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Rosa Dolce Vita is a tea hybrid bred abroad. However, many domestic gardeners also grow the culture. The flower of this rose is bicolor. Because of this, the plant is widely used to decorate festive premises and accompanies a variety of celebrations.
Variety description
Rosa hybrid tea Dolce Vita is no different from its relatives. The characteristic of the culture suggests that it can stand in a vase for a very long time without losing its beauty, freshness and aroma. The variety first appeared in Holland, where it was bred about 15 years ago. His roses are large, their petals are cream in color, which are beautifully and subtly framed by a pink border.
The bud, like that of other plants, is shaped like a glass with a diameter of about 0,1 meters. The flower consists of 38 petals, double to the touch.
It takes a long time to wait for the opening of the bud, since a large amount of time it is simply half-open. Sometimes the center of the bud becomes purple. A feature due to which the plant is easy to distinguish from its own kind is the presence of a terry petal at the base of the flower.
Often roses grow singly, but it also happens that they gather in “inflorescences”. The hybrid blooms actively and brightly: during this period, you can admire the spectrum of orange-pink colors. The underside of the petals is usually pink. The leaves are dark, glossy in appearance and feel.
The smell of flowers can be described as calm, gentle and sweet. Fully opened buds smell more intense, especially in the evening and in cool conditions. The height of the bush is small: it reaches 1,2 – 1,5 meters.
Video “Description and characteristics of the variety”
From the presented video you will learn about the characteristics of this variety.
Peculiarities of growing
It is impossible to grow a beautiful flower without observing the rules for planting it and proper care. Only the implementation of the right measures that promote the growth and development of the culture at all stages of its development will ensure the long flowering of the plant.
So, having decided to grow a Dolce Vita rose, you need:
- Choose the right place for its landing: the site should be well lit by the sun until lunch.
- Pick up seedlings intended for planting: they must be intact, without visible damage and ailments.
- Before planting in the soil, cut the roots of the seedling to living tissue, and place it in a weak solution of manganese for disinfection.
- Plant a rose for a permanent place of residence no earlier than May-June.
- Fill the hole in which the plant is planned to be planted with a mixture of earth, coarse sand and organic matter (manure, peat or humus).
- Flowers need to be watered infrequently, but in sufficient quantity. At the same time, the water should not be cold. The procedure is best done in the evening or in the morning, and not in the middle of the day at the rate of a bucket of water per bush.
- Avoid top dressing in the first year of the culture. After all, she received all the necessary substances from a fertilized hole during planting.
- Starting from the second year of the culture’s life, feed it with nitrogen, which stimulates the growth of individuals and the formation of the green mass of bushes.
- In summer and autumn, fertilize the bushes with complex dressings with potassium and phosphorus, which will increase the resistance of plants to cold weather.
- In the first year of life, cut off the shoots, leaving 4 to 6 buds on them.
- In preparation for autumn, shorten the green parts of the flowers to 0,3 – 0,4 meters.
- After the cool weather sets in, it is worth providing shelter for the bushes for the winter. For this purpose, spruce branches and non-woven material (for example, Lutrasil) are perfect.
Combination with other plants
Hybrids of tea roses today are quite popular both in the country and abroad. Dolce Vita goes well with David Austin roses. Dolce Vita also combines well with clematis flowers in pastel shades. The hybrid looks good against the background of shrubs with beautiful fruits. True, such individuals should be located at a distance of at least a meter from the roses.
Compliance with the rules and recommendations for the organization of proper agricultural technology, as well as taking into account all the specific aspects of the hybrid, will allow you to grow a long-term and actively flowering individual. Such a flower will truly become an adornment of your dacha or estate and will please the eye for a long time.
Care
Caring for a Dolce Vita rose is practically the same as caring for other tea hybrids. It consists in watering, fertilizing, pruning and sheltering bushes for the winter.
Watering the culture should be carried out only with warm water (preferably settled) in the morning or evening. During the day, due to the activity of the sun, the water will become a “lens” and cause burns to the plant organs.
Feeding is also standard. They begin in the second year of life (in the first year, the plant has enough nutrients obtained from the pit during planting). First, nitrogen is introduced, which stimulates the growth of the green mass of the bush. After – phosphorus and potassium, contributing to the development and formation of flowers.
Rose trimmings are of two types: designed to form a bush and to prepare for winter. To form a bush, the number of shoots that should be left, you choose yourself. As for autumn pruning, you first need to trim the buds and leaves. Next, you need to remove all the “excess”, that is, what provokes thickening. This is the only way to insulate individuals for the winter.
Warming is carried out to protect plants from frost. The trimmed bush is very easy to “wrap”. Usually, spruce branches, dry leaves and grass are used for this purpose, which are subsequently covered with a special garden non-woven material.
So, the Dolce Vita tea rose hybrid is very popular today. They grow it to form bouquets and decorate their own garden or household plots. This is due to the fact that even a cut flower retains its beauty and pleasant aroma for a long time.
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