The rose "Empress Farah" got its name for a reason. This beautiful flower was named by the Frenchman Henri Delbar in honor of the only crowned Empress of Iran, who, despite being busy in public affairs, always found a moment for her living corner, surrounded by greenery and flowers. The characteristics of the variety are fully consistent with the greatness of the imperial person.

Description and features of the variety

According to the description of the variety, the Empress Farah rose is represented by bushes formed by strong shoots up to 1.2 m high, covered with glossy petiolate leaves of rather large sizes. During flowering, which has a wavy character and is observed from the beginning of June until the very frosts, buds of a beautiful raspberry shade bloom. When fully blossomed, terry inflorescences become pure white with red edges that twist from the outside.

The diameter of the goblet flowers, consisting of many petals, giving them a special splendor, is 12 - 13 cm. When the bush reaches the highest degree of decorativeness, the garden is filled with a delicate, “tasty” aroma with light pear notes.

Despite the fact that an elegant variety appeared on the flower market of Russia not so long ago, thanks to its undeniable merits, it quickly gained universal love.

Among the advantages stand out:

  • frost resistance;
  • disease resistance;
  • the ability to use for cutting;
  • the duration of the flowering phase;
  • maintaining the shape of the bud due to the tight packing of the petals;
  • unpretentiousness.

Oriental beauty - a bright representative of tea-hybrid roses, capable of captivating the grower at first sight.

Preparing and planting flowers

Before planting a rose, you should take care of the site, preparing it 20 to 25 days before the planting is directly planted in open ground.

A sunny, ventilated area is selected, but without drafts. In partial shade, rose bushes lose their decorative effect.

The soil can be any, but preferably loose loam with a slightly acidic reaction. During site preparation, all weed roots are carefully selected. In parallel with this, it is necessary to dig to a depth in the bayonet of a shovel with the simultaneous introduction of a bucket of compost, 200 g of ash, 400 g of lime and a handful of superphosphate per 1 m2.

The best time for landing "Empress Farah" is considered to be mid-spring.

In order for the culture to take root quickly and painlessly, it is necessary to act according to the following algorithm:

  1. A landing pit is dug with dimensions that correspond to the root system of the planting material.
  2. A small mound is made at the bottom of the depression.
  3. Damaged roots are removed from the seedling, and the rest are slightly shortened. Then it is installed in the hole, where it is sprinkled with earth.
  4. The root neck is deepened by a maximum of 3 cm.
  5. Shoots are cut to 2 to 3 buds.
  6. The trunk circle is compacted, watered, after which the bush is spudded.
  7. After 2 weeks, the land is being scooped up. and the area around the plant is covered with a layer of mulch 5 cm thick.

If the seedling was purchased with an open root system, it is recommended to immerse it in water for a day and keep it in a growth stimulator for about 1 hour.

The nuances of caring for roses Empress Farah

Tea-hybrid rose “Empress Farah” is a rather unpretentious variety, which still requires some care. For full development, the bushes need watering, top dressing, hilling, pruning and even some simple, but important manipulations.

  1. The rose is watered sparingly when the surface layer dries. The consumption rate is 1 - 2 buckets under the bush. When watering, water should not be allowed to sprout, which can cause a flower's illness.
  2. It is necessary to start feeding the variety from the second year after planting. After removing the shelter, rotted manure containing nitrogen in an accessible form can be introduced into the trunk circle. In the future, every 20 days the “Empress Farah” is fed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. In autumn, it is recommended to increase the proportion of potassium in nutrient compositions, which allows the flower to better prepare for the coming cold weather.
  3. Like all tea-hybrid roses, Empress Farah needs regular hilling, weeding and loosening of soil, which is carried out after watering.
  4. Also important is pruning. As the main one, it is carried out in the spring, when damaged shoots are cut to healthy tissue. All others are shortened to 2 to 4 kidneys.

Breeding methods

Varietal rose Imperatrice Farah propagates by cuttings, which are cut in early summer.

Step-by-step instruction for cutting:

  1. A stalk with 2 to 3 buds is cut from the central part of the shoot so that the upper cut is straight and the lower cut at an angle.
  2. The shank is immersed for rapid root formation in boiled water with a growth stimulator.
  3. When the first roots appear, part of the shoot is transferred to a constant place of growth, where it is covered with a jar.
  4. Systematically, the plant is moistened and ventilated.
  5. After the appearance of new leaves indicating rooting, the can is removed.
  6. Further care for the rose is carried out as an adult plant.

Rose tolerates a pretty good transplant, in which division of the bush can be carried out. The plant should be carefully removed from the soil, clean the roots of soil residues and carefully divided into divisions. New plants are planted on the prepared site according to the standard scheme.

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Plant diseases and pests

The variety is very tolerant to diseases common on other roses. It is extremely rarely affected by powdery mildew or spotting. If this happened, then the bushes are treated with copper-containing fungicides. As a preventative measure, an insecticide can be added to the sprayer to protect the flower from pests, which the Empress Farah is not particularly susceptible to.

Important! When preparing the tank mixture, the preparations are taken in half dosages, from those indicated on the packages.

Technology of sheltering roses for the winter

Before the onset of autumn frosts, all faded inflorescences and leaves are removed from the bush, followed by pruning: all damaged, weak and diseased shoots are removed, and the rest are cut in half. Further, the plant grows up to a height of 40 cm. The frost-resistant variety does not need another shelter. If there are fears that the rose will stiffen, then the flower can be covered in 2 stages - before the first frost and after setting the temperature to -10 ° C.

Use in landscape design

The eastern beauty "Empress Farah" is found today not only in private gardens. It is widely used by landscape designers for landscaping parks, squares, and other territories. The variety looks beautiful both as a tapeworm and surrounded by other plants. However, picking up a “retinue” of rose bushes for him is quite difficult. According to experts, in group plantings, the best graceful beauty will be combined with roses, blooming white flat inflorescences.

 

When choosing a flower for your garden, you should pay attention to the unpretentious beauty. The Rose "Empress Farah" is a magnificent and refined flower, which is characterized by majesty and natural beauty, emphasized by a light aroma like a breeze.

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