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Eye-catching with sophistication and elegance, the Teasing Georgia rose will adorn any site. An Englishwoman by birth belongs to a new generation and looks original and attractive.
During its abundant repetitive flowering, the entire area is filled with a bright tea-caramel aroma with fruity notes. It was thanks to him that the plant was highly appreciated and awarded at one of the exhibitions. Large double flowers are especially good: rich tones in the center of the bud gradually turn into light cream shades, losing the intensity of yellowness towards the edges of the petals.
They are as beautiful as the history of the variety name. It appeared in 1998, thanks to a family of journalists from Germany. On the 50th anniversary, the husband decided to make his wife Georgia an original expensive gift. Especially for this, a large nursery breeder David Austin has developed a new variety Teasing Georgia ("teasing Georgia").
Rose Teasing Georgia
Description of the Teasing Georgia variety
A rose needs space to grow freely. With a height of the bush, which ranges from 1 to 2 m, it is quite spreading and grows up to 1 m wide. It belongs to climbing, therefore, for its normal development, it is better to build a support or trellis.
Long-term flowering, remontant type, characterized by pronounced waves. The first flowers are large, then their size gradually decreases. In the intervals between flowering periods, single flowers are formed. Intensively growing shoots form many buds in the form of a bowl or vase, reaching a diameter of 8 to 10 cm.
Their beauty is emphasized by glossy light green leaves, which retain their rich color until February. There are not very many thorns on the stems. The culture is not afraid of the influence of atmospheric phenomena, it is resistant to bad weather. The flower does not lose its decorative effect, does not rot and does not lose its appearance after rain. The bush is also resistant to low temperatures, showing a level of frost resistance above average.
Description of the variety
Landing features
The process of planting English roses, to which the plant belongs, is somewhat different from the typical procedure used for most species. The first step is to choose the right place where the culture would feel comfortable.
Seat selection
An unfortunate location will be in which the wind blows off the snow cover in winter, exposing the seedling to freezing. It is he who acts as a kind of soil insulation in the winter. The ideal location for planting the English Tizin Georgia rose (often use the Teesing form) will be the area next to fences, fences, near the gazebo, veranda and walls of the building. These objects are used simultaneously as supports for the bush and as protective structures.
Landing
Rose Georgina needs special attention:
- Before planting it, the roots must be dipped in a growth stimulant solution or other substances of a similar effect must be used.
- Then a place is prepared in which grooves are made for planting.Their optimal dimensions are 50 cm in depth, width and length.
- Fertile garden soil mixture with the addition of humus is introduced into the prepared pits.
- Then water is poured into them (1 bucket for each). The planting site is left, only then, after a day, the rose can be planted, straightening the roots and deepening no more than 10 cm.
First watering
The first plentiful watering is carried out over the next day in several stages. The total amount of water per 1 bush for 24-hour hydration is 4.5 buckets. Upon its completion, hilling is carried out, which contributes to the correct formation of the root system.
Growing and care
Agrotechnical measures are no different from caring for other varieties. Water the plant regularly, combining watering with fertilizing. Growing a rose bush involves sanitary pruning. It will have to be constantly examined for diseases and pests.
Watering and feeding varieties Tizin Georgia
Rose of English selection is not demanding on high soil moisture, which must be moistened no deeper than 2 cm. Evening is considered to be the best time for watering. If the rose is more bushy, less water is needed to water it (about 1 bucket), and for a curly one - more, about 15 liters.
It is better to water the rose in the evening
In the first year after planting, the plant is not fertilized, it has enough nutrients embedded in the pit during planting.
Hand the second year of feeding is strongly recommended:
- The first of them should include nitrogen, which is necessary for the growth of the vegetative mass of the stems.
- The second time, nitrogenous compounds and phosphorus are used to prepare the nutrient solution. It promotes abundant flowering, making the budding process more intense.
- On the eve of a cold snap, roses are fed with fertilizers of the potash group (you can take ash). This category of elements strengthens the resistance to low temperatures.
In addition to moisturizing and feeding, it is necessary to organize the formation of a plant. It is pruned in early spring and autumn, before the onset of frost. For prophylactic purposes, broken and dry shoots are removed.
Pruning roses
Then by truncating the stemand form at will:
- low rose - for this, pruning shears cut the shoot by half;
- voluminous bush - to give it a more magnificent appearance, one third of the side branches are cut off;
- long curly shoots - cut off only a fifth of the stem.
Disease prevention
These activities are part of the entire care system. English rose varieties are considered resistant to infection and pest attacks. But they can also get sick. Signs of a fungus are the appearance of small black spots on the leaf and its deformation. Prophylactic spraying with potassium permanganate or ash solution will help.
Rust also damages crops, as evidenced by build-ups and yellowish spots. Later they darken and remain on the shoots all winter.
Rust on the rose
At the end of the season, after the end of flowering, you should take care of the shelter of the bush for the winter.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Advantages and disadvantages are relative concepts. What is an advantage for one, for another may become a minus. The rose has several disadvantages typical of English roses, but there are fewer of them than advantages.
Teasing Georgia does not get sick and has a number of advantages:
- abundant remontant bloom, good growth and development;
- bright aroma and beautiful dense double flowers;
- large size and a large number of buds;
- frost resistance;
- decorativeness of leaves that retain a bright green color for a long time.
Compared to other varieties, it shows better resistance to weathering and is not afraid of rain.
Rose Teasing Georgia is not afraid of rain
Moreover, it does not rot and does not lose its attractiveness. In these characteristics, the plant differs from varieties, the flowers of which melt without having time to open.It compares favorably, for example, with the William Morris variety, which is more susceptible to bad weather and takes several days to resume flowering.
The variety belongs to landscape. The drooping flowers inherent in it on a thin shoot soon lose their petals. They are not suitable for making bouquets. Culture requires tying to a support. All of these characteristics can be perceived as disadvantages and disappointing for beginners.
She is popular among experienced florists and summer residents. They are happy to grow luxurious bushes, despite the particular care. This is how, with the light hand of a married couple, and thanks to the work of a famous breeder, a rose with the English name Teasing Georgia rose appeared.
