Raffaello - Rose, which looks great in a bouquet

In recent years, a flower has often appeared in flower shops, which has a rich coral color, combined with a gently creamy shade on the petals located in the middle of the bud. It is most often used in bouquets. And she's called Rose Raffaello.

Description

This flower is considered one of the tea-hybrid varieties. Rafaello - rose, which was introduced relatively recently, in 1990, a breeder from Ireland, Samuel McGregy. She has a very pleasant and light fragrance. Rafaello is a rose that has up to thirty petals in one bud. It is double-edged and opens very slowly, with only seventy percent, thus providing good resistance to the flower, which retains its beautiful shape for a very long time.

The bush of this rose is tall and erect. In height, it has up to one hundred and twenty, and in width - about eighty centimeters. The foliage is matte with a dark green hue. Raffaello is a rose that is well suited for cutting. In addition, it looks great in the garden and in the garden. Blossoms this miracle plant abundantly, several times, pleasing its hosts throughout the season.

Features of the variety

Rafaello is very well tolerated by winter frosts, but for it you should still choose only those areas where there is enough light and little wind. The variety is distinguished by a tall and lush cup-shaped bud, whose height, if observed by agrotechnical rules, can reach a height of eight centimeters. Very often in bouquets you can meet Raffaello. Rose stands in the vase for up to twelve days, which is considered a long enough period for flowers.

Landing

To plant this sort of experts recommend in warm sunny places, preferably where there are no cold winds. Rafaello is a rose that prefers wet and well drained soil with acid-base reaction in the range from 5.6 to 7.3 pH. The pit should be prepared in accordance with the size of the earth coma, so that the roots of the plant in it are located freely. Depth should be made at least fifty centimeters, so that there is a place for drainage from sand and gravel.

Do not allow stagnation of water. Rafaello is a rose that grows well on a soil mixture consisting of manure (three parts), a fertile layer (two parts), sand (two parts) and peat (one part). The best time for planting is considered to be the beginning of May, because by this time the soil is already warming up well.

Tips for caring for the Raffaello Rose

Before planting the seedlings should always be held in water. Especially this procedure is necessary when the root system is open. It is enough to leave seedlings in water for six to eight hours. If there are damaged shoots on the roots, they must be removed. The shoots should be shortened, and the weak parts cut off so that only the strongest remain. This ensures faster growth of the plant.

Rosa varieties Raffaello regularly need to be fed. They also need constant weeding and watering. The choice of complex fertilizers for this plant in stores is presented quite widely. Usually, top dressing is done in the spring and somewhere in the middle of July. Watering should be abundant - usually two times a week. In spring, pruning roses should be done before the buds awaken on them. It is desirable to cover a rose for the winter. For this, as a rule, it is enough simply to fill the bushes with peat up to a height of twenty centimeters, and in spring the land around them should be leveled.