Rosa Big Perple has amazing beauty and aroma. She has a bright color buds. This variety is often bred in greenhouses. He has other equally important advantages.
Rosa Big Purple (Big Purple) - what kind of variety
According to the description of Big Ash (tea-hybrid roses) is a bush of compact sizes. The height of the plant is 1.75 m. The width varies between 0.7-1.4 m. This variety is characterized by powerful stems standing upright. Large leaves of a traditional form have a green color with a shade of gray.
Rosa Big Perple
An interesting color of the buds attracts attention. In one flower, purple, bright purple, soft purple and raspberry shades are perfectly combined. The number of petals in a flower can reach 45. The shades of the petals become brighter in the cool summer without rains. The diameter of the flower can be 10-12 cm.
For your information! The plant is characterized by a pronounced pleasant aroma. The decorative qualities of the flower are preserved in cut form.
The plant does not require much maintenance, has winter hardiness. The disadvantage of the presented variety is a small number of buds. At the very beginning of flowering, there are many of them. At the end of August, their number is significantly reduced. Another disadvantage is low resistance to fungal diseases, loss of shape and color due to moisture, burnout during bright sunshine.
Unlike other varieties of Big Purple, the rose was created not at all by an experienced breeder, but by amateur P. Stevens, who worked as a secretary in the New Zealand rose growing society. He spent a lot of time breeding this species. In 1985, he managed to do this. Soon, the New Zealand variety became popular all over the world. In 1999, Big Purple rose was awarded the title of "Best Purple Rose" at a Canadian exhibition.
Important! Bushes of these roses are actively used in landscape design. Rosa Perple usually acts as an element of compositional or group planting. The hybrid goes well with needles and cereals or other ornamental plants. It is preferable to select plants with buds of a contrasting color.
In combination with other colors
Flower growing
It is better to plant a rose using a seedling than seeds. For planting a plant, it is worth using a site that is well lit in the first half of the day and becomes slightly shaded in the second half. Sunlight positively affects the brightness of the color of the buds and the flowering process.
Note! A draft should not be characterized by drafts and strong winds. However, the area should be well ventilated.
Do not grow flowers in rainy regions. Dampness on it will adversely affect the petals wilted.
Hybrid tea rose Big Perple needs fertile soil. It should be planted in loam, enriched with nutrients, or chernozem. The best indicator of soil acidity is 5.6-6.5 pH. The marshland is unsuitable for this variety, as it will grow poorly and be susceptible to disease. Groundwater should not exceed 1.5-2 m from the surface.
Important! You can make the soil more fertile before planting. In a clay environment, it is recommended to add peat, rotted compost and sifted river sand. For sandy soil, compost from peat and manure, turf, are suitable. With increased soil acidity, liming is carried out.
As a planting material, seedlings with a closed root system are selected. They are sold in horticultural nurseries. The plant should not have mechanical damage, traces of insects and symptoms of diseases.
Landing
This rose bush is planted in spring in mid-April. Before planting, the seedling is immersed in a potassium permanganate solution for a day, accelerating root growth. Additionally, root can be used. Too long or crippled roots are removed by secateurs up to the healthy part of the plant. Instructions on how to plant a rose seedling:
- Dig a hole 60 cm deep.
- Place a drainage layer at its bottom - small pebbles, crushed stone or gravel with a thickness of 10 cm or more.
- Lower the seedling into the pit, spreading the roots and directing them down. Planting several seedlings is done at a distance of 1 m from each other. The neck of the seedling should be deepened by 15 cm.
- Fill the pit with soil and tamp a little, pour plenty of water.
For your information! After 2-3 days, the soil needs to be loosened to a depth of 3 cm, to spud the bush to the level of cut of shoots.
Plant care
Like any plant, a rose needs to be looked after. For the bush to grow and bloom, you need to follow the following rules:
- weekly watering with melt, rain, or standing warm water (15-20 liters per bush);
- constant loosening of soil under a flower;
- weed control;
- autumn treatment with Bordeaux liquid, thinning the bush and sanitary pruning of diseased shoots;
Pruning
- reduced watering in early autumn;
- hilling the earth with peat and sand to the onset of cold weather;
- covering roses for the winter with pine spruce or non-woven material;
- fertilizing the soil with phosphorus fertilizers in the spring and potash in the summer;
- spring pruning before budding.
Important! Not everyone is aware that a bush planted in the first year at a permanent place of growth requires cutting off the buds. Otherwise, a young bush that has expended all its energy on flowering will not survive the cold.
Flowering roses
The process of flowering occurs throughout the summer until autumn. The buds appear one at a time on long shoots. The most beautiful flowers at the time of their blooming. After full disclosure, they lose their appeal a little. Over time, the bush grows more and more, and the lower parts of the shoots are exposed. But the pleasant smell remains the same.
Before flowering, pruning is necessary to improve this process. During flowering in the summer they get rid of faded buds to stimulate the emergence of new flowers. Several times a season, it is recommended to treat the bush with a fungicide solution for preventive purposes.
Note! The causes of non-blooming roses can be improper planting, care, susceptibility to fungal diseases and excessive dampness. Trimming the situation of damaged shoots, fertilizing with useful fertilizers or transplanting to another more favorable place will correct the situation.
Bloom
Flower propagation
To preserve the decorative and varietal qualities, the Big Purple rose is propagated using cuttings. Cuttings are cut after the first wave of flowering plants. The length of the handle is needed 15-20 cm. Mandatory presence of healthy kidneys.
A shank rooted in enriched soil is covered with a glass cap. After he leaves for a warm and well-lit place. He needs spray irrigation, ventilation. When it gets stronger, it should be planted in open ground in the spring.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
The plant is good at resisting most diseases. Exceptions include:
- Black spotting. The manifestation of the disease is black and brown spots of a round shape on leaves, shoots, lignified branches and sepals. Cures such as abiga peak, topaz, speed will cure the bush.
- Powdery Mildew The main signs of the disease are white plaque on leaves, shoots and buds. The reason is the lack of sun. To solve the problem, drugs such as bayleton, bactofit will help.
Caterpillars, slugs belong to insects that damage the plant. They can be eliminated manually.
So, it’s easy and simple, you can grow a rose variety on your site of stunning beauty. The main thing is to adhere to the landing and care instructions described above.
