Tea bushes of the hybrid tea type are very popular among gardeners who want to decorate their gardens with decorative flowers. In addition to beauty, these plants are known for their undemanding, Limbo rose variety stands out for its unusual yellow-green color of the petals, for which this flower has the nickname "dollar". The splendor of its flowering and healthy growth are due to its nuances of care.
Description of Limbo rose variety and history of its creation
Tea hybrids of roses began to be displayed in the 19th century. in France. Established in 1999, the Limbo rose is relatively new. It is the work of the German breeder V. Cordes and is successful not only because of the lemon color, which, due to lighting, acquires a golden, light green, yellow and green hues, but also because of its resistance to disease.
The magnificence of a bouquet of roses Limbo will delight any wealthy man
Short description
When flowering, the climbing rose Limbo forms elegant buds that resemble glasses in shape. They have a wavy border. As the appearance of a terry cup-shaped flower, the bud blooms 9-10 cm. The number of petals is about 50. The buds themselves appear plentifully even on young bushes.
For your information! Limbo rose flowers are fragrant with a light aroma and delight the eye for two phases of its continuous flowering. The shoots of the bush have almost no thorns; it is gaining a meter of height and 60 cm in diameter.
The plant is weakly susceptible to fungus and other diseases, but during the cold and snow season, the bush needs special care.
Advantages and disadvantages
Skilled gardeners praise this variety for its rapid spring growth and flowering duration of several months. According to their descriptions, the disadvantages of Limbo roses include a long adaptation of seedlings and unhurried blooming of buds, which requires caution when pruning. Despite the poor tolerance of cold weather, this uncommon flower in Russia in winter feels good if you provide him with shelter.
Use in landscape design
Flowers with a green tint are rare and not common in natural conditions. This feature attracts the attention of those wishing to increase the decorativeness of their garden to the Limbo rose, however, other flowers with bright colors can drown it. For this reason, it is recommended to grow this variety either separately, or only in a certain combination. Bushes Limbo perfectly fit into the environment of conifers. In the south, the rose looks good with juniper and cypress. Also acceptable neighbors would be heichera, lily, cuff, iris and veronica.
Note! Of the roses next to it, only those with a bluish tint should be planted.
How to plant and grow flowers in the open field
The most common method is the planting of seedlings obtained by cuttings and dividing the bush. Also, in the middle of spring, sowing of seeds is carried out. The success of planting work to a large extent depends on the material of planting. To be safe from buying plants with a fungus or other varieties, it is recommended to contact only special flower shops and greenhouses.
Note! Saplings purchased must not have rot and mold. It is not recommended to buy seedlings with damage. Too elongated and fragile roots may be a sign of poor flower growth in the future.
Rosa Limbo changes color depending on the lighting
What time is the landing
Plants take root best in spring. For their healthy growth and development, a sufficiently warm soil will be needed, in connection with which the first half of May is the most optimal time for planting.
This variety is suitable not only for the conditions of an open garden, with equal success it can be planted both in greenhouses and in greenhouses. Bushes in them are often grown for making bouquets.
Where is it better to plant a limbo rose
In choosing a landing site, lighting and drafts should be taken into account. This rose variety prefers warm and plentiful sunbathing in calm places. Cool air currents will adversely affect the growth and health of the flower. A good choice is the south side of buildings or fences.
Important! Rowan, pear, cherry and raspberry will be undesirable neighbors for Limbo roses.
Soil should be nutritious, loose and easily digged up. An ideal option would be a ratio of 3 shares of manure, 2 sand, 2 fertile soil and 1 peat. Drainage is necessary to protect against moisture stagnation, suitable materials are sand, pieces of bricks, gravel and gravel. Before spring planting in autumn, the soil is enriched with manure and humus.
If some of the roots of the seedlings are weak or damaged, it is recommended to prune them. Thus, plant growth will accelerate. Five hours before planting, the root system is placed in water. This is especially true with an open root system.
You can plant roses in both ordinary and high beds
Step-by-step description of the landing process:
- The pit should be dug 50 cm in depth, this is with the expectation of falling asleep the drainage layer. The diameter of the recess and its depth with already filled in drainage should not constrain the root system.
- After placing the seedling in the pit, it is necessary to fill in the prepared soil.
- The last steps are plentiful watering and mulching.
Note! Rose Limbo is planted in special containers. In this case, mineral-based fertilizers are used. The roots should feel just as free, place the container on a sufficient depth in the open ground, cover the rose placed there with earth, water it and mulch it.
Further care
Rosa Dollar is unpretentious in care, the most active period of which falls on the summer season. After watering, the soil should be loosened at the roots, this gives them access to oxygen. In this case, it will not be amiss to harvest weeds nearby. In addition to weaning nutrients, they can be a source of various diseases; pests also spread through weeds. To avoid the appearance of aphids and powdery mildew, the basal soil is covered with mulch.
Watering and humidity
A weekly plentiful watering will be sufficient, the need for which is determined by the appearance of the rose and the dryness of the soil under the bush. With a lack of moisture, the bushes will give bright, but small flowers. Young plants need more water. The soil should not dry out, but stagnation of water in the soil can be harmful to the flower.
Fertilization and soil quality
The dollar needs supplements every two weeks. Fertilizers begin to be applied in the spring; alternation of mineral and organic products is the best option. These flowers grow well on drained and often moistened soil types, where acid-base values are 5.6-7.3 pH.
Pruning and transplanting
To maintain the shape of the bush, it is necessary to trim it annually, removing diseased and dried shoots. In most cases, pruning is performed in the spring before the sap flow begins. Also, the procedure is carried out after the summer flowering in the fall.
Note! To support the splendor and abundance of flowering at the proper level, you should rid the bush of buds that have faded.
Shelter of flower beds for the winter
Features of wintering a flower
With the onset of cold weather, Limbo roses shelter with peat or mulch, or both. When covered exclusively with peat, the bush is completely covered with it and opens in the spring. If the shelter material is pure or mixed with peat mulch, to which humus can also be added, after falling asleep, the rose is covered with non-woven material.
When a rose is grown in areas subject to severe frosts, a wooden fence is built around the flower shortly before a cold snap. Its internal space can be insulated with foam, then the structure is also covered with a non-woven material. After spring warming, the shelter is removed, and the rose is treated with diluted copper sulfate.
Flowering period
Roses of the tea-hybrid type, including the green Limbo, form buds in the form of a single mono-colored glass with a delicate aroma. The flower of this variety has a cream core and, even in autumn, retains the freshness of its appearance for a long time. This type of roses produces long elegant peduncles.
Note! The flowering of tea hybrids lasts from the beginning of summer until the October-November cold snap, after which a period of dormancy begins in the flowers.
Care during and after flowering
Due to the fact that the flowers of the Dollar are very persistent and practically do not crumble on their own, faded buds should be removed manually. After flowering, the time comes to give the bush a shape, as well as pruning dry and diseased branches.
Reasons for the lack of flowering
Limbo rose variety may not bloom if:
- the soil is not rich enough in beneficial substances;
- the bush is wild;
- the plant needs rejuvenation by trimming;
- the flower did not shelter well enough in winter.
By determining the cause, it must be eliminated by the appropriate method.
Flower propagation
When propagating by dividing the bush, new roses are planted according to the standard method. Cuttings are carried out in early July. Seeds are sown in April.
Cuttings should be cut with a sharp blade secateurs
For cuttings, one-year-old stems that do not have time to stiffen will be needed, cut in a place 3 mm lower from the end of the leaf stem. A seedling can be up to 15 cm long or divided into segments, each of which has a couple of buds, the presence of which is mandatory in both cases. Cuttings can be rooted both in pots and immediately in the garden. When planting on prepared soil according to the standard method, a number of cuttings penetrate into it no more than 2 cm, slightly touching each other with leaves. Their adaptation and growth are accelerated by the greenhouse effect. Cuttings need a shadow and daily four-fold spraying.
Seeds recommended for purchase in nurseries and special flower shops are sown in April. They can be collected from roses and independently after flowering. After washing, the seeds for half an hour are placed in a three percent solution of hydrogen peroxide, the pop-ups are thrown out. They should be sown on a bed in the loosened prepared soil, only slightly sprinkled with soil. They produce the first seedlings no earlier than after 1.5-2 months.
For your information! Some gardeners sow seeds in pots in early autumn, holding them at home until late spring. This method implies the absence of direct sunlight and the hardening of plants in the fresh air on warm days.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
The parasites that pose the greatest threat to Limbo's rose health include leafworms, aphids, ants, sawflies, and caterpillars. Because of them, the flower may look painful and stop growing. Pests are removed by manual collection, pesticides and insecticides are also used against them.
Hybrid Tea Rose Limbo may have black spotting, powdery mildew and rust. The appearance of these ailments is usually promoted by improper conditions of detention. The most common treatment method today is pruning diseased shoots with subsequent treatment of the bush with copper sulfate.
Aphid attacks a rose
Due to its unusual color-changing color, the Limbo rose is gaining popularity among gardeners. Breeders do not stop trying to bring out green flowers, but no one can beat Cordes, which is why the Dollar still maintains a reputation as the most unusual flower. Although the use of Limbo variety in landscape design is possible only singly or in a certain combination, its decorativeness and unpretentiousness makes this rose a welcome decoration in any garden.
