Rose Blush: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation rules, reproduction

Blush tea rose hybrid is the personification of tenderness and grace in the flower world. Thanks to the efforts of American breeders, this wonderful flower was bred in 2007. The glass-shaped buds at the very beginning of flowering are painted pink, which, as it blooms, remains only at the edges of the petals, and the rest of the inflorescence turns into a delicate milky color. Rose Blush - an outlandish flower in the home garden.

History of occurrence

Blush is a hybrid of the American selection of tea roses, adapted for cultivation in the Russian climate. Translated from English, the name of the exquisite flower means "blush". The flower was included in the varietal register of the world collection of roses in 2007.

Description and characteristics of the rose Blush

Blush is a perennial shrub that can reach a height of 1.3 meters, the diameter of the bush is 60 centimeters. Blush rose characteristic:

• The stems are straight, the leaves are large, regular shape.
• The thorns are large, placed on the stems in small numbers.
• The buds are large, pink in color, when burnt out, the petals turn white, the pink color remains only at the edges.
• The shape of the flower is goblet.
• Delicate, floral, calm fragrance.
• The flowering period is from spring to the first frost.
• Increased winter hardiness and drought resistance.

Blush roses are ideal for cutting. The buds bloom slowly, the flower is able to stand in a vase for about two weeks.

What is the difference from the main species?

Tea rose Blush has won the hearts of gardeners not only for its elegant, original color. The flower is distinguished by its ability to endure frosty winters and summer temperature extremes. The variety is adapted to the temperate climate of Russian regions.

Blush roses make beautiful bouquets. The buds of the American Beauty open in a systematic fashion, slowly showing the splendor of the flower and the overflow of color.

How to grow a plant?

In order for a flower to reach its full potential in a flower bed, it is important to create optimal conditions for plants to grow: ensure rational watering, balanced top dressing.

Choosing a seat

Roses are demanding on the landing site. It is not recommended to plant shrubs in sunny areas, and in places where drafts are possible. Stagnation of moisture at the roots is detrimental to plants; flowering shrubs are not planted in lowlands and wetlands.

Light partial shade is an ideal place for planting tea roses. A beautiful background that can emphasize the charm of the Blache variety is a green, short-cut lawn. The American hybrid is planted in group compositions or single planting.

Timing

All agrotechnical activities are recommended to be carried out in the evening, early in the morning or in cloudy weather. As for the season, young bushes are planted in the spring, at a time when the threat of return frosts has passed. Blush can be planted in the autumn, in September. When planting in the autumn, it is taken into account that the transplanted bush must have time to develop the root system, that is, about 30 days should remain before the arrival of the first frost.

What should the soil be like?

The soil for roses should be loose and nutritious, with a high content of humus and low acidity. Sand is added to the ground in small amounts or as mulch.

It is not recommended to add fresh manure under the bushes and rhizomes, tender plants can get burned.

Landing

Blash is planted in individual bushes or group compositions. Often, with the help of beauties, the spaces of recreation areas and paths are played up. It is possible to plant plants in deep flowerpots.

Rose bushes are planted at a distance of 0.5 meters from each other. The depth of the landing pit is 50-60 centimeters, drainage and a peat-sand mixture are laid on the bottom. The roots of the plant are carefully straightened, watered and covered with the main soil. The root space is compacted, watered again and mulched with rotted manure or humus mixed with sand in a 1:1 ratio.

Note! The distance from the trees should be at least 1.5 meters, depending on the diameter of the crown. If Blush is in the shade all the time, the flower will not reveal the full beauty of the transition in the color of the buds.

Flower care rules

The American flower needs regular care, otherwise the bush degenerates into a wild rose and loses its visual appeal. The plant needs to provide balanced nutrition and watering, regularly weed the flower beds and protect the bushes with additional shelters for the winter.

Temperature

The optimum ambient temperature for roses for abundant flowering is +22 ^C.

In the first year after planting, it is important to protect plants from temperature fluctuations. The root system is protected from frost, the plants are spudded and sprinkled with fallen leaves for the winter.

Irrigation

Watering roses is carried out in the evening with warm water, avoiding drops of liquid on blossoming buds. Favorably, drip irrigation affects roses, during which liquid mineral supplements are simultaneously introduced.

Feeding

Roses are plants that react positively to the application of any type of fertilizer. Fertilizing flowering flower beds can be of two types:

• foliar;
• root.

As foliar top dressing, bushes are sprayed with complex compositions of mineral fertilizers "For Roses", which can be purchased in specialized stores. From folk remedies, they practice spraying the leaves with iodine or a solution of brilliant green.

Root dressings are applied three times a season: in early spring, after the first flowering, in autumn before the onset of cold weather. As root dressings, rotted manure, an aqueous solution of infused bird droppings are used.

Weeding

Flowerbeds are weeded by hand, carefully, without damaging the root system. The procedure is combined with simultaneous hilling of bushes, loosening and root dressing.

Cutting

To make the bush look neat, it is necessary to carry out shaping pruning after each flowering wave. Pruning old or overstretched branches encourages re-flowering, the plant will need a neat shape.

In spring and autumn, sanitary pruning is carried out, removing deformed, dried and diseased shoots.

Transfer

Planting bushes begin in the spring. In a new place, the rose will take root for about two years, so transplanting is often not recommended. American tea rose hybrid Blush is transplanted by transshipment method.

Preparing for winter

Despite Blush's ability to endure harsh winters with frosts down to -25 ^{C, plants are recommended to be covered for the winter with spruce branches, fallen leaves or special covering materials. It is important to protect the root system of the plant from prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures.Bushes before the onset of cold weather must be spudded and additionally covered with fallen leaves.}

Rose bloom

Blush blooms in June, the buds open slowly, fading in the sun, showing a color transition: the edges of the petals turn pink, and the middle becomes a delicate milky color. The sight is mesmerizing.

During the season, the rose blooms three times, picking up new buds. Even in September, the bushes delight the eyes of flower growers and garden guests.

Diseases, pests and prevention

Roses, like many other ornamental flowering shrubs, are susceptible to attack by insect pests and the development of fungal diseases. In spring, the plants must be sprayed with insecticides and antifungal drugs, such as Bordeaux mixture. The main enemy of beautiful flowers is aphid, which feeds on plant juices.

When a strong infection, roses drop their buds, the leaves turn yellow and curl, the plant begins to noticeably lag behind in growth.

As a preventive measure against diseases, it is recommended to plant fragrant herbs next to roses that repel insects. Before planting bushes in the ground, the ground is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate, two or three times a season the plants are sprayed with a solution of iodine or brilliant green.

Plant propagation

The main method of propagation of the American hybrid is cuttings. Immediately after flowering, stiff shoots are cut out of the bush, which are cut into cuttings so that 3-4 live buds remain on each.

Then the selected material is placed in a solution of "Kornevin" for 6 hours, and then dropped vertically into pots with earth, powdering the sections with "Kornevin". The cuttings are closed with a glass jar and left on the windowsill for a month, periodically watering the container with flowers to maintain moisture.During this time, the cutting takes root, and the first shoots appear on the branches from the buds.

Landscape use

Blush roses will become a curiosity of the flower garden. The American beauty is planted individually with bushes on the lawn or used in group plantings. The flower looks impressive in joint arrangements with white or pale pink roses.

Blash will decorate on the site of the recreation area, gazebos and terraces. Suitable for cutting and can be grown in deep pots.

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