Rose Meilland - variety description
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Florists know that the Meiland climbing rose can turn a cottage, garden or park into a beautiful and romantic corner. This plant is demanding to care for, but at the same time gives the owners the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful and abundant flowering. The rules for growing Meiland climbing roses will be discussed in more detail in this article.
Rose Meilland - what is this variety
In French, the official name "Meilland" sounds like "Meilland". Also called a company that develops new varieties of roses. Meiland Climbing is considered the best variety of French-bred roses of this producer.
Rose Meilland
Short description
The key feature of the variety is that it can grow rapidly. In Russia, for park decoration, it is customary to grow the Canadian variety, which is more frost-resistant, and the French variety, which is very demanding to care for.
The height of the rose bush is no more than 70 cm. The oval leaves of the flower have a rich dark green color. This rose has buds in different shades: pink, white or red. The smell of flowers is subtle, but weak.
If the climate or weather conditions are unfavorable, the flower buds may become shallow and the leaves will begin to curl. A rainy summer can cause fungal infections. Despite this, the plant is widely used in landscape design.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The variety has the following advantages:
- resistant to disease and insect attack;
- rose Meilland floribunda has beautiful flowers;
- the flowering period is long;
- cut roses keep fresh for a long time.
The disadvantages of Meiland roses are:
- weak frost resistance;
- poor tolerance to rain and other bad weather;
- sensitivity to temperature changes.
Use in landscape design
Due to the fact that this variety is capable of growing rapidly, it is used to create hedges. In the course of growth, the bushes begin to curl beautifully.
Can be used as stand-alone plantings or planted in flower beds or alpine slides.
Climbing rose as a living fence
Growing a flower
The correct planting of the Madame Meilland rose will provide conditions for the full growth and development of the bush.
For propagation, cuttings or layering of a rose bush are used. Saplings are planted in late spring - in April or May. After that, they have enough time to take root and start growing.
Seat selection
Meilland hybrid tea rose is picky about the composition of the soil in which it grows. She prefers soil with a high nitrogen content. The soil should be slightly acidic.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
Before planting, it is recommended to soak seedlings for 30 minutes. in a solution of a growth stimulant.
In the area where the planting will be carried out, you need to remove the debris.Then you need to dig it up and apply organic fertilizers. For this purpose, for example, manure, humus or peat is suitable.
Planting procedure step by step
To plant a Meiland floribunda rose, you need to follow these steps:
- It is necessary to prepare a pit 50 cm deep for the seedling. Drainage is made in it in the form of a small layer of pebbles, gravel or small stones. Then they put in some organic fertilizers.
- Before adding soil, the roots must be carefully straightened out.
- The Meiyan rose seedling is covered with earth in such a way that the root collar is 3-4 cm below the surface of the soil.
After planting, it is necessary to compact the ground and water abundantly.
Planting a seedling
Plant care
This plant needs timely care. Compliance with the following rules will allow you to get an abundant and beautiful flowering of a rose bush the next year after planting.
Watering rules and humidity
Rose Meiland needs regular watering. It is done once or twice a week. If the weather is dry, the plant will need more moisture to remain viable.
Top dressing and soil quality
During the first year of growth, only autumn feeding is necessary for the rose. Over the next years, fertilizer must be applied three times each season. The first time this is done in early spring - they are fed with organic and nitrogen fertilizers. When the buds begin to form, the Meiland rose will need potash and phosphate fertilizers, which contribute to a beautiful and abundant flowering.
Pruning and replanting
According to the description of the variety, spring pruning is carried out to remove dried, diseased and unviable branches. In addition, you need to remove those branches due to which thickening is formed.
Features of wintering a flower
The Meiland rose can withstand slight frosts, however, it needs shelter. It is necessary to spud the bushes by removing dried buds and leaves. Then they are covered with spruce branches and agrofibre and left in this form until spring.
Blooming rose
When the Mayland rose blooms, its flowers never fully open. They remain in the form of incompletely blossoming, but fragrant buds until the end of flowering. It takes place from early June to late August. In the southern regions, the end may be in the second decade of September.
A period of activity and rest
The resting time for this plant begins from the beginning of September, when flowering ended. At this time, you need to limit watering and make autumn dressing of the rose.
Shelter for the winter
Care during and after flowering
During the formation of buds, the plant requires potash and phosphorus fertilizers. After flowering is over, dried leaves and flowers must be removed. At this time, the last feeding of the season is made.
What to do if it does not bloom
This can happen with some medical conditions. Treatment with fungicides will help.
Sometimes a large number of shoots appear in the root zone. If they are not removed, then they will take away the vitality from the rose bush.
Flower propagation
Reproduction is usually used by cuttings or layering.
Cuttings are prepared in early spring. Planting in open ground is carried out when they germinate.
Layers are formed during the spring-autumn season. The disembarkation is done after they have taken root. It is important that at the same time there is enough time before the onset of winter for them to begin.
To propagate a rose bush using cuttings, you must take the following steps:
- Cut off the cuttings from the branches of the bush. They should be 10 cm long.
- They are planted in a container with soil, covered with cellophane wrap.
- The cuttings should be kept warm and watered regularly. It is required to ventilate daily, gradually increasing its duration.
Once the sprouts have taken root, they can be transplanted to a permanent location.
Diseases and pests
This plant is resistant to diseases and insects. The most dangerous are bark cancer and ash. Regular spraying with 1% strength Bordeaux liquid is a good preventive measure. If the climbing rose receives a sufficient amount of potassium supplementation, then the likelihood of disease is reduced to a minimum. If infected branches are found, they must be removed.
Thus, there is nothing difficult in growing roses. Therefore, you can safely go to the flower shop to buy a Meiland seedling. And how to plant him, and then provide care, was described above.
