Rose Lady Emma Hamilton is a unique copy created by David Austin and belongs to the group of boles. This variety combines all the best features of an ornamental plant: the optimal appearance of the bush, the positive properties of old varieties, a long flowering period and good resistance to diseases.
Lady Emma Hamilton Rose was bred over 10 years ago. Now she has gained great popularity because of her beauty and original smell, as well as unpretentiousness in care. The rose was named after Admiral Nelson's beloved woman. After several years after the variety Lady Emma Hamilton appeared, it was introduced in America, where it aroused the interest of flower growers and won many awards for its wonderful smell.
Variety bred by David Austin
Bushes reach a height of 100-150 cm with an incredible color of flowers, miniature, branched, with straight stems. In appearance, the rose resembles a large flowering ball. Leaves of a bronze hue shade large flowers well, later acquire a saturated green color.
Unblown buds are characterized by a burgundy color with a splash of orange. The inside of the petals of the culture has an orange tint. The exterior has a yellow or pink color. A pronounced fruity aroma is observed, where the smells of grapes, orange and pear are mixed.
Important! The plant is a representative of the English variety. It blooms throughout the summer, is resistant to frost, but negatively affects precipitation. In very rainy summers, the buds may not bloom.
Lady E. Hamilton and Admiral Nelson
A rose of this variety has more pros than cons. Pros:
- long and strong flowering, with a unique smell;
- undemanding to leaving;
- resistance to cold;
- disease resistance.
The only drawback is that the cost of planting material is too high.
There are many options for using roses to decorate a site. It will look good against the background of a gazebo, a bench in the garden, along the buildings. This plant looks good on the flowerbed, because it has a long flowering period, and the buds for a long time retain an attractive and neat appearance.
The plant is used in landscape design to decorate mixborders. In addition, this culture is planted along paths in greenhouses and squares. Roses are well suited for zoning, for alpine slides and greenhouses. Rose will look organically in any garden.
Garden decoration
In the northern part of Russia, rose planting begins in late April-May. You can plant a rose in the fall, so that the rooting of the culture had time to happen before the first frosts. The slope during landing should be up to 25 degrees in relation to the support.
Important! When planting rose bushes near buildings, you need to remove them from the walls so that the flowing water does not fall on the plant, because this negatively affects its condition.
Location selection
In the southern regions, the plant is placed so that after lunch a light partial shade is created. This is to prevent leaf burns.
Before planting plants, you need to carefully consider the choice of place. Rosa prefers places with good airflow, this will protect her from fungal infections. It is unacceptable to grow this variety in the lowlands, where cool air masses stagnate, this will cause frequent illnesses.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
Before planting the rose, you must act in the following sequence:
- Flatten the root system and inspect it for damage. If these are identified, treat these places with medicinal products.
- Trim dry and very long sections of roots. This allows the culture to further grow new roots, and the remaining roots to improve the absorption of nutrients.
- Inspect the plant for dry shoots and branches, remove, if any.
- Soak the root system in water or a substance that stimulates growth. So the plant will receive the necessary moisture.
Important! For roses, soil with a slightly acidic alkaline reaction is well suited. If the acidity is too high, then it must be reduced. A good solution to the problem would be to introduce organic spring or wood ash during spring plowing.
In what form is landing
Planting roses is carried out using cuttings that are taken from healthy and powerful plants and take root. The second common method is using seedlings.
Planting with cuttings
Landing procedure step by step
First you need to dig a hole half a meter deep. At the bottom, put gravel or gravel, and then add a layer of compost or organics. Pour a layer of soil 100 mm thick on top.
Important! In order for the roots to be well fixed, and the culture easily adapted to new conditions, it must be held for 24 hours in a solution of Heteroauxin.
After the rose Emma is planted, it must be watered under the root. If in the process the earth settles a little, it needs to be added to the norm.
A luxurious Englishwoman does not require any special conditions of detention, but the state of her appearance greatly depends on caring for her.
Watering rules and humidity
Water the plant often and abundantly, but do not allow water to stagnate, as this affects the state of the root system. It should be watered in the morning and evening with warm, settled water.
Top dressing and soil quality
In the spring, it is necessary to make organic and nitrogen fertilizers as top dressing. In the summer, potash-phosphorus. In the fall, they do not feed.
Pruning
An important step in caring for a rose is pruning. Bushes should be freed from old, damaged and diseased shoots. Branches need to be cut by a third to help form a crown. After the plant has bloomed, you need to cut off all the dry buds and begin to prepare for the wintering of the plant.
Wintering Features
Since this variety of roses is resistant to negative temperatures, it can be carefully not closed. It is enough to mulch in the hole, and everything else will be covered with snow, which will protect from frost. But in order to reduce risks, if the winter is not snowy, it is better to cover the bush with non-woven material.
Rose with its flowers will decorate any garden. Caring for it during flowering is quite simple.
Flowering roses
Period of activity and rest
The period of activity for the rose is from April to September. During this period, constant care is provided, it is aimed at supporting the active growth of plants.
The dormant period begins from September to March, care is required here, which inhibits the growing season. This is necessary to prepare rose bushes for frost. Watering with the beginning of autumn should be significantly reduced, and from the beginning of October completely stopped. If autumn is very rainy, then in order to prevent root decay, you need to make grooves along which the water leaves.
Important! During dormancy, a completely different feeding composition is needed: phosphorus, potassium and magnesia.
Care during and after flowering
July is the month of strong flowering of roses. At this time, you must not forget to remove the buds that managed to bloom. If this is not done, then seeds will begin to form on which the plant will put forth all its strength, and this will inhibit secondary flowering.
Blooming roses do not feed, so as not to shorten the flowering time. If the weather is hot, you need to water the bushes abundantly and often.
Important! After the roses have faded, they need nitrogen top dressing. At this time, cuttings for rooting can be separated from the plant.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible causes
It often happens that a rose does not bloom for a long time or does not bloom at all. There are many reasons for this.
If the rose does not bloom in the year of planting, then this is quite normal, because this is due to the stage of development of the seedling. Much depends on the correct actions of the grower. For example, a problem could be an improper landing site. If a rose bred by Austin grows along fences, and in the shade of shrubs and trees, it will not bloom.
Incorrect pruning or improperly maintained conditions may also affect the absence of flowers. In such cases, the source of the problems should simply be eliminated.
Most people believe that it is better to plant and transplant a rose in spring, but this is not so. It is better to transplant it in the summer, especially in areas where a mild climate is typical for the winter period. In addition, this allows for earlier flowering.
How does rose propagate?
The most popular method of propagating roses is cuttings. To carry out this procedure, you must adhere to certain rules.
To begin with, after the most optimal stem is selected, you need to trim it correctly. This affects how the flower will develop and its resistance to weather and cold. The cut must be done at a distance of 0.15 cm from the kidney.
Important! The lower cut should be done at a slight angle. Upper - straight.
There must be at least three kidneys between the upper and lower sections. You need to make a cut with sharp objects so as not to injure the plant. From the bottom, the leaves are removed and shortened from above. Dip the lower section into potassium permanganate. During the day, the stalk must be kept in a solution that promotes the formation of roots.
Now it is necessary that the stalk take root, for this it should be kept in a greenhouse for a crescent. During this period, the future culture should receive the right amount of heat and light. The soil should be slightly moist, the main thing is not to overdo it, so as not to cause rotting of the roots.
When planting in unprotected soil, it is important to calculate the desired depth. The best will be 10-15 mm. At greater depths, rooting will go at a slow pace.
Adult plant
This rose variety is disease resistant. This positive quality is weakening due to too thick bush planting. Dense planting makes the process of loosening the soil difficult and leads to insufficient watering. Frequent rains in the summer contribute to the fact that roses are affected by powdery mildew.
The rose variety, bred by David Austin, will be the decoration of any garden, greenhouse, gallery. In addition, they are planted on balconies, in flowerpots and containers placed on open verandas.
