Delicate pink romantic roses by Olivia Rose Austin, created by David Austin in 2005, win the hearts of flower lovers around the world. In modern varieties of English roses, the ancient sophistication of the flower and the variety of shades with endurance and long flowering have successfully combined. Most of the “remains” are characterized by an intense floral-fruity aroma and excellent winter hardiness - the Olivia rose is no exception.
Description
Olivia Rose was registered in 2005 and immediately became one of the most promising new products on the market.
Due to its compact size (width 0.7 m, height 0.9-1 m) and a round, harmonious shape of the bush, it is suitable for creating arrays and mixborders.
It blooms with medium-sized brushes, 3-5 buds. Dense (more than 40 petals) flowers open in the form of a neat rosette, from warm pink in the center to pale along the edge. In full dissolution, golden yellow stamens are visible.
Blooming Olivia Rose
A medium-sized flower (6-8 cm) has a strong aroma of tea rose with gentle fruity notes. One of Austin's varieties with peduncles that do not wilt, but are arranged vertically.
The rose is very hardy, withstands rainfall, buds can only damage long rains. In full sun, the flower's lifespan is about 5 days. Somewhat fade. In the southern regions, it is desirable to plant the plant in openwork shade from trees or in the eastern (western) exposure, since a rose of pale pink color in the sun burns out to fawn-white.
Important! In the south, the Olivia Rose variety can significantly exceed the declared dimensions.
A mature bush stably produces 2-3 waves of flowering, and in a temperate climate, the rose Olivia Rose grows well even in shaded places.
Excellent resistance to the most common fungal diseases: black spotting and powdery mildew.
Care Features
Olivia Rose Austin is a rose that, subject to the rules of agricultural technology, blooms very abundantly and continuously, up to frost. Therefore, knowledge of the features of care is mandatory for all gardeners.
Landing
You can plant a plant in the second half of spring or in the first half of autumn.
The rose should be planted in a ventilated, illuminated area. When choosing a place, it should be borne in mind that the variety does not tolerate overmoistening of the root system. It is recommended to avoid lowlands and places with a high occurrence of groundwater.
An ideal soil for growing a variety should be:
- nutritious, high in humus;
- permeable to moisture and air;
- neutral or slightly acidic (pH 5.5-6.5).
Adult Bush Olivia Rose
Attention! An important condition for the full development of the plant is the soil, not depleted by previous plantings of roses and rosaceae (pear, cherry, cinquefoil, apricot, chokeberry, quince). In this case, the replacement of the upper layer to fertile up to 0.5 m depth is required.
You can improve the quality of heavy soil by adding the following components:
- sand;
- peat;
- plant compost;
- ash;
- rotted manure and bird droppings.
Poor sandy soil can be enriched with nutrient substrates, they retain moisture and contribute to the enrichment of nutrients:
- vegetable and food compost;
- peat;
- turf land;
- clay;
- silt
Important! In the case when the garden is located in a lowland, overmoistening can be avoided with the help of drainage grooves or artificial elevation of the base for the flowerbed.
Soil acidity can be checked using special tests or using litmus paper. To provide the rose with comfortable conditions, the following should be added to the alkaline soil:
- peat;
- coniferous litter;
- superphosphate.
To reduce the level of acidity (alkalization), add to the soil:
- lime (gently and in small doses so as not to inhibit plant growth);
- dolomite flour;
- bone meal;
- ash.
Seedlings purchased with an open root system (ACS) before planting, it is desirable to withstand from 1 hour to 1 day in a bucket of water, you can add a rooting agent or growth biostimulator for plants.
Before planting, the seedling should be carefully examined for the presence of dry, damaged or broken branches, they must be cut with a sharp, sanitized pruner.
The roots also need to be updated on a slice to a living tissue, it has a white color.
Important! The root system of the rose takes root within 14-20 days, at a temperature of 15-25 ° C.
For early flowering, shoots before spring planting are shortened by 10-15 cm from the root neck; in the fall only slightly refresh the cut.
Under adverse weather conditions, roses can be placed in a container of wet sand and planted in a cool place before planting.
Rules for planting roses
Top dressing
Rose Austin Olivia Rose blooms profusely, which means that to restore and repeat she needs regular feeding.
The best result can be obtained with the integrated use of organic and mineral fertilizers.
The first dressing of roses is done immediately after the spring sanitary pruning. When choosing fertilizers, it is important to understand what the rose needs at this stage of vegetation.
Nitrogen is responsible for building green mass. Its excess will create a strong fluffy bush, but will reduce flowering. This is especially clearly seen with the appearance of fatliquoring shoots that do not form peduncles. Correct the situation by pinching the top of such an escape. High nitrogen content in organic fertilizers:
- cow, horse manure;
- rabbit, bird droppings;
- vegetable and food compost.
Important! Phosphorus is necessary for planting flower buds, developing flowers and shoots, it also stimulates the abundance of flowering. For assimilation by roses of phosphorus potassium is required.
Iron deficiency is especially evident in alkaline soils, and provokes chlorosis. The disease can be recognized by the leaves brightening between the veins.
Nitrogen-containing fertilizing is introduced until mid-summer, young shoots must mature before winter. Since July, roses have been fertilized with potash and phosphorus complexes for a successful winter. The last top dressing is introduced in September, here you can use:
- wood ash;
- superphosphate;
- potassium nitrate;
- kalimagnesia.
Plant fertilizer
Pruning
A necessary element of rose care is pruning. The main or sanitary is made after the winter shelter is removed from the roses, and before the buds begin to awaken. On the bush, cut out all dry, broken branches with mold marks or stains. A slice is made over the upper living kidney, at an angle of 45 °, so that water flows from it. It should be cut to live wood, residues with blackouts of an infectious burn can lead to rose disease.
Since the variety forms a neat harmonious bush, it rarely needs forming pruning. It is important to ensure that the plant is not thickened with branches growing inward.
After 3-4 years of life, the bushes need a rejuvenating pruning, when the oldest and lignified branches are cut to the root neck, stimulating the growth of substitution shoots (basal). Proper pruning will allow you to maintain the decorativeness of the rose bush for a long time.
Important! Any pruning should be done with a sharp, sanitized tool.
Cropping pattern
Winter preparations
Rose has winter hardiness up to -23 ° C, in a temperate and warm climate it can winter without shelter. They prepare it for wintering by hilling it high (25-30 cm) with a mixture of soil and sand, covering it with spruce branches. In cold climates, it is recommended to wrap the bush with a special covering material, for the northern regions a frame shelter is required.
Important! Before winter shelter, roses are pruned from the roses, as spores of fungal pathogens can winter on them. All plant debris must be burned.
Flower propagation
You can propagate a rose by rooting cuttings from an adult, more than 3 years old, bush. The procedure does not differ from that of other varieties.
It is best to choose shoots on which roses have already bloomed. The criterion of choice is the strength of the thorns: if the thorns on the stem break off, then the shoot is already mature.
It is advisable to cut the stalk in the morning or late in the evening, closer to night. The slice must be performed with a sharp disinfected tool.
Cutting size: 12-15 cm. On each 2-3 leaves and the same number of buds.
If the procedure is carried out in the summer, then you can plant the cuttings right in the garden, filling the planting pit with nutritious soil (the same land is being prepared as for an adult plant). Stick the cuttings at an angle of 45 °, cover with banks, regularly water. Rooting will occur in about a month.
If the procedure is carried out closer to the fall, you will have to place the cuttings in pots or boxes. The rest of the process is similar. Seedlings will winter on the premises, and in spring they can be planted in open ground.
Diseases and Pests
Olivia Rose D. Austin has good immunity against diseases, is well restored after an unsuccessful wintering.
Olivia Rose in Mixborder
In summer, young shoots and buds can attract caterpillars and aphids. If there are few pests, the plant is cleaned by hand and sprayed with a soap solution or infusion of wood ash. With a strong and regular insect infestation, treatment of the bushes with systemic fungicide is recommended. You can buy the necessary drugs at any gardening store.
The English park rose Olivia Rose is a universal variety that can be used in the array to create malls and borders. Perfect for container landing in the northern regions. The pastel color of the flowers allows the plant to be used in combined plantings with brighter varieties of roses, ornamental herbs and perennials.
