Roses are rightfully considered the most noble flowers that transform the appearance of any garden. Many gardeners and landscape designers prefer climbing varieties, one of which is the Don Juan rose.
History of creation
In 1958, the specialists of the Italian company "Malandrone" bred this variety. Over the next decade, Don Juan roses became popular in Europe and America.
Short description
Don Giovanni - large-flowered roses, belong to the Climbers and grow in the form of a high weaving bush. The main shoots reach 3 m in length, with proper care grow even more. The flowers are massive, with a diameter of up to 12-15 cm, painted in a red-cherry shade.
Red Rose
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Rose Don Juan has more advantages than disadvantages. Its main advantage is a long and plentiful flowering. The flower well tolerates cool and humid weather, resistant to disease. The disadvantages include the presence of large spikes, which complicate the seating process.
Use in landscape design
Bright flowers attract attention and become the center of the composition of the garden, combined with all annual and perennial flowering plants. In landscape design, climbing roses are used to decorate vertical surfaces: pergolas, garden arches, walls of arbors and verandas.
Garden arch
How to plant in open ground
Before you grow climbing roses, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules of planting.
In what form is landing
Planting roses is carried out in the form of seedlings, which are obtained from an adult bush on their own or purchased in a garden store. It is more difficult to grow a rose from seeds; this laborious process does not always give a 100% result.
Landing time
It is necessary to plant a rose in open ground in spring or autumn, depending on the climate. Spring planting is carried out in April-May and is suitable for regions with cold winters. In the South, landing is carried out in early autumn.
Location selection
During the cultivation, when choosing a place for planting, it is necessary to consider:
- Roses do not like drafts, you need to choose a territory protected from the wind. Landing at the corners of buildings is not allowed - these places are heavily blown;
- The chosen place should be adequately lit, planting roses in the shade is not allowed;
- The plant does not like excess moisture, it can not be planted in wetlands;
- Near the landing site there should be a support along which the rose will wander: wall, pergola, arch.
Note! In the northern regions with high humidity, it is necessary to drain the land for roses and choose places on the hills where water will not accumulate.
The sun illuminates the rose
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
The climbing rose Don Giovanni should grow in fertile soil, which is prepared from humus, sod soil and lowland peat in equal proportions. The plant does not take root well in soil with high acidity.
In such a land, additives are added to neutralize acids, these are:
- Slaked lime;
- Ash;
- A piece of chalk;
- Eggshell.
Before planting, seedlings must be placed in settled water for 24 hours. During the day they should stand in the open air, at night they are cleaned in the room in case of a possible drop in temperature.
Landing procedure step by step
When the place is chosen, the land and seedlings are ready, you can start planting.
What do we have to do:
- It is necessary to dig a hole with a depth of 30-40 cm, a diameter of 60 cm. The hole should be located at a distance of 30-40 cm from the support along which the rose will curl;
- The prepared substrate is poured into the bottom of the pit so that there is free space for the roots;
- A seedling is placed in the pit so that its roots are directed in the direction opposite to the support. The distance between the seedlings should be at least 3 m;
- The pit is filled with a land mixture, compacted with hands. Sapling is poured 10-15 liters of water.
If it’s cool outside at night, the plant is covered with film. During the day, it is necessary to open and ventilate the soil.
Important! During planting, you must use garden gloves made of hard and durable material that will protect your hands from spikes.
Gloved hands
Plant care
Further care will help the seedlings take root faster, for this it is necessary to properly organize watering and top dressing.
Watering rules and humidity
An adult rose is watered as the soil dries, it does not tolerate excess moisture. For 1 adult shrub, 1 bucket of standing warm water is enough. The earth around the shrub is mulched with spruce branches or branches.
Top dressing and soil quality
The first year after planting, the rose does not need to be fed. Fertilizers are applied in the 2nd year to improve the quality of the soil.
How to do it right:
- In spring, the soil is fertilized with ammonium nitrate;
- At the beginning of the formation of buds, a rose is fed with a complex fertilizer for flowering plants;
- At the beginning of flowering, a solution of water and bird droppings in the ratio of 15: 1 is introduced into the ground. Up to 1 liter of solution is poured onto 1 bush;
- In August, the soil is fertilized with fertilizer for roses;
- After flowering, the soil is fertilized with a mineral mixture, which contains magnesium, potassium and phosphorus;
- In September, the last top dressing of the season with superphosphate is carried out.
Pruning and transplanting
The shrub needs to be trimmed so that its appearance is neat and flowering is stable. In the autumn, all annual and grassy shoots are removed; in the summer, dried buds are regularly cut. After wintering, you need to cut frozen and weak shoots.
Pruning roses
A transplant is only required if a landing site was initially unsuccessfully selected. The most suitable time for a transplant is the first half of October. The shrub is removed from the supports and shortened by 2 times, after which they dig out together with a large lump of earth. Small roots need to be removed, and then transplanted the rose to a new place.
Features of wintering a flower
How to prepare a rose Don Giovanni for winter:
- It is necessary to cut off all damaged parts of the plant;
- Before the onset of cold weather, the bush is sprinkled with earth at the base;
- The place where the bush will lie is covered with lapnik;
- The shoots are removed from the support and placed horizontally on the covered ground;
- From above, the bush is covered with spruce branches and small branches, covered with a film.
Flowering roses
The rose will bloom profusely throughout the season, if properly looked after.
Period of activity and rest
Rosa Don Giovanni blooms continuously throughout the season, which lasts from early summer to mid-October. From the end of autumn to the beginning of the spring thaw, the plant is at rest.
Care during and after flowering
Care during flowering does not differ from usual care, the rose is still watered and fertilized. It is necessary to regularly loosen the earth around the base of the bush. After flowering, all buds and weak shoots are removed and begin preparation for winter.
Possible causes if not blooming
Roses are loved and appreciated for beautiful flowers and a pleasant aroma; for a number of reasons, they may not bloom.
What is the problem:
- The plant lacks sunlight;
- The rose is planted in the barren earth;
- The plant does not tolerate excess nitrogen in top dressing - it forms a large number of leaves instead of buds.
Note! To resume flowering, it is necessary to eliminate problems and ensure proper care.
Flower propagation
The rose is propagated by vegetative methods, the most popular of them:
- Layering of the lower stem. The most common way for weaving plants;
- By dividing the bush into parts, each of which should have 2 shoots;
- Cuttings that are cut from a bush after flowering. This method is used less often, it is more suitable for roses with small flowers.
In warm regions, reproduction is carried out in the autumn after flowering, in cold regions - the procedure is transferred to spring. Reproduction by layering is carried out in the spring.
Breeding by layering is the most convenient way to breed climbing roses.
What do we have to do:
- Loosen the earth around the shrub and dig a hole 15-20 cm deep;
- The lateral shoot is tilted to the ground, its end is placed vertically in a hole and dug with the ground;
- The stem is tied with wire to a peg so that it does not rise.
In summer, layering is watered, for the winter it is sheltered along with a bush. By spring, the stem will take root, and it can be cut off from an adult bush.
Diseases, pests, methods of control
With proper care, Don Juan rose has a strong immunity to the development of diseases. At risk are shrubs planted in regions with a cool and humid climate.
Black spotting
What diseases are found, and how to deal with them:
- Powdery mildew appears in damp, cool weather. The affected areas are removed, the plant is treated with Bordeaux fluid;
- Black spotting is a fungal disease, manifested in the form of dark and brown spots. The entire shrub is treated with a solution of copper sulfate or Bordeaux mixture 3 times a week, after 7 days a second treatment is carried out;
- Bacterial cancer has the appearance of dark tuberous growths that need to be cut. The surviving parts are treated with copper sulfate;
- Coniotirium is a disease in the form of brown-red spots on the stems that need to be removed immediately. The disease occurs if the rose is not properly prepared for winter. For prevention, shrubs should be aired during thaws.
Note! You can not delay the treatment, since fungal diseases are quickly transmitted to other plants in the country.
The main pests that infect the rose are:
- Aphid. A small number of insects are destroyed with soapy water; in case of severe lesions, the "Aktara" insecticide is used;
- Cicadas is an insect that feeds on plant juices and injects poison along with saliva. In the fight against a pest, the insecticide of Aktar helps, as a folk remedy use a decoction of wormwood;
- The spider mite infects roses in dry weather, when the plant lacks moisture. To save a rose from pests, the Fitoverm insecticide and Neoron acaricide will help;
- The rosal sawfly is a pest that feeds on the internal tissues of the shoots, gnawing them from the inside. The most effective insecticides in the fight against the sawfly are Actellik, Aktara, Karbofos.
Don Juan - a climbing rose, in addition to its attractive appearance, is distinguished by high immunity and frost resistance. If the care is properly organized, the bush will delight with abundant flowering for more than 3 consecutive months.
