Rose Golden Celebration - variety description
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Roses are considered "royal flowers", and English varieties. All of them are hybrids, which were bred by the famous breeder David Austin. Rose Golden Celebration is recognized as one of the most beautiful and sought-after from the entire collection, thanks to its bright flowering and surprisingly high survival rate even under adverse conditions.
Rose Golden Celebration
David Austin is known for developing new varieties with improved properties based on old varieties of roses. For crossing, he took tea or climbing species. There are roses in the Austin collection with almost every color palette.
Golden Celebration belongs to English roses
The Golden Celebration rose was introduced at the end of the last century. Although David Austin himself did not put his hand to this, the crossbreeding work was carried out by qualified British breeders of the original company "David Austin Roses" (David Austin Roses).
Brief description, characteristic
Description of Golden Celebration rose is similar to other varieties, the main difference is in the color of the buds. The shrub itself grows up to 1.5 meters in height and grows in breadth for the same length. The spreading shrub has strong, slightly drooping branches when grown in mid to northern latitudes. In the southern regions, Celebration, as a rule, stretches with branches upward, which makes it more like a climbing rose.
Dense and rigid leaf plates have a bright green tint with a glossy sheen on the front side. Large buds reach 15 centimeters in diameter and are painted in a rich but delicate yellow shade with peach tints, rare for an English rose.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The undoubted advantages of the climbing rose Golden Celebration include:
- long and abundant flowering;
- flowers do not fade under the sun's rays;
- a small number of thorns;
- high resistance to disease.
Disadvantages:
- slightly underestimated frost resistance (compared to other English roses);
- in rare cases, it is difficult to tolerate excessive watering and prolonged rains.
Celebration in landscape design
Use in landscape design
Shrub rose English Golden Celebration is often used in landscape design. When decorating park and garden compositions, it is recommended to place this flower in the very center, since it is he who will attract the most attention.
The rose beautifully frames the paths in front of the doors of the houses. It can be used to decorate the facade of a house, fences and arches.
Growing a flower, how to plant it in open ground
Rose Celebration quickly takes root in new conditions and normally tolerates planting in open ground.
Rose seedlings before planting
In what form is the landing
For planting English roses, use seedlings that were purchased in nurseries, or rooted cuttings.
Boarding time
The most optimal and recommended by experienced flower growers period for planting in open ground is spring. In this case, the plant will be able to take root in a new place and fully acclimatize.
Location selection
Rose Celebration does not react very well to cold, piercing drafts, so it is worth growing shrubs next to various buildings, fences or trees. It is also worth considering the illumination of the site. The plant is best planted on the south or west sides of buildings or hedges.
Preparing soil and flower for planting
After choosing a planting site, you need to prepare the soil. This must be done in the fall. Carefully dig up the soil and add organic matter to it: rotted manure or compost. After that, the soil is carefully leveled.
In the spring, the site must be dug up again and mineral fertilizers must be introduced, you can use superphosphate. Shrub Golden Celebration does not really like acidic soil, therefore, with increased rates, wood ash must still be added to the ground.
Before planting, the roots of the seedlings are placed in a special stimulating solution for several hours.
Planting procedure step by step
The planting process is as follows:
- A hole is dug 40 centimeters deep.
- The bottom of the hole is covered with expanded clay chips for drainage.
- A small layer of earth is poured on top.
- Seedlings are placed in holes and covered with earth.
- After planting, the earth must be tamped and watered with soft water at room temperature.
Plant care
Care for Golden Celebration should include:
- regular watering with quality water;
- loosening the earth;
- weeding;
- mulching;
- pruning;
- fertilization.
Watering the bush should be regular
Watering rules and humidity
You need to water the flower twice a week; during long rainy periods, the frequency of watering is reduced. One bush consumes 10 liters of liquid. The water must be clean and not cold.
After watering, it is recommended to loosen the soil and mulch it with sawdust or peat.
Top dressing and soil quality
The first feeding should be done in the spring or at planting. During this period, the plant needs nitrogen to gain deciduous mass. The second feeding is carried out during the period when the buds are just beginning to set. Potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are applied. During flowering, the previous feeding is repeated, and in the fall, in addition to mineral fertilizers, a little organic matter is introduced.
Pruning and replanting
As soon as young leaves appear, an annual sanitary pruning is carried out. Remove all dried, rotten and diseased branches. The next pruning should be carried out in the summer, then remove the young shoots that grow inside the shrub. This method helps to thin out the bush so that the plant can give all its strength to flowering, and not to increasing the green mass.
Golden Celebration should not grow in one place for more than 10 years, therefore, after this time, the bushes need to be transplanted for rejuvenation. The transplant is recommended to be carried out by transshipment, so as not to damage the root system.
Features of wintering a flower
This variety must be covered for the winter. In the fall, the bushes are cut and huddled around with the ground. Top covered with dry foliage, in no case should you use sawdust, peat and other materials that absorb water. They are covered with spruce branches on top; it is the most effective means of protection from the cold.
Blooming English rose Golden
Blooming rose
Rose Celebration blooms for a long time, while flowering can take place several times in one season. The first wave of flowering is characterized by its abundance. Golden begins to dissolve the buds in early June, and this process continues until mid-October with a short break by the end of summer.It is during this period, around August or September, that the second wave of flowering begins. It is not as abundant and long as the first, but no less beautiful.
Care during and after flowering
During flowering, the number of dressings is reduced, it is recommended to apply fertilizer only once. It is better to use special complex preparations with a high content of potassium and phosphorus. Nitrogen can harm the bush during flowering, so it is highly discouraged to fertilize them with Golden.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible reasons
The reasons for the lack of flowering and how to solve them:
- during planting, the root collar was too deep, it is necessary to transplant the bush again;
- lack of minerals in the soil, it is recommended to increase the frequency of feeding;
- lack of watering, you need to increase their number.
Flower propagation
Celebration is propagated by cuttings. This is the fastest and easiest way. Seeds are used only by breeders who create new varieties.
Cuttings are cut before flowering, in the middle or towards the end of spring. This will give them time to grow stronger and form stable roots. Cuttings are cut from 10 to 15 centimeters long from the lateral healthy branches. The ends of the cuttings should be placed in a nutrient solution for 3 hours. Then they are planted in open ground and await rooting, after which they can be transplanted to a permanent place.
Leaf spot
Diseases, pests and ways to control them
Golden Celebration is not susceptible to fungal diseases, but very rarely it can be affected by black spot, when dark spots begin to appear on the leaves. In this case, you need to transplant the bush to a more ventilated, dry and lighted place and treat it with fungicides.
English rose Golden Celebration fits perfectly into any garden compositions. The plant multiplies easily, and caring for it does not cause much trouble. But it blooms profusely and colorfully all summer.
