the above substances is azofoska - a complex top dressing in the form of granules. The shares of the three active substances - nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus - are approximately equal. Since fertilizer is packaged in bags of large volumes, it is advantageous to use it for cottages and gardens.
Important! It is potassium that contributes to the formation of beautiful buds.
In a planned mode, potted plants are transplanted in the spring, in extreme cases, at the beginning of summer. During the period of active vegetation (until about mid-autumn), it is not recommended to disturb the roses.
Before the procedure, the substrate needs to be moistened, allowed to dry a little, after which the earthen lump is taken out and placed in a new pot, whose diameter is 3-5 cm larger than the previous one. Around the coma you need to add and loosely compact the fresh soil - the roots should "breathe".
At the first transshipment, it should be remembered that store suppliers often put more than one plant in one pot - this is how they achieve the splendor of the bush. It is better to plant them individually so that the leaves do not clump, and in the lower part of the stem there is no overmoistening - a favorable environment for the fungus.
Pruning, as a rule, is carried out in the offseason. In the spring they get rid of dry stems and twigs: they not only spoil the appearance of the plant, but also interfere with the development of fresh buds. In autumn, you can re-clean the bush, remove the yellow leaves, cut off withered buds.
Pruning is an important ritual
In winter, roses may not have enough sunlight, especially if the house does not have enough windows facing south, southeast. In this case, you need to think about installing a fluorescent lamp. If Cordana will experience light starvation, buds in the spring can not wait.
Flowering roses
During the growing season, watering and top dressing are carried out as described above. In late autumn, a dormant period sets in, which will last until around the end of winter. At this time, top dressing is not carried out, watering can be less common.
The plant is placed in a cooler place and left for two months. When the rose begins to give new leaves, this will be a signal that she has rested, and you can return to full care.
It is expected that with the advent of spring Kordana will begin to bloom profusely. If this does not happen, you need to analyze what the grower is doing wrong. Perhaps the flower did not rest well, it lacks fertilizer or light. If you eliminate the flaws in the care, a healthy plant will bloom.
Note! Caring for a Cordana rose at home after a purchase in a store is simple, but requires a methodical approach.
Flower propagation
The rose is well propagated by apical cuttings, cut at an angle of 45 degrees. There should be several buds on the stem, the lower leaves are removed.
Description of the procedure:
- cuttings cut off from the mother plant;
- the cut site is dried;
- placed in water until the first short roots appear;
- planted in a pot and covered with plastic wrap;
- watered as the soil dries.
Note! Cuttings can be cut and root all spring and summer. To enhance root growth, special active additives are used.
In addition to grafting, breeding is carried out by seed. In winter, the seeds are soaked in warm water and recessed in moist soil in a common container. In the spring young bushes should appear - the so-called plantings, which, depending on their growth, can be moved to individual pots or planted directly in the ground.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
Cordana is not a hardy plant, so it must be protected from diseases, especially fungal ones. Infection occurs from neighboring flowers or due to too high soil moisture. The presence of the disease is indicated by a white or gray coating on the leaves, a darkening of the stem.
As a preventive measure, watering with the addition of fungicide is used. The best way to protect the rose from the fungus is to follow the rules of care, since it will be difficult for the plant to defeat the fungus.
Bush curb rose in the open ground
As a result, experts recommend cultivating Cordana in open ground: in the garden or in the summer cottage. However, with proper care and proper patience, this miniature rose will bloom on the windowsill in the apartment.
