Rosa Luis Odier is a tall bush that has peony buds that are usually pink in color. During flowering, this plant is fragrant with a pleasant sweetish aroma. A rose will be an excellent decoration of a garden or a summer cottage.
Description and main characteristics of the variety
This plants can be safely called the "calling card" of the garden in the English or French style of the landscape. The homeland of the Bourbon roses, as they are also called, is considered to be the island of Bourbon in the Indian Ocean.
Rosa Park Luis Odier is a park-cultivated plant that has an almost perfect flower shape. Usually it is pale pink. In the center, the color is more saturated. Flowers have a cup shape with a diameter of 8 to 12 centimeters.
Rosa Luis Odier
This flower grows with a bush, and the crown height can reach up to 1.2 meters. The shoots of the plant, as a rule, are densely covered with small leaves of a pale green hue. But this rose has almost no thorns.
The following points are among the main advantages of this rose variety:
- high resistance to low temperatures and frosts;
- strong, but flexible shoots;
- bright beautiful coloring of flowers;
- long flowering.
Important! Louise Odier is susceptible to many diseases and attractive to many pests.
Growing and planting
Florists recommend planting a rose in open areas where sunlight falls. The site should be closed from the wind, but with good air circulation.
Important! Louis Odier Rose very poorly tolerates neighborhood with other shrubs or trees. Therefore, it is better for her to allocate a separate place on the site.
Planting can be carried out both in spring and autumn. There is no consensus on the timing of planting roses. Many experts believe that this is best done in the spring. There are also flower growers who prefer the autumn planting of the plant.
In spring, the best months are April, the second half and the beginning of May. In autumn, planting rose seedlings must be performed a month before the frost.
At the cottage
An important point when planting a rose is the choice of soil. For this plant, loose soil with a high humus content and an acidity level of pH 6-7 is suitable. So, the rose Louise Odier will feel great in sandy soil with a high clay content. This type of soil is called loam.
Important! In a warm period of time, the soil must be nourished. For example, a special mineral composition for Rosaceae is suitable. In spring, the soil can be fed with rotted manure.
If a rose is planted in the fall, then immediately it is necessary to spud the earth. And in order for the seedling not to freeze in the winter, it must be rooted.
Due to the fact that Luis Odier is a bush rose, it is better to plant it in a pit about 90 cm in diameter and about 70 cm deep. Before planting, it is also necessary to perform soil drainage. At the bottom of the pit, you can lay a small layer of hydrogel, which retains moisture well.
Before burying a rose seedling, it is necessary to check the root system and get rid of dry and damaged roots, pruning them.
Immediately after planting, the plant needs to be watered abundantly. Water of room temperature is suitable for this. In the future, water the flower less often. This will allow to develop winter-hardy qualities of the plant during the cold season. It is also recommended to stop watering from mid-September. In the hot summer period, the plant must be irrigated with water almost daily. However, it is worthwhile to ensure that there is no stagnation of water, because this can lead to the death of the root system.
The plant propagates vegetatively. This can be cuttings, bends, offspring, separation of the bush.
Plant Care: Pruning and Wintering
Trimming is necessary after 2 years. But after this time, only dried shoots need to be cut. Pruning to improve and shape the plants is carried out after 3 years.
Important! Pruning a rose is a must. After all, if you do not cut the shoots, the number of flowers on the bush will decrease significantly, the plant will lose its beauty and decorativeness due to the numerous young shoots.
Pruning a plant is best in April. First, dried and thin shoots are removed from the plant. After they start pruning the shoots that grow through the middle of the bush. Then you need to trim and those branches that are knocked out of the general shape and size of the bush. Shoots need to be shortened by 2-3 buds. The cut must be done at an angle of 45º.
Although the rose Louis Odier belongs to the frost-resistant varieties, it is necessary to prepare the plant for wintering. In autumn, young shoots of roses need to be cut, stalks should be laid and covered with needles. You can also build a special shelter on top of the bush. For example, from a plastic film.
Pruning
Flowering roses
The first rose buds of this species appear in early summer. When creating the most favorable conditions, the park rose Luis Odier blooms all summer, until the beginning of autumn. Before flowering, top dressing is necessary. It is best to use phosphate fertilizers, which must be administered along with the evening watering of the plant.
If it is already mid-summer, and the rose of Louis Odier does not bloom, the cause may be diseases, pests or improper conditions of the plant.
To continue the flowering period, it is necessary to constantly prune already withered or dried buds. This will contribute to the emergence of new inflorescences.
Pest and Disease Control
In general, a rose of this variety is resistant to many diseases and pests. The main diseases that this plant is susceptible to are:
- powdery mildew;
- black spotting.
Black spotting on the leaves
The first disease causes an ectoparasitic fungus from the number of erisif. When the plant is affected, there is a white coating on the surface of the leaves, and after maturation of the spores, a liquid appears in the form of drops.
Black spotting usually occurs due to the defeat of the plant by the fungus Marssonia rosae. It manifests itself in the form of black spots, which affect the leaves of the plant.
When the first symptoms of black spotting or powdery mildew appear, the leaves of the plant should be treated with special preparations, which can be purchased at a specialized store.
Important! As a prophylaxis and to prevent the occurrence of the above diseases, it is recommended to spray Luis Odier roses in the autumn and spring time with a solution of copper sulfate or Bordeaux liquid.
But the number of pests that can harm the rose variety Louis Odier includes:
- rose aphids;
- cut sawflies;
- spider mite.
Pests - Rosaceous Aphid
Rosaceous aphids can affect not only the foliage of the plant, but also young runs. This is the most common and common pest. But the rosacea sawfly affects the stems from the inside, as this pest lays its larvae under the bark of shoots. The tick begins to destroy the plant from the leaves, enveloping them in a web.
All these pests must be dealt with immediately. Special preparations will come to help. You can also use a solution of laundry soap, which should be sprayed with leaves and rose buds. Positive results in the fight against aphids gives onion and garlic tincture.
Rose Louise Odier is a real find, because it is a beautiful plant that will become a decoration of the garden. At the same time, the rose is relatively non-capricious and undemanding to the conditions of detention. Luis Odier is quite resistant to disease and pests.
