Features and popular varieties of musk roses, planting and care details

Musk garden roses are winning places in the hearts of gardeners every year. A blooming bush of musk roses will become a real decoration of your garden plot. These roses do not require constant care, bloom throughout the season and fill the garden with the fragrance and aroma of fruit. Thanks to the efforts of breeders, a huge number of different varieties and colors have been developed.

Story

The homeland of fragrant beauties is China and India. Officially, musk roses entered the register of breeders in 1904, when P. Lambert developed a hybrid from natural species of musk roses, which was named Trier; subsequently, Trier gave rise to a new variety of musk roses - Mozart.

Features of musk roses

In our country, musk roses are not very popular due to their appearance; the inflorescences resemble rose hips. But every year, more and more often, designers include lush bushes in the landscape being formed. Let's look at the features of this type:

• Small double flowers are collected in lush inflorescences.
• The stamens in the flowers are clearly visible and emit a rich aroma.
• Long flowering period.
• Flowering on the shrub begins from top to bottom, the buds completely cover the plant.
• They are easy to care for and can withstand prolonged cloudy weather in summer and cold in winter.
• Persistent immunity to fungal diseases.

Bushes of musk roses in landscape design are placed in the background; the plant looks impressive and fills the garden with fragrance.

Popular varieties

Every year, breeders add new species and varieties to the collection of musk roses. Let's look at the most popular varieties of musky beauties that gardeners love.

PaxPax

A spreading bush, completely covered with snow-white semi-double flowers with prominent yellow stamens. Inflorescences in the form of a brush include up to 30 buds. The height of the plant can reach 4 meters. The leaves are dark green, glossy.

Cornelia

A thornless variety reaching 1.6 meters in height. Flowers are collected in inflorescences-tassels, which include about 25 buds. Delicate semi-double flowers, soft apricot color, bloom from buds painted red. The edge of the petals is wavy.

If the bush grows in an area that receives a lot of direct sunlight, the flowers will fade.

Ballerina

Popular and sought after variety. The flowers are small in size, collected in inflorescence-tassels, which can include up to 100 buds. The color of the petals is rich pink and can fade in the sun. The height of an adult bush is 1.5 meters.

Mozart

The variety is the ancestor, which is one of the most popular varieties at present. The flowers resemble a classic rose hip, the center of the flower is white, the edges are pink, the stamens are bright yellow. Raceme inflorescences include up to 50 buds. The Mozart bush is wide, spreading, up to 3 meters high.

Felicia

Large double flowers of delicate pink color, completely covering a two-meter bush, are a gorgeous sight. There are red thorns on the shoots of the plant. Felicia almost never suffers from fungal diseases and is frost-resistant.

Buff Beauty

The original color of the petals is apricot-orange. Double flowers are collected in clusters of 30 pieces. The height of an adult bush is 2 meters. The leaves are dark green, turning red as they approach the buds.

Bouquet Parfait

French variety. The flowers resemble a ball shape, super double, milky white with a delicate, barely noticeable pink border. The height of an adult plant is 1.5 meters, the width of the bush reaches a size of 1.3 meters. The variety is a frost-resistant species.

Neige d'Ete

A musky double rose that is not prone to losing its petals, even during the long rainy season. The color of the petals is white, the shape of the flower is cup-shaped. The aroma is bright, honey. Stamens are yellow. The variety withstands winter frosts.

Alden Biesen

Not a terry look. Flowers are collected in pyramidal inflorescences.The color of the petals is soft pink. At the end of flowering, the flowers do not fall off, but gradually turn green, similar to the hydrangea principle. Alden Biesen flowers are used to create exquisite dry bouquets and compositions.

Bukavu

Musk rose is not a double type. The flowers are collected in clusters, the color of the petals is rich red with a white center and yellow stamens, the edges are wavy. The height of an adult plant is 1.5 meters. Bukavu is not afraid of rain and does not crumble.

Dinky

Terry musky rose with gorgeous fuchsia inflorescences. The bush is formed small, up to 1.2 meters high. The leaf blades are green, glossy. The plant tolerates rainy weather well, the flowers do not fall off.

Heavenly Pink

Musk rose is an erect type, up to 1.4 meters high. The flowers are super double, a gorgeous soft pink color, collected in pyramid inflorescences. The plant withstands drought, rain and winter frosts.

Schwerin

Forms a powerful, spreading bush. The flowers are not double type, fuchsia-colored with prominent yellow stamens. The inflorescences are small racemes, including up to 25 buds. Winter-hardy variety.

Moonlight

A plant with delicate yellow flowers. Forms small inflorescences with 6-7 buds. The leaf blades are dark green, glossy. The plant is recommended for cultivation in regions with a capricious climate and high rainfall. Moonlight is not afraid of winter frosts.

Subtleties of planting flowers

Musk roses are unpretentious flowers that do not require regular care. Therefore, the planting system and choice of location must be treated with special attention.

If agricultural practices are followed and the site is chosen successfully, the bush will require minimal work from the gardener in the future.

Roses of all varieties can be planted in early spring or autumn. Summer planting is practiced only for seedlings with a closed root system. Fragrant beauties love the sun, but they also feel great in shady places, the main thing is that the soil under the bush is not swampy. Stagnation of moisture at the roots adversely affects flowering.

The depth of the planting hole is 60 centimeters; expanded clay drainage is installed at the bottom and fertilizers are added. At the base of the hole, make a small dense hill, along which the roots are carefully spread. The plant is sprinkled with basic soil, watered and compacted so that the root collar remains above the surface of the ground.

Features of caring for musk roses

Maintenance of plantings of these plants is minimal; the shrub, if the planting conditions are met, will not require much attention. The plant care package includes:

• Rejuvenating, flowering-stimulating pruning in early spring.
• Application of organic and mineral fertilizers once per season.
• Shelter for the winter, if recommended for the variety.

On a note! Often, after flowering, fruits form on the bush; they must be collected so that subsequent flowering is abundant.

When preparing the plant for winter, the vines are bent. Agrofibre and spruce spruce branches are used as covering materials.

Methods of protection against diseases and pests

Musk roses of all varieties are characterized by strong immunity. To avoid plant infection by fungal infections and pests, it is recommended:

• Plant varieties that are resistant to a wide range of fungal diseases.
• Plant roses in well-lit places on the south side of the site, avoid wetlands.
• Carry out preventive treatment of musk roses against pests.
• Follow the method of pruning bushes.
• Do not use fresh manure as the main fertilizer.
• Rejuvenate and replant roses in a timely manner.

With the right choice of location and careful treatment of shrubs, growing fragrant beauties will become a favorite activity that does not bring hassle or much labor.

Rose propagation

Plants are propagated in three ways:

• dividing the bush;
• vaccination;
• cuttings.

Musk roses are often grafted onto rose hips. The cuttings quickly take root and form a root system. It is recommended to divide the bush in early autumn, during the period when the plant begins to bud.

Examples of use in landscape design

The basic rule for landscape designers when growing musk roses is to plant shrubs in the background of the compositions. Varieties of musk roses can be combined with each other to form hedges. It is important to leave plenty of space between plants.

Among the companion plants for musk roses in group plantings, geranium, barberry, clematis, and derain are used. The color palette of flower arrangements is formed to suit your taste.