Rose Hot chocolate (Hot chocolate) - description of varietal flower

Due to its strange and unusual appearance, the floribunda hot chocolate rose has taken a place in the gardens of many flower growers. In this case, the flower is classified as an "amateur", since the original set of its qualities is not to everyone's liking.

Rose Hot chocolate - what is this variety

The first representative of the Hot Chocolate rose variety (Hot Chocolate, Hot Chocolate, Hot Cocoa, Hot Cocoa, Hot Cocoa, Kiwi, Nubya, WEKpaltlez) was bred in New Zealand in 1986. This type of flowers owes its appearance to the tea-colored rose and the polyanthus rose, because as a result of crossing these very varieties, Hot Chocolate exists today.

How the hot chocolate rose blooms

This luxurious variety has charming semi-double red-brown flowers that take on a darker and deeper hue over time. Also, many growers note a good rose aroma and healthy glossy foliage.

Brief description and characteristics

For the most part, the Hot Cocoa rose is popular in Australia and New Zealand, but outside these countries it has not gained wide popularity. The first thing that catches your eye is, of course, orange or red-brown flowers, which have light streaks and a rare white edging at the edges of the petals.

Due to the unusual coloration, upon close examination, the flower does not seem very beautiful and slightly deformed. As they grow and bloom, the already more brownish flowers become more attractive and prettier.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Advantages of the Hot Chocolet rose:

• has strong immunity. The flower is not afraid of either powdery mildew or black mosaic;
• tolerates excess moisture well;
• quite frost-resistant. The rose is able to withstand temperature drops down to −23 ° C;
• blooms 2 times per season.

What is good about a chocolate rose

Disadvantages of a flower:

• hard to tolerate arid climate;
• when winter comes, it needs a special shelter.

Use in landscape design

Even if you have a small garden area, you can always allocate a place to plant this beautiful rose. The flower can become the basis of a flower garden, decorate a mixborder and fit perfectly into single and group plantings.

Many experts speak about the relevance of hot chocolate even in classical French, even in English landscape, rural country or exquisite modernity.

Growing a flower: how to plant it in open ground

For a successful planting of a Hot Chocolate rose, it must be borne in mind that the flower has a number of restrictions regarding the cultivation technology.

The rose can be planted with both seeds and seedlings. Most often, gardeners resort to planting seedlings.For this, the standard procedure for creating holes is carried out, on the bottom of which a drainage layer is laid, fertilizers and garden soil are applied, and after that the planting is carried out.

Seat selection

Usually roses are planted either in places that are clearly visible from home, or among other plants in the garden. Representatives of the Hot Chocolate variety are light-loving plants, however, with prolonged exposure to the sun, the flowers quickly fade. For example, planting a rose in an open, sunny place in the southern region increases the likelihood of burn spots on the petals.

Where to plant roses

How to prepare the soil and flower for planting

For a faster survival of the plant, it should be prepared as follows:

• trim the roots and shoots, leaving 30 cm;
• the day before transplanting, the seedling must be placed in a solution of water and a growth accelerator.

To prepare the soil you need:

• decide on a well-ventilated and illuminated area;
• it is desirable that the soil is neutral or slightly acidic. If the acidity of the soil is too high, then add a portion of lime to it;
• the ground must be moistened, but it is important that there is no swamp effect. Both with excess and with a lack of moisture, the rose Hot chocolate will not feel good.

Planting procedure step by step

For fast and abundant flowering, you need to make the right planting:

1. Make a hole in the ground (half a meter in width and length) 30 cm deep.
2. Place a 10 cm drainage layer in the hole - gravel, sand, crushed stone.
3. Pour water into the well and wait until it is completely drained.
4. Fertilize the soil with products that contain phosphorus (root). The ratio is 1 g of powder to 1 liter of water.
5. Plant the seedling in the hole.
6. Sprinkle the roots with soil and compact.
7. Water thoroughly and wait until all moisture is absorbed.
8. Make an earthen mound near the trunk of the plant.
9. Sprinkle the soil around the plant with a mixture of peat, humus and wood ash.

Planting roses

Plant care

So that after planting a Hot chocolate rose, it can develop normally, it needs to organize optimal conditions for growth.

Watering rules and humidity

Watering the flower should be regular, especially in the spring. In the phase of active development, the flower needs a lot of moisture. One bush should have up to 10 liters of water. The frequency of watering is 1 time a week. On a hot hike, the flower should be moistened twice a week.

Top dressing and soil quality

A rose needs fertilizer to grow. In the first months of the season, it is recommended to use fertilizing rich in nitrogen, at the end of the season - a potassium-phosphorus mixture. You can fertilize flowers from the second year of life.

Pruning and replanting

To make the bush look neat, you need to pinch and trim it. This should be done throughout the year, however, in order for the branches to renew themselves, the procedure should be done in early spring.

First-year buds are cut before the first decade of August, this will reduce the risks of early baconization. In addition, pruning will prepare the plant for abundant flowering next season.

Pruning plants

Features of wintering a flower

The rose must be prepared for winter.To do this, before the first frosts, the flower must be covered with a layer of peat, sand and straw, while having previously cut off the buds, foliage and underdeveloped red shoots.

Blooming rose

During flowering, tall rose bushes acquire large original flowers with a complex shade, which continue to delight with their beauty throughout the season.

A period of activity and rest

Representatives of the Hot Chocolate rose variety bloom from June to October without any interruption. Some of the flowers dry up, and some are in full force.

Care during and after flowering

The first and most important thing in care is to monitor the soil moisture and prevent it from drying out. One bucket will be enough for one bush in 2-3 days. In addition, do not forget about feeding and processing the flower with antifungal and antiviral agents.

What to do if it does not bloom

The main reasons for the lack of rose bloom:

• the young age of the bush or the old age of the flower. It should be borne in mind that one should not expect flowering from a one-year-old rose due to its too young age. The same situation is with plants that have already outlived the active phase of life;
• wrong landing site or care errors;
• weeds and pests. If the grass is not removed and the plant is not treated with special means, the flower will not be able to receive a sufficient amount of substances and will not give abundant flowering;
• incorrect cropping. Over-pruning of a rose can lead to developmental problems and, as a result, adversely affect flowering.

Flower propagation

Roses lend themselves well to cultivation by the following methods:

• cuttings;
• seeds;
• layering.

It is possible to reproduce by cuttings during the period of the end of the formation and lignification of the shoots. At this point, the latter are in excellent condition for cutting cuttings.

Reproduction of roses

Detailed description:

1. Cut 10 cm cuttings. The upper cut (5 mm above the bud) should be perpendicular to the cutting, and the lower cut should be angled (about 45 °).
2. Plant the cuttings in pre-prepared containers or in the ground.
3. Watering.
4. Organize optimal greenhouse conditions.
5. After rooting, periodically ventilate the greenhouse.

Diseases, pests and ways to control them

Roses are often affected by the following diseases and pests:

• powdery mildew. In this case, removal of affected shoots, leaves, buds and treatment with fungicides usually help;
• spotting. You can fight the disease by removing the affected areas of the flower, as well as spraying it with any copper-containing and sulfur-containing preparations;
• rust. Control methods - removing suspicious leaves and spraying with fungicides;
• rose aphid. Control methods - removal of affected shoots, washing the leaves with soapy water and spraying the bushes with aktar solution;
• spider mite. Control methods - the use of drugs of the class of insectoacaricides and acaricides;
• thrips. Washing the plant with tar soap, removing the most damaged leaves and spraying the bushes with aktar solution.

What thrips look like

Thus, Rose Chocolate deserves special attention from both amateur flower growers and professionals, since its original external characteristics will not leave anyone indifferent. The main thing is to plant the seedlings correctly and provide them with decent care.