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Super Dorothy is quite common among gardeners, especially those who specialize in growing climbing roses. Many large flowers that do not disappear until late autumn make it an adornment of any summer cottage. Simple enough care and resistance to disease will allow even a beginner to grow this rose.
Super Dorothy Creation Stories
The Super Dorothy rose appeared thanks to the efforts of the German breeder K. Hentzel in 1986. In fact, it is an improved version of the Dorothy Perkins rose variety, which has a very weak resistance to powdery mildew. When breeding, this drawback was removed, the roses were made of a more saturated color, and the duration of flowering was increased. A white spot has appeared in the center of the Super Dorothy rose flower.
Rose Super Dorothy
The Super Dorothy climbing rose is grown mainly on trellises, but some growers use it as a groundcover. The plant also looks good on the walls of the arbors. Growing on a trunk is possible. This method is very decorative, but it is the most difficult of all.
In a flower garden, a Super Dorothy rose will look great with pink clematis or phlox, as well as with purple irises.
Characteristics and features of the variety
The Super Dorothy rose has a pompom-type flowers tinted deep pink. One brush forms 25-40 pcs. buds. It begins to bloom late, from the second half of summer, but continues until frost. The bright color of the petals is exposed to the sun, becoming noticeably paler. Rose has a sweet aroma with a hint of vanilla.
A large spreading bush forms many shoots. Its height reaches 3 m, and the width is 1 m. The leaves of the Super Dorothy rose are medium-sized, dark green in color, have a glossy surface. The shoots are pliable, soft, they can be easily positioned on a support.
In the description of the variety, a strong immunity to black spot and powdery mildew is declared, as well as the ability to tolerate frosts down to -25 ° C under cover. When growing roses in areas with a mild climate, it hibernates without shelter.
Large spreading bush forms many shoots
Agrotechnics
A Super Dorothy rose seedling needs a well-lit area with protection from strong winds and even small drafts. The best time to plant is spring. A hole is dug 60 cm wide and 50 cm high. Sand, peat and humus are introduced into the ground. It is recommended to add fertilizer for roses and 1 tbsp. ash, if required to reduce the acidity of the soil.
The roots must be shortened by a third and placed in a growth-stimulating drug for 4 hours before planting. Then the seedling is placed in the center of the prepared hole, the roots are straightened and covered with a mixture of soil and fertilizer. This is followed by watering and compaction of the soil. It is necessary to make sure that the root collar of the rose seedling is about 10 cm in the ground.
Watering and feeding
Rose Super Dorothy needs regular, abundant watering at least 1 time per week. To do this, take warm water, which had time to settle. Watered in the evening, directing the stream strictly to the root, avoiding falling on the flowers. It is recommended to mulch the soil to maintain moisture and prevent overheating of the roots.
Super Dorothy's rose needs regular, abundant watering
Removing weeds and loosening the soil under the bush are also mandatory procedures. This provides oxygen access to the roots. Watering is reduced in autumn, and if the weather is rainy, then they stop altogether.
A rose seedling is fed in the second year after planting. They begin to fertilize in early spring, immediately after removing the shelter with products with a high nitrogen content. After 2 weeks, a second feeding with mullein or bird droppings is needed.
With the beginning of budding, nitrogen is stopped, otherwise the rose will give all its strength to the formation of new shoots and will not give flowers. They are fed every 14 days with mineral fertilizers with magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. The last time before winter, superphosphate is introduced in August.
Disease and pest control
The main pests of the Super Dorothy rose:
- Of the insects, Super Dorothy is most often attacked by aphids. Its invasion can occur more than once a summer. Treatment with alatars, actellik, aktara is effective against aphids.
- If the days are hot and without rain, then a spider mite can attack the rose. He enmeshes the plant with white cobwebs. The tick is washed off with a stream of water, and then the rose is treated with Aktofit, Isophrenic, Acrex preparations.
- Slobbering penny. Its presence can be judged by the white foam on the stems and leaves. Usually it is simply crushed by pressing on the foam formations. Then they are treated with the means of alatars, aktar.
Slobbering penny
Also, the rose can be attacked by thrips, leaf rollers, scale insects. A rose rescuer will help from these insects. In addition, it is capable of fighting fungi. In order to prevent gray rot, rust and black spot, the plant is treated with a rose rescuer 3 times: in spring, in the first days of summer and in August. Pure flowers will help from gray rot.
If the roses are covered at the wrong time for the winter, there is a risk of fire blight. It manifests itself in brown spots, after which tissue death occurs. The disease does not respond to treatment. All affected parts of the plant must be removed and burned.
Pruning
The Super Dorothy rose is pruned in order to give the plant a beautiful shape and stimulate flowering. This procedure has a number of rules:
- you need to use a sharp instrument that has been previously disinfected;
Super Dorothy Rose Pruning
- the cut is made at an angle half a centimeter above the kidney;
- branches that are frozen are cut to living tissues;
- damaged and dry stems are harvested at the root.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Rose Super Dorothy gained popularity due to a set of positive qualities:
- flowering until late autumn;
- the buds are small, but constantly changing, and the plant does not stand without flowers;
- resistance to major diseases;
- not affected by prolonged rains;
- high frost resistance.
The Super Dorothy rose also has a slight drawback - the color of the flowers changes as it blooms. At first they are bright and rich, but then fade and lose their decorative effect. In the total mass of flowers, this is not very noticeable.
The Super Dorothy rose has many advantages, which is why it is so popular with flower growers. In addition, since this is an improved version of another equally popular variety, caring for the rose has become easier.
