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Relatively young, but already conquered the hearts of gardeners, the Princess Anna rose has absorbed all the best from English varieties. Her buds are graceful and painted in a pleasant pink, almost raspberry color. But in order to enjoy all the beauty and aroma of flowering bushes, you should properly take care of them.
Rose varieties Princess Anna is universal, it is used both in landscape design and in floristry
History of breeding
Rose variety Princess Anne (Princess Anne) was bred by the famous English rose grower and breeder David Austin in 2010. It was named after Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II of England.
A year after its creation, in 2011, the Princess Anna rose won its first award at an international exhibition in the UK, it was named “Best New Plant Variety”. A year later, the prickly beauty was awarded the title of “Gold Standard”.
Description and characteristics of the rose Princess Anna
Austin rose variety Princess Anna belongs to the class of scrubs. Reminiscent of a hybrid of the classic version of English vintage flowers. The bush is compact, upright, fairly branched. Its height can reach up to 120 cm, and its width – 90 cm. The shoots are strong, straight, and even under the weight of large buds, they practically do not bend. There are many thorns, a moderate amount of green mass. The leaves are medium in size, leathery, with a glossy surface and finely serrated edges.
Buds are formed evenly throughout the bush. They are collected in large brushes of 3-5 pieces, but single flowers can also be observed. They are densely double and quite large, the diameter of which varies between 8-12 cm. At first, the buds are cone-shaped, at the peak of flowering they are goblet. Only when they have blossomed, they have a dark pink hue, almost red (raspberry). With age, the flowers lose their rich color, becoming pink with a lilac tint. The petals themselves are narrow, numerous (up to 85 pieces), densely stuffed. On the reverse side you can see a yellowish overflow.
Flowering is repeated, undulating, from June to October, almost before the onset of the first frost. Throughout the growing season, the bush changes its color palette very advantageously, which gives this variety its charm. The flowers are weather-resistant and easily endure short rains. Under good growing conditions, they can remain on the bush, without drying out or crumbling, up to 5-7 days.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The rose is a very beautiful garden plant. Proof of the magnificence of this flower is the rose variety Princess Anna, which can be easily attributed to unpretentious and very hardy. But still, before buying a seedling, you should weigh all the positive and negative qualities of a garden plant so that there are no difficult problems when growing.
The compact and beautiful bush makes the Princess Anna ideal for growing as a hedge, as well as for decorating borders.
Pros:
- buds are large against the background of a compact bush;
- long and undulating flowering;
- pleasant and changeable color of flowers;
- gentle medium perceptible aroma;
- unpretentiousness in cultivation;
- good immunity to diseases and pests;
- high resistance to frost (USDA climate zone – 5-8);
- medium resistance to precipitation;
- versatility (can be used to decorate the landscape and for cutting);
- buds stay on the bush for a long time and also stand in the cut for a long time without shedding.
Cons:
- in dry weather quickly fades;
- does not grow well on sandy soils;
- flowers fade in the sun;
- difficult to reproduce.
Methods of reproduction
Since the English park rose Princess Anna is a hybrid, it should be propagated only by vegetative methods. Cuttings are considered the most optimal and productive method that can be used at home.
To prepare cuttings, choose a strong semi-lignified shoot. With the help of a pruner, a branch is cut at an angle above the upper bud, located on the outside of the crown. Cuttings are cut from the lower and middle parts of the branch, leaving one leaf on each segment. In this case, the lower cut is made oblique (45 °), the upper one is left straight. Ready planting material is treated with a growth stimulator. Then the cuttings are planted in pre-prepared soil. They are deepened by 2-3 cm, around the ground they are well compacted and watered. For better rooting, a greenhouse effect should be created by planting by covering the container with the planted cuttings with a film. Under the right conditions, roots will appear in about 30 days.
Also at home, the Princess Anna rose can be propagated by dividing the bush. Use this method if the plant is transplanted to a new place. It is carried out in early spring after the snow melts. First, the bush is carefully watered, then it is dug up. The roots are well cleaned of an earthy coma and with a sharp knife or shovel they are divided into parts. It is important that each separated part has 2-3 shoots and a well-developed rhizome. Damaged areas are removed. Shoots are shortened, leaving 3-4 buds. The place of division of the root must be lubricated with a talker (a mixture of clay and manure in equal quantities). After that, the parts are immediately landed on a new permanent place.
Cultivation and care
The best time to plant a Princess Anna rose is mid-spring. In the autumn, it is carried out only if the weather conditions are not very changeable, and the plant can take root before winter.
A place for a rose Princess Anna should be chosen taking into account that the sun’s rays hit the bush only in the morning and evening hours. At noon, it would be in shade. The site itself should not be in a lowland or too open for through winds. And groundwater to pass at a depth of at least 1 m.
At the end of planting, the Princess Anna rose seedling is watered, the soil around is mulched with sawdust or peat
The most suitable indicator of soil acidity varies between pH 6,0-6,5. Chernozem is considered optimal for roses, but its cultivation on loamy soils is also acceptable, only in this case it will need to be periodically enriched with organic matter.
Planting a rose of the Princess Anna variety is carried out immediately in a permanent place, since it does not tolerate transplantation well. To do this, they dig a hole 50×70 cm in size in advance. At its bottom, a drainage is formed from gravel or crushed stone with a layer of at least 10 cm. The soil taken out of the hole, mixed with compost in the form of a cone, is poured on top. Before planting, the roots of the Princess Anna rose seedling are first placed in a clay mash, then they are transferred to a prepared pit and, having carefully spread the roots along an earthen cone, they begin to fill it with the remnants of the soil. This is done in such a way that the root neck after tamping is located 3 cm below the soil level.
Rose Princess Anna does not need constant watering, it is enough for her to moisten the soil once every 10-15 days. If the weather is dry, the frequency of irrigation can be increased. At the end of summer, watering is done less frequently, and in September it is completely stopped.
Every year, the Princess Anna rose requires top dressing in order to gain strength for abundant flowering. As a rule, in spring, the bush requires nitrogen-containing fertilizers in order to build up green mass and young shoots. And during the flowering period, it is desirable to feed it with a potassium-phosphorus composition.
Pruning is also necessary for roses of this variety. It is performed at least twice per season. In the spring, all frozen shoots are removed, and healthy ones are also cut by 1/3. During the flowering period, dried buds are cleaned. In autumn, sanitary pruning is carried out, thinning the bush and removing damaged branches.
The rose variety Princess Anna needs shelter only if the winter is quite severe with frosts around -3 0 ° С. Otherwise, covering the bushes is not required.
Pests and diseases
Rose Princess Anna has good immunity to diseases, and pests practically do not touch the bushes. But still, like all plants, it can be affected by gray and root rot. And if in the first case, at an early stage, the disease can be detected by the appearance of small spots on the leaf plates and a gray bloom on the flowers, then root rot manifests itself very late, when the plant is completely exhausted, loses strength, withers and subsequently dies.
Gray and root rot appears with illiterate rose care, in particular, with improper watering or feeding
Application in landscape design
Rosa Princess Anna, judging by the photo, description and reviews of gardeners, is a very beautiful flower that can decorate any garden plot. It looks great in group plantings in combination with roses of other shades, as well as flowers such as phlox, hydrangea, geraniums, peonies and bluebells. Designers often use it as a single culture, as a tapeworm or to decorate borders.
Princess Anna is also suitable for creating a hedge
Conclusion
Rosa Princess Anna is a good variety for planting both in limited areas and in larger areas. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that with minimal labor costs you can get a lush flowering bush that can easily become the center of the garden.
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