Rosa Louis Odier is a tall, spreading shrub with dense, beautiful peony-shaped flowers of a rich pink hue and a great classic aroma.
Let's get to know this culture better.
Features of the species
Bourbon roses are a separate varietal category included in the group of old types of park flowers, which has become the hallmark of famous French and English gardens. The birthplace of these plants is the island of Bourbon (formerly Reunion), located in the Indian Ocean, where they first met their original forms at the beginning of the 19th century. The advantages of the species are the ability to form a strong tall bush, almost completely covered with excellent fragrant flowers, and an amazing duration of flowering. Rosa Louis Odier is a park-bush culture with an ideal flower shape, combining the best qualities of the species. Loved by both experienced gardeners and novice gardeners. With minimal care, it can become a worthy decoration of any corner of the garden space.
Description of the rose Louis Odier
The culture is famous for the color of flowers with a characteristic, imperceptible transition from soft pink shades along the edgespetals to densely saturated tones in the center.
Flowers are quite large, cup-shaped, reaching a diameter of 7-10 cm, located on the shoots singly or 4-5 pieces. Often there are so many buds on the stems that the shoots bend under their weight, resembling an exquisite flowering fountain.
Rose shoots are flexible, graceful and long (up to 2.5 m), densely covered with matte pale green leaves. A feature of the variety is a relatively small number of thorns on the shoots and the spreading of the bush. Crown diameter can reach 1.2 m.
Cultivation
Like many Bourbon roses, Louis Odier prefers loamy open, well ventilated and sunny areas. The culture also feels good in places slightly shaded. Spring is considered the best time for planting in temperate latitudes, but plants planted in August also take root well, as they have time to take root before the onset of cold weather. Seedlings (one- or two-year-olds) purchased with a closed root system are able to successfully take root in the summer.
Planting holes are dug to a depth of 0.5-0.7 m, depending on the size of the root system. Seedlings are prepared by shortening branches and removing leaves. For better survival, a layer of hydrogel is laid at the bottom of the pit, which, while retaining moisture, will provide the most comfortable conditions. The grafting site should be deepened by 10-12 cm. After planting, the soil is carefully compacted and the bush is generously watered.
Rose care
Qualitative development of a young plant is impossible withoutintensive feeding. During the summer season, mineral complex fertilizers are applied 3-4 times using multicomponent compounds dissolved in water in accordance with the instructions for the preparations.
In spring, to stimulate the growth of side branches, on which buds form, plants are treated with any biostimulant.
Rosa Louis Odier requires infrequent, but fairly abundant watering, a bush should take at least 20-25 liters. Lack of water can lead to freezing of the plant in winter. Stop watering at the end of September.
Crown formation
Pruning is the main procedure required for rose bushes. Rose park Louis Odier is no exception. Of course, it can do without pruning, but the bush will quickly thicken, noticeably weaken, and the incredible sophistication of the culture will be lost. The first pruning of the plant is carried out in the third year of life, enabling the young culture to grow green mass. At the first pruning, the main goal is to create a strong skeleton by removing weak, dried and improperly growing stems.
Spend the formation of the bush in April, sharp and clean garden pruners. The technology of the process is simple: first, non-viable, thinned stems are removed, then shoots, the direction of growth of which is wrong. The remaining stems are truncated into several buds, and thin branches that break out of the general shape are shortened to 0.7 m.
An old bush that has lost its decorative effect can berejuvenate by subjecting to full pruning and leaving small stumps. Such pruning stimulates a significant increase in new strong shoots. This method is also acceptable for extensive frostbite of the culture.
Sections are made at an angle of 1 cm above a he althy kidney in the direction of its growth. To avoid the spread of diseases that often affect shoots, the cutting tool used is disinfected in a bleach solution. It is advisable to do this after removing each stem. Fresh cuts are treated with pharmacy brilliant green or garden pitch.
Rose diseases and their prevention
Rosa Louis Odier is prone to various diseases, among which such are especially common. like black spot, powdery mildew, rust and gray mold. Preventive measures will help to avoid the occurrence of such misfortunes - spring spraying of bushes with a solution of copper sulfate or "Fundazol".
