Musk roses: features, popular varieties, details of planting and care

Musk garden roses win their place in the hearts of gardeners every year. A flowering bush of musk roses will become a real decoration of the backyard. Such roses do not require constant care, bloom throughout the season and fill the garden with fragrance and fruit aroma. Thanks to the efforts of breeders, a huge number of different varieties and colors have been bred.

History

The birthplace of fragrant beauties is China and India. Officially, musk roses entered the register of breeders in 1904, when P. Lambert bred a hybrid from natural species of musk roses, which was called Trier, later Trier gave rise to a new variety of musk roses - Mozart.

Features of Musk Roses

In our country, musk roses are not very popular because of their appearance, the inflorescences resemble wild roses. But every year more and more often designers include lush bushes in the formed landscape. Consider the features of the form:

Small double flowers are collected in lush inflorescences.
The stamens in the flowers are pronounced, they emit a rich aroma.
Long flowering period.
Blossoming on the shrub starts from top to bottom, the buds completely cover the plant.
Unpretentious in care, endure long cloudy weather in summer and winter cold.
Strong immunity to fungal diseases.

Musk rose bushes in landscaping are placed in the background, the plant looks spectacular and fills the garden with fragrance.

Popular varieties

Every year, breeders replenish the collection of musk roses with new species and varieties. Consider the most popular and favorite varieties of musk beauties for gardeners.

PaxPax

Spreading bush, completely strewn with snow-white semi-double flowers with prominent yellow stamens. Inflorescences in the form of a brush include up to 30 buds. Plant height can reach 4 meters. The leaves are dark green, glossy.

Cornelia

Thornless variety reaching 1.6 meters in height. Flowers are collected in inflorescences-brushes, which include about 25 buds. Delicate semi-double flowers, gently apricot in color, bloom from buds painted red. The edge of the petals is wavy.

If the bush grows in an area that receives a lot of direct sunlight, the flowers will fade.

Ballerina

Popular and sought-after variety. The flowers are small in size, collected in inflorescences-brushes, which can include up to 100 buds. The color of the petals is rich pink, it can fade in the sun. The height of an adult bush is 1.5 meters.

Mozart

The variety is the ancestor, which is one of the most popular varieties at present. The flowers are reminiscent of the classic wild rose, the middle of the flower is white, the edges are pink, the stamens are bright yellow. Inflorescences-brushes include up to 50 buds. Mozart's bush is wide, sprawling, up to 3 meters high.

Felicia

Large double flowers of delicate pink color, completely covering a two-meter bush, are a chic sight. On the shoots of the plant there are thorns of red color. Felicia almost never gets sick with fungal diseases, frost-resistant.

Buff Beauty

The original color of the petals is apricot-orange. Terry flowers are collected in inflorescences-brushes of 30 pieces. The height of an adult bush is 2 meters. The leaves are dark green, turning red as they approach the buds.

Bouquet Parfait

French variety. The flowers resemble the shape of a ball, super double, milky white with a delicate, barely noticeable pink border. The height of an adult plant is 1.5 meters, the width of the bush reaches a size of 1.3 meters. The variety belongs to frost-resistant species.

Neige dEte

A musky double rose that is not prone to falling petals, even in the long rainy season. The color of the petals is white, the shape of the flower is cup-shaped. Aroma - bright, honey. Stamens are yellow. The variety endures winter frosts.

Alden Biesen

Not a terry look. Flowers are collected in pyramid inflorescences. The color of the petals is soft pink. At the end of flowering, the flowers do not crumble, but gradually turn green, according to the principle of hydrangea. Alden Biesen flowers are used to create exquisite dry bouquets and compositions.

Bukavu

Musk rose is not double type. The flowers are collected in inflorescences-brushes, the color of the petals is rich red with a white center and yellow stamens, the edges are wavy. The height of an adult plant is 1.5 meters. Bukavu is not afraid of rain, does not crumble.

Dinky

Double musky rose with gorgeous fuchsia blooms. The bush is formed small, up to 1.2 meters high. Leaf plates are green, glossy. The plant tolerates rainy weather well, the flowers do not crumble.

Heavenly Pink

Musk rose of upright type, up to 1.4 meters high. The flowers are super double, chic pale pink, collected in pyramid inflorescences. The plant is resistant to drought, rain and winter frosts.

Schwerin

Forms a powerful, sprawling bush. The flowers are not double type, fuchsia with yellow stamens that stand out strongly. Inflorescences-brushes of small size, including up to 25 buds. Winter-hardy variety.

Moonlight

Plant with delicate yellow flowers. Forms small inflorescences with 6-7 buds. Leaf plates are dark green, glossy. The plant is recommended for cultivation in regions with a capricious climate and high rainfall. Moonlight is not afraid of winter frosts.

Details of planting flowers

Musk roses are unpretentious flowers that do not require regular care. Therefore, the landing system and the choice of place must be treated with special attention.

If agricultural practices are followed and a good choice of site, the bush will require minimal work from the gardener in the future.

Roses of all varieties can be planted in early spring or autumn. Summer planting is practiced only for seedlings with a closed root system. Fragrant beauties love the sun, but they also feel great in shady places, the main thing is that the soil under the bush is not swampy.Stagnation of moisture at the roots adversely affects flowering.

The depth of the landing pit is 60 centimeters, expanded clay drainage is installed at the bottom, and fertilizers are applied. At the base of the pit, a small dense slide is made, along which the roots are carefully spread. The plant is sprinkled with the main soil, watered and tamped so that the root neck remains above the ground.

Features of caring for musk roses

Caring for plantings from these plants is minimal, shrubs, subject to planting conditions, will not require much attention. Plant care package includes:

Rejuvenating, flowering pruning in early spring.
Introduction of organic and mineral fertilizers 1 time per season.
Shelter for the winter, if recommended by variety.

Note! Often, after flowering, fruits form on the shrub, they must be collected so that subsequent flowering is plentiful.

When preparing plants for winter, the whips are bent. From covering materials, agrofibre, spruce spruce branches are used.

Ways to protect against diseases and pests

Musk roses of all varieties are distinguished by strong immunity. To avoid infection of plants with fungal infections and pests, it is recommended:

Grow varieties that are resistant to a wide range of fungal diseases.
Plant roses in well-lit areas on the south side of the site, avoid wetlands.
Prophylactic treatment of musk roses from pests.
Follow the bush pruning technique.
Do not use fresh manure as the main fertilizer.
Timely rejuvenate and transplant roses.

With the right choice of location and careful attitude to shrubs, growing fragrant beauties will become a favorite thing that does not bring trouble and high labor costs.

Rose breeding

Propagate plants in three ways:

dividing the bush;
vaccination;
cutting.

Musk roses are often grafted to wild roses. Cuttings quickly take root and form a root system. The division of the bush is recommended to be carried out in early autumn, during the period of budding by the plant.

Landscape examples

The basic rule of landscape designers when growing musk roses is to plant shrubs in the background of compositions. Varieties of musk roses can be combined with each other, forming hedges. It is important to leave plenty of space between plants.

From companion plants for musk roses in group plantings, geraniums, barberries, clematis, deren are used. The color palette of flower arrangements is formed to your taste.