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Rose Princess of Monaco is one of the most beautiful hybrid tea flowers grown all over the world. The rose belongs to a remontant variety and has a beautiful shape, delicate aroma and frost resistance.
The history of the creation of the variety
Princess of Monaco rose as a variety appeared in 1867. The famous French breeder Guyot was involved in the development of this variety. As a result of crossing tea and remontant scrubs, a wonderful variety was created, which was originally called Preference. The rose was subsequently renamed in honor of Princess Grace.
Despite the fact that a lot of time has passed since the breeding of the variety, the rose retained all the features grafted into it from scrubs.
Rose Princess of Monaco
Description of the variety
The Princesse de Monaco rose has won numerous awards and is considered one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. The flowers of this variety are creamy white with pink edging on the petals. Even when cut, these flowers do not lose their attractiveness for a long time.
The bush is erect, vigorous, with shiny dark pink leaves. It grows up to 100 cm in height and up to 80 cm in width. The rose has a weak, but at the same time very pleasant aroma. It blooms throughout the season and is a frost-resistant and disease-resistant variety.
Growing and care
In order for rose to feel comfortable and pleasing throughout the season with its attractive appearance, it is recommended to grow it in an elevated and well-lit place, as well as warmed by the sun.
It is imperative to ensure that the plants are protected from the scorching sunlight that can burn the flower. The growing area should be well ventilated, but protected from drafts and strong winds.
The most favorable soil for planting and growing roses Princess Charlene de Monaco is black soil. Loamy soil is also suitable, but it is recommended to fertilize it with organic matter.
Before planting, it is necessary to prepare the planting material, as well as to dig a hole, about 60 cm deep. A drainage layer must be poured at the bottom of the hole, and natural fertilizers are introduced. Before placing the seedling in the ground, it is recommended to dip the roots of the plant in a clay mash.
Princesse Charlene de Monaco
Rosa Princess de Monaco requires close and regular maintenance, which depends entirely on the weather conditions. In dry and sultry weather, plants require abundant and regular watering, especially for young bushes. During the period of active flowering, plants should also be watered abundantly, otherwise the shoots will develop poorly, and the flowers will lose their attractiveness. Practice shows that watering an adult plant requires 10 liters of water.
The quality of water also needs to be paid attention to, since tap water is not suitable for this type. The best option is melted and rain. Water the plants carefully so as not to damage the roots.
Around the flower, you need to systematically loosen the soil and remove weeds. It is also necessary to provide plants with protection from diseases and their feeding.Timely and correct feeding is an important condition in the process of growing a healthy plant. The best fertilizer for the variety is considered to be mineral dressing, which promotes growth and abundant flowering, as well as organic fertilizer, which improves soil characteristics.
If the soil is fertilized during planting, then you do not need to fertilize the rose in the first year. The first feeding is carried out in the spring after pruning. During this period, you need to use only mineral fertilizers. The next time, fertilizer is applied as soon as the ovary of buds begins to form. As soon as flowering begins, feeding stops. The final stage of fertilization is carried out in September. During this period, organic fertilizer is applied.
After planting, during the first year, it is imperative to carefully trim the buds before they bloom.
It is best to prune this variety in spring. Pruning a plant can be, depending on the goal, the following types:
- Short, or strong - is that the shoots are cut short. This method should be used to rejuvenate old plants, as well as when planting seedlings.
- Medium or moderate - the branches of the plant are cut in such a way that they have 5 to 7 buds. This method stimulates early flowering and forms a beautiful bush shape.
- Long and weak - only faded buds are cut off.
- Combined trimming.
Since the roses of Charlene Princess of Monaco belong to frost-resistant plants, with the arrival of cold weather, you do not need to immediately cover them. This is due to the fact that the flowers tolerate small frosts well, down to -7 degrees. It is best to begin sheltering when the weather is stable and cold. With the arrival of spring, systematic airing of the plants is mandatory. This is done in order to prevent a rise in temperature in the shelter and to prevent early bud opening.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Roses are amazingly beautiful plants of the Rosaceae family. According to numerous descriptions, the Princess of Monaco variety is considered one of the brightest and most attractive.
The main advantages of the variety include:
- long and abundant flowering;
- easy reproduction:
- frost resistance;
- resistance to diseases and pests;
- endurance;
- large flowers that are not afraid of rain;
- pleasant and delicate aroma;
- beautiful appearance.
Despite the fact that the Princess Charlene de Monaco rose hybrids have a huge number of advantages, they also have disadvantages. The main one is that in the first years after planting, few flowers are formed on the plant; also, as a result of direct exposure to bright sunlight, the flowers fade and fade.
Rose Princess of Monaco is considered to be the most amazing and beautiful plant. But in order for it to please the owner with abundant flowering throughout the season, it is required to provide her with competent care.
