The English-style climbing rose called Compiegne, or Belle de London, is a wonderful garden decoration. Its terry salmon flowers up to 15 cm in diameter bloom on bushes up to 3 m high.
Rosa Compassion (Compassion, Belle de Londres)
In 1973, the first new climbing variety of roses was introduced to the public by the British company Harkness.
A tall bush with sturdy strong lashes up to 2-3 m long has a dense foliage with dark green large leaves. The number of spikes is average, but all are very sharp and quite large.
Rose belle de londres
Terry flower with a diameter of 12-15 cm has a shape that is classic for tea-hybrid roses. The aroma is very strong and pleasant. A petal (up to 45 in flower) with a wavy edge on the front side of a pure pink hue, and from the inside, salmon with tints from orange to peach. Buds form at the ends of shoots in an amount of from 1 to 5 pieces.
Prefers partial shade in good aeration. For this reason, the trellis must be at least 0.5 m from the walls of the house or fence. The recommended planting density is 1 plant per 1 m2.
For reference! Today, the variety appears in catalogs under the names Compassion (Eng. "Compassion") and Belle de Londres (FR. "Beautiful London").
Rose Compassion
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of the rose climbing system are many:
- In 1976, specialists in the cultivation of roses assigned the ADR category to the variety, which is awarded only to plants that are distinguished by their endurance and resistance to disease.
- Frost resistance - up to -34 ° С (4 zone).
- Repeated flowering, after the first wave, a second series of buds should be distilled after a couple of weeks.
- It is able to curl at any support - pergolas, columns, arbors, trellises, etc.
- Resistant to powdery mildew, rust.
Of the disadvantages:
- Demanding for watering and top dressing, without which the number of buds is reduced, and the flowers themselves are smaller.
- Very sharp spikes, so working with the bush is only possible with protective gloves.
- Formative pruning required.
Use in landscape design
Climbing roses are specially bred for planting along various supports. Braiding them with their densely leafy and abundantly flowering shoots, the bushes create vertical landscaping and hide what I would like to disguise (some kind of not the most beautiful view).
Another application is zoning, creating galleries.
The best neighbors are land-shelters and low-growing decorative crops that tolerate frequent watering and sprinkling: hosts, stonecrops, petunia, verbena.
Rose Compassion by the wall
Flower growing
Buying a seedling should be done in the nursery, since varieties of English selection can not be found in other places. There is a high probability of buying a similar hybrid somewhere in the market, but not characterized by the disease resistance inherent in Kompet.
Seeds are not on sale. Only seedlings grown from cuttings or graft for 2-3-year-old rosehip bushes are sold (such material has even higher frost resistance).
Attention! It’s best to buy a plant with a closed root system in a container, because it’s easiest to take root in a new place.
The optimal landing period is autumn (second half of September). Spring planting is carried out before the buds open on the seedling, but after heating the soil in the area to + 10 ° C.
The site is chosen slightly elevated and well-lit. In the first half of the day it should be well lit, while rain and melt water should slide freely from it, without stagnation. The support is located close to the bush and has a height of at least 2 m.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
Sandstone, loam, swampy soil are strictly contraindicated. Fertile soil with high water permeability and loose loam are best suited. A bush with a closed root system does not need preparation. Saplings with open roots the night before planting are soaked in a mash of water and earth.
Landing procedure step by step
- The seedling is shortened: roots - up to 30 cm, whips - up to 20 cm.
- The distance between seedlings is from 1 m.
- A hole is dug with a depth of 70 cm, pouring a mixture of sand and gravel for drainage at the bottom.
- The root neck is buried 10 cm (grafted - 3 cm) for better frost resistance.
- After filling, the soil is immediately watered and mulched.
Plant care
The procedures for the care of the variety do not differ from the standard for all climbing roses.
Watering is carried out 1-2 times a week, depending on the weather. Under each bush, pour 10 liters of warm settled water. Stop watering in the first decade of September.
During the warm season, with an interval of 2-3 weeks, alternating nitrogen and phosphorus-potassium fertilizing are introduced.
Important! Pruning in the first year is carried out several times during the summer, removing all the eyes "looking" inside the bush, leaving everything outside for the correct formation of the crown.
In the first year, it is recommended that all buds be removed so that the rose takes root as best as possible and builds strong shoots. From the second year, all wilted flowers are cut. In the autumn, 2 old shoots are cut to better form new ones. In spring, wild growth is removed below the site of scion.
A climbing rose needs to be covered. Its shoots are removed from the support, bent to the ground and covered with agro-canvas or burlap. It can be left on the support by wrapping over covering material. Remove protection at the end of April.
Blooming Rose Compassion
By early June, there is a stormy pasture of buds. They open gradually, delighting with a pleasant aroma and lush flowers for at least 3 weeks in a row.
The variety refers to re-flowering. This means that with proper care, the buds are driven out at short intervals to the coldest. If after the first flowering there are no new buds, this indicates that the bush lacks nutrients or watering.
Bush compassion in the garden
During flowering, morning sprinkling is useful. Wilted buds are removed so that the plant does not waste strength trying to plant seeds. In September, the buds are removed so that the bush is better prepared for wintering.
What to do if it does not bloom? The lack of phosphorus and potassium in the soil will not allow buds to form. Fertilizers are applied at intervals of 2-3 weeks along with watering. It is also useful to add wood ash to the topsoil.
Important! Mullein is watered in a proportion of 10 kg per 50 liters of water.
Flower propagation
Propagated by dividing the bush in the spring until buds open, and also vegetatively by cuttings. Layers are buried by 10 cm, and only planted next spring. The seed method for the Variety Kompashn - is not suitable.
The optimal time for grafting is June. At the same time, an intermediate seat is assigned for cuttings grown in the summer in the greenhouse, since survival after wintering is not 100%.
Detailed description
The procedure for grafting is as follows:
- The cuttings are cut with 2 internodes.
- All lower leaves are removed, and the upper ones are halved.
- Sand and soil are mixed in a 1: 1 ratio and containers are filled.
- Deepen the cuttings by 2 cm and cover with a transparent cap.
- They are kept for 2-3 weeks in a warm (+ 22-24 ° C) place well lit by the diffused sun.
Successfully rooted cuttings
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
Most of all, climbing roses are harmed:
- Aphid. From her process "Actara" and "Karbofos".
- Spider mite. Ascaricide "Neoron" helps.
- From fungal diseases (powdery mildew, gray rot) in the spring treated with Bordeaux liquid.
Climbing rose Kompeshn is a decorative shrub that is not difficult to maintain. Beautiful and fragrant flowers decorate the garden every year, becoming only more beautiful. The variety should definitely be paid attention to novice flower lovers.
