Rose Double Delight (Double Delight) - growing ornamental shrub

A magnificent rose, iridescent in different shades of red and yellow, will create a festive atmosphere in any garden. Rose Double Delight is one of the most popular varieties of this flower.

Rose Double Delight - what kind of variety is it?

This flower belongs to the hybrid tea group. It is a hybrid of several types of garden and tea roses, therefore it has absorbed almost all of their wonderful qualities.

Bright color in the sun

Rose Double Delight was bred in 1978 by American breeders and very quickly won the hearts of many growers around the world. In 1982 D. Luna brought her to Europe.

This variety became the winner of various competitions and exhibitions and won several medals. In colloquial speech, the flower is called the Delight rose.

Beige core and rose petals

Brief description and characteristics

The variety has many distinctive features that have made it incredibly popular.

Rose Double Pleasure grows up to 120 cm in height. The branches are covered with wide dark green glossy leaves. One bud opens on each branch. Large flowers reach 12-15 cm in diameter.

The most important part of the description is color. The petals of a beautiful flower can be painted in a variety of shades. The rose has a beige or creamy core. The inner side of the petals is painted in such colors. Their outer part is crimson, pink, coral.

Double Delight fills the garden with a strong fruit and berry aroma.

Pale flowers grow in greenhouses

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Its extraordinary beauty and pleasant aroma have made this rose the queen of gardens and parks.

Benefits of Double Delight:

• the beauty of large bright flowers;
• sweet smell;
• frost resistance;
• long flowering period.

Disadvantages:

• weak immunity against diseases and pests;
• difficulty in leaving;
• the plant does not tolerate heat, rainy weather;
• not suitable for growing in a room.

Use in landscape design

Double Delight hybrid tea rose looks luxurious on spacious flower beds, in single plantings, flowerpots. She will decorate any parks, gardens, rose gardens.

Thick double petals

Growing a flower: how to plant it in open ground

Rose variety Double pleasure is whimsical and capricious, so it will need careful care. It can be grown in a summer cottage. An experienced florist will cope with this task.

Saplings or cuttings are prepared for planting and then rooted in the open field. No rose is grown from seed.

Seat selection

Rose Double DeLight loves an abundance of sunlight, so a well-lit area is chosen for planting. Drafts and gusty winds often harm this plant, so the flower bed must be protected from them.

It is advisable to plant the flower next to a large tree, spreading bush or fence.

How to prepare the soil and flower for planting

The day before planting in open ground, the seedlings are placed in a solution with a root growth stimulator. They need to be kept in it for 24 hours.

Decoration of parks and gardens

Planting procedure step by step

A large distance must be left between the rose bushes, at least 50 cm. The plant needs a lot of space.

How to plant Double Delight:

1. Dig a hole 50-60 cm deep.
2. Drainage is placed at the very bottom (pebbles, crushed stone, broken brick, expanded clay, etc.).
3. The soil is prepared from leafy earth, humus, turf, peat and sand. Then it is watered with a solution of potassium permanganate to protect the flowers from infections.
4. The seedling is placed in a planting pit. The root collar should go underground to a depth of 2-3 cm.
5. The earth is tamped, and then abundantly watered with warm water.
6. Fertilize the soil with mineral and organic fertilizers.

You need to properly care for the flower

Plant care

Caring for Double Delight is not easy, but the result will reward the grower for the effort. The flower needs regular watering, feeding, pruning and protection from pests.

Watering rules and humidity

This plant is difficult to tolerate both drought and excess moisture. It is necessary to constantly monitor the condition of the soil, it should be slightly moist. It cannot be dry or, on the contrary, wet. A young bush will need 5 liters of water for one watering, an adult needs at least 10-15 liters.

Top dressing and soil quality

The first feeding with nitrogenous fertilizers is carried out immediately after planting the flower. When buds appear on a rose bush, it is fertilized with complex mineral fertilizers. The interval between dressings should be 2-3 weeks. During the summer, the flower is fed 5-6 times. After the flowering period is over, fertilization is stopped.

Pruning and replanting

When 4 leaves grow on a young seedling, it is pinched. This will allow an adult bush to actively branch and grow.

In the spring, sanitary pruning is carried out, during which frozen, diseased and injured shoots are removed. At the beginning of summer, you can start forming a bush. Faded buds must be constantly removed. In late autumn, a cardinal pruning is done to cover the rose bush for the winter.

Features of wintering a flower

Double Delight can withstand severe frosts, but for this the bushes must be covered for the winter. They are strongly cut off and covered with a thick layer of peat (at least 30 cm). Then they put metal arcs as a support and cover the bushes with spruce branches, plastic wrap or any other insulation. Leave air holes on the sides.

Double delight

Blooming rose

The lush bloom of bright roses can be enjoyed for a long time. A flowering plant needs special care.

A period of activity and rest

The flowering of the Double Delight variety takes place in 2 stages. The first wave occurs in early June, and the second - in the last days of August. The inflorescences are constantly being updated.

Care during and after flowering

A blooming rose needs to be fed regularly.The bush is carefully examined and the faded buds are removed.

What to do if it does not bloom

The whimsical fragile rose stops blooming under unfavorable conditions: lack of light, moisture, fertilizers. It is harmed by drought and cold. It is necessary to find out and correct the cause. As a rule, in such cases, the plant is transplanted to a new place.

In spring and winter, the rose is pruned

Flower propagation

Double Delight must be propagated by cuttings or by dividing the bush. The first method is suitable for young plants, and the second is for sturdy adults.

How to split a bush:

1. Dig up the plant by the root.
2. Cut into 2 pieces.
3. Treat the cut sites with charcoal or other disinfectant.

How to propagate Double Delight by cuttings:

1. Cut off a healthy shoot.
2. Dig the stalk into the ground and cover with a plastic bottle.
3. When the seedling takes root, transplant to another place.
4. For the winter, cuttings need to be covered.

Propagated by dividing the bush and cuttings

Diseases, pests and ways to control them

For the prevention of diseases or the appearance of pests, the rose is treated with insecticides and fungicides.

What Double Delight suffers from:

• sawfly;
• leaflet;
• gray rot;
• rose aphid;
• bear;
• rust;
• black spot;
• powdery mildew.

Most popular variety

Delightful two-tone rose Double pleasure plays a major role in any landscape composition. This flower needs careful care, and not every grower can do this.