Excelsia Rose is a beautiful plant that is often used in landscaping. This variety is grown by many gardeners. The key advantage of the culture is unpretentiousness in care. A rose of this variety can be grown even in infertile soil. It will bloom not only in a well-lit place, but also in the shade.
Rose Excelsina (Excelsa, Red Dorothy Perkin) - what kind of variety
This is a fairly old variety, which was bred at the beginning of the 20th century by American breeder Michael Walsh. The culture is often called Red Dorothy Petkin. Under this name she is known in the USA and some other countries.
Lush and plentiful flowering is typical for this variety of roses.
If Excelsia climbing rose is grown, the description of the plant is of great importance. This is one of the most unpretentious cultures. It can be grown even in bad soil or in the shade. However, this is not all the benefits of the variety.
This crop is characterized by very abundant flowering. When the buds open, the leaves are almost invisible. On each shoot, 4-10 buds may appear. In diameter, fully bloomed flowers reach 3.5-5.5 cm.
The plant is characterized by rapid growth. It is characterized by flexible and long stems. Liana can grow up to 3.5-4 m. In diameter, the culture reaches 1.8-2.1 m.
Important!The first buds open in the third decade of June. In this case, flowering lasts for 30-40 days.
The plant is characterized by oval, slightly elongated leaves that have dark tips. They have a dark green color and glossy shine. The flowers are small and have a flattened base. Each bud has a densely terry texture and includes 85 petals.
Flowers form inflorescences of a racemose form. They contain 55-58 buds. Their petals have a pale pink color. After blooming, the flowers exude a delicate aroma with a slight hint of vanilla.
Hybrid may curl. It is also grown as a standard or ground cover variety. Most often, the culture is placed along small fences or near tall and strong supports.
The culture is distinguished by tall and powerful bushes.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The key advantages of Excels's climbing rose are:
- single profuse flowering;
- high resistance to diseases;
- excellent resistance to frost;
- thick double-rose buds.
The key disadvantages of the variety include:
- many thorns on the branches;
- the risk of burnout of buds;
- the need to remove wilted buds.
A rose of this variety is often used for vertical gardening. The culture is perfect for decorating balconies, arbors, arches. It is used to decorate pergolas, supports, obelisks. The flowering culture on the stem looks especially attractive.
Improved version of Super Excels: differences
Breeders managed to develop an improved version of the culture. She is the rose of Super Excelsia. This variety is characterized by resistance to all pathologies. However, the main advantage of a perennial is re-flowering.
The height of the Super Excelsia climbing rose bushes is 1.9-2.1 m. The flowers are not more than 4 cm in diameter. They form large racemose inflorescences. The buds appear alternately. For the first time, the Super Excelsa rose blooms more profusely.
Growing a flower, how to plant in open ground
To succeed in growing a crop, she needs to provide adequate and quality care. First of all, you need to properly carry out landing work.
Excelsa is a hybrid variety that is recommended to propagate by seedlings. They can be obtained by grafting or rooting layers. It is also permissible to purchase ready-made bushes. The seed propagation method is considered time-consuming and does not produce the desired results.
The rose is propagated by seedlings
A great time to plant a crop is May or the first half of June. Thanks to this choice, the plant will have time to adapt to new conditions. You can also engage in landing in the fall. However, in a harsh climate, a young bush may not tolerate winter.
Location selection, seedling preparation
For a plant to develop normally, it needs a dry and bright area. The marshland is not suitable for culture.
Important!From morning to mid-day roses require good lighting. This ensures rapid evaporation of moisture and prevents the development of powdery mildew.
At the same time, do not plant a rose in an area with excessive lighting. Exposure to the bright sun causes the petals to burn out.
For planting the plant requires loose soil, which passes air and moisture well. It can be enriched with humus and mineral fertilizers. A day before planting, it is recommended to immerse the plant in water. Then you need to cut the whips by 15-30 cm. The areas of cuts should be sprinkled with chopped charcoal.
Landing procedure step by step
The beds should be done in advance. To plant a crop, do the following:
- Dig indentations at 60 cm intervals.
- Place drainage at the bottom and sprinkle it with soil.
- Submerge the rose in the groove and spread the roots.
- Sprinkle with earth and compact the soil.
- Water the plant.
Plant care
The culture is considered very unpretentious. However, like other flowering plants, it needs quality care.
- Watering rules and humidity
A climbing rose can tolerate even long droughts. Therefore, you should not water it too much. In normal dry weather, it is enough to moisten the soil once a week.
You need to water the rose sparingly
- Top dressing and soil quality
Fertilizers need to be from 2 years of culture. At the end of the first summer, potassium preparations are certainly used. In the next season, organics are alternated with minerals. In the third year, only organic compounds are required.
- Pruning and transplanting
You need to trim the plant in spring and autumn. In the first case, it is worth getting rid of dry and broken branches. In autumn, it is recommended to shorten and form the crown a little.
Important! The plant is transplanted exclusively with the wrong choice of soil. This must be done in the fall.
- Features of wintering a flower
In autumn you need to remove dry branches and leaves. Pull the remaining lashes with a rope and lay on the litter of lapnik. Cover with dry foliage and non-woven material.
Flowering roses
The culture is distinguished by lush and abundant flowering - this allows you to use it for decorative purposes.
The plant begins to bloom in late June. At the same time, buds are formed on the shoots of last year. Buds appear within a month. After which there comes a period of rest.
During flowering, bushes need to be cleaned of wilted flowers. After this time, it is worth removing all wilted inflorescences.
With adequate care, the rose blooms profusely
What to do if it does not bloom, possible causes
The lack of flowering may be due to such factors:
- low-quality material for planting;
- wrong choice of place for landing;
- placing lashes in a vertical plane.
Attention! A serious violation of the rules of detention also leads to the oppression of rose bushes, in which they can refuse to bloom.
Flower propagation
The culture is propagated by cuttings and layering. Each of the methods has its advantages and disadvantages.
For cultivation, green cuttings are suitable, which must be harvested in the summer. If you plan to use semi-lignified shoots, they are cut in the fall.
To propagate the culture, planting material must be taken from the middle of the shoot. It is placed in greenhouses or boxes with soil and sprayed with warm water. After 2-3 weeks, the plants take root.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
The culture may be affected by the development of powdery mildew or bacterial cancer. To save the bush, you need to trim and destroy the affected fragments. The remaining parts should be treated with copper sulfate.
Of the pests, the bushes suffer from aphids. In simple cases, a soapy solution is sufficient; in difficult situations, insecticides are used.
The rose of this variety has many advantages. It is actively used in landscape design. To achieve abundant flowering, complete care is required.
