When Aphrodite, the goddess of love, emerged from the sea foam, she held a snow-white rose in her hand. Since the time Ancient Greece the flower represented purity and perfection. Truly perfect in its outline and purest white color, Anastasija is a symbol of innocence and defenselessness.
This bright white rose, excellent in its strict classical colors, will decorate any bouquet, and in the flowerbed it will have no equal in beauty and elegance.
Description of hybrid tea rose Anastasija
The variety was bred by breeders of the company John F. Kennedy & Pascali as a cut variety. However, due to its compactness (up to 0.9 m in diameter) and the average height of the bush (up to 1.2 m), this rose is also used for decorative purposes, planted both as single bushes and in group compositions. The delicate aroma of snow white resembles a pear in smell.
The buds of the Anastasia rose have a regular goblet shape up to 7–8 cm high, the flowers are medium double (up to 32 petals per bud), and up to 11 cm in diameter when opened.
After cutting, the buds remain in water for up to 12–14 days, opening fully only after 9–12 days. Anastasia seems to intrigue and does not immediately reveal her mature charm to the world, giving her time to enjoy her fresh virgin beauty.
This variety begins to bloom from the end of May to the beginning of September, and the Anastasia rose is an active flowering bushes throughout the season.
This shrub is erect and very strong. The foliage is a delicate green color, with a faint red edge along the edges.
Features of agricultural technology
The hybrid tea variety of rose Anastasia is quite resistant to diseases and “harmful” insects. The flowers are resistant to rain, which does not leave marks on them in the form of “freckles” or
points. Increases or decreases in temperature during the season are not negative weather conditions for this hybrid tea variety.
The variety is resistant to temperatures down to 10 degrees Celsius. With lower average winter temperatures in the regions, these shrubs should be covered before the onset of cold weather.
Thanks to his classic color, long opening of buds and good durability in a vase, rose Anastasia is in deserved demand among florists.
When the buds of the flowers of the goddess of love bloom in your garden, it will turn into a corner of paradise and be filled with a light, unique aroma - exciting and intoxicating.
Often used as decorative decoration garden This flower crop has a dense aboveground part and a long flowering period. Especially appreciated abundant flowering and rich aroma of flowers. One of the most popular varieties is rose Anastasia. Reviews from many gardeners confirm the unpretentiousness of the crop and its high adaptability to different climatic conditions.
Rose Anastasia is a cut variety that has high vase resistance and is therefore grown as an ornamental crop and is often used by florists when composing flower arrangements.
This representative of hybrid tea varieties of roses has a compact appearance. Therefore, it can be grown either as a single bush or as part of group landscape compositions.
The height of the bush does not exceed 120 cm, the diameter is within 90 cm. The shoots are strong and straight-growing. The thorniness is insignificant, the thorns are small.
The leaf blade is large, rich green. There is a gloss on the upper side of the leaf. A red edging is faintly visible along the edge.
The buds are large, height 8-9 cm, regular goblet shape. The flowers are medium double, one bud consists of 27-32 petals. The flowers are large in size, the diameter of the open bud is 10-12 cm. Long lasting, begins in the third decade of May and continues until the first days of September. The aroma is rich, with light pear notes.
The variety is resistant to low and high temperatures. It has high immunity to diseases and harmful insects.
Features of growing crops
Caring for a rose Anastasia is similar to standard care for all garden crops. It includes:
- Landing
- Pruning
- Weeding
- Top dressing
- Shelter for the winter
A rose seedling with a developed root system is planted in open ground in April-May. The earth should warm up to a depth of 8-12 cm. Planting depth - the grafting site is 3-4 cm below the level of the planting hole. Planting the Anastasia rose is carried out in the evening, when there is no sun. Preliminary preparation landing hole is required. If it has not been carried out, fill it 2/3 with a special nutritious soil mixture for roses. It is not recommended to plant roses in the fall. Their roots will not have time to grow stronger and the plant may die.
Irrigation of the bush is most important point when growing Anastasia roses. Not only the development of the bush, but also the duration of its flowering depends on watering. Lack of moisture leads to shredding of the buds and loss of the decorative appeal of the rose bush.
IN growing season One watering per week is sufficient. In case of severe drought, it is recommended to water the rose twice a week. The norm for one bush is 10-15 liters. If you frequently irrigate with a small amount of water, the bush will develop a superficial root system, which is more vulnerable to temperature changes and is easily damaged when loosening the soil under the bush.
Pruning of the Anastasia rose is carried out at the end of September - beginning of October. shoots are not strong, the cutting height is 0.4-0.5 m from ground level. You cannot prune the bush in rainy and cold weather. Spring pruning is also carried out. Overwintered shoots are shortened to 15-20 cm, and 2-3 well-developed buds are left on them. If the shoots are weak, leaving 1-2 buds is sufficient.
It is important to keep the area under the bush clean. To do this, you need to regularly pull out weeds and loosen the soil. Cleaning the area under the rose bush is done manually. Loosening the soil to a depth of no more than 5 cm. It is also recommended to scatter wood shavings under the rose. This will not only prevent the growth of weeds, but also slow down the evaporation of moisture.
Fertilizer for rose Anastasia is selected depending on the season. In spring it is necessary to feed the bush with complexes enriched with nitrogen. This will speed up the process of formation of new shoots and promote the active growth of green mass. In summer, phosphorus-potassium compounds are used to feed roses. They strengthen the plant’s immunity, increase the level of winter hardiness and resistance to diseases and harmful insects.
Color: white
Bush height: 100-120 cm
Aroma: average
Flowering duration: permanent
Flower size: 8-11 cm
Disease resistance: average
Winter hardiness: high
Rose Anastasiya is a hybrid tea variety. Its description is known to almost all gardeners who prefer white-flowered varieties of ornamental crops.
The variety was bred by breeders of the company John F. Kennedy & Pascali as a cut variety. However, due to the compactness and average height of the bush, this rose is also used for decorative purposes, planted both as single bushes and in group compositions.
A vigorous bush (110 cm), wide (90 cm), with dark green, glossy leaves. The shoots are powerful, strong, straight-growing, with slight thorniness.
This rose has a classic goblet bud and is crystal white in color. But with the onset of cold weather, the petals acquire a slightly creamy tint.
Enough large flower(25-40 petals), blooms quite slowly. When open, it is about 11 cm in diameter. When cut, it lasts for a long time, 9-12 days. The delicate aroma of snow white resembles a pear in smell. In hot weather the aroma is almost unnoticeable.
Anastasia is whimsical and demanding abundant watering and timely feeding. If these conditions are met, you will be pleased with abundant repeated flowering.
The hybrid tea variety of rose Anastasia is quite resistant to diseases and “harmful” insects. The flowers are resistant to rain, which does not leave marks on them in the form of “freckles” or dots.
Increases or decreases in temperature during the season are not considered negative weather conditions for this hybrid tea variety.
The variety is resistant to temperatures down to 10 degrees Celsius. With lower average winter temperatures in the regions, these shrubs should be covered before the onset of cold weather.
The disadvantages include the susceptibility of the buds to being eaten by insects (such as bronze beetles), especially in early summer.
In other respects, this quality can be attributed to many light roses with a pleasant smell.
Anastasia is one of the most beautiful representatives of snow-white hybrid tea roses. The variety was developed in 2001 and has already won the hearts of gardeners around the world. Let's find out what this rose is, where to plant it and how to properly care for it.
The hybrid tea variety Anastasia was bred in France in 2001. The hybrid was created as a cut hybrid, but is now widely used to decorate garden landscapes and park areas. Used as a cut flower for wedding celebrations and bridal bouquets.
External description
The variety belongs to tea hybrids and fully complies with the standard. The bush is not tall, but strong, powerful, reaching a height and width of 90 cm. The shoots are straight, strong, and have few thorns.
Foliage with a glossy shiny surface, very dense, dark green. Against its background, the snow-white buds look especially gentle.
Bloom
Rose Anastasia has large, completely white buds, located singly on the shoots. The diameter of a blooming flower is 9-11 cm, sometimes more. The structure of the bud is semi-double: the rose petals range from 20 to 40. While the bud has not yet fully opened, the petals may have a pinkish or creamy tint (see photo)
The aroma of flowers is delicate, notes of blossoming pear are detected. The flowering period is long and includes two phases. The variety has average resistance to diseases, including fungus. However, the rose is resistant to rain and cold. In winter it requires obligatory shelter.
Application
Initially it was assumed that this variety would be grown for cut flowers, for bouquets. But over time, having seen the magnificent flowering of the shrub, many gardeners began to grow roses to decorate the garden landscape.
However, the variety continues to be used for cutting: Anastasia is excellent, including for wedding bouquets. Cut flowers can stand for up to two weeks, opening gradually. In the garden, the bush, thanks to its compactness and spectacular appearance, looks great both alone and in groups.
Growing conditions
Let's find out where to plant this rose and in what conditions to grow it.
Location and lighting
Plant a shrub in an area with good lighting, open, but protected from the north from the wind. You should not plant the flower close to other shrubs or trees: leave a distance of at least 2-3 meters between them.
Temperature and humidity
The variety is cold-resistant, but in our climate the rose should be covered in any case for the winter: severe frosts she won't survive.
Priming
The plant will perform best in fertile, loose, slightly acidic soil.
Landing Features
- Select a seedling with well-developed roots for planting. Such a specimen will quickly take root and begin to actively grow.
- Planting is carried out in April-May, depending on weather and climatic conditions. By this time, the earth should already be warmed up at least 8-12 cm deep. Autumn planting It is permissible only in the south, since there the plant has time to take root before frost.
- It is recommended to plant in the evening, when the sun is already so intense.
- The seedling should be buried so that its root collar goes 3-4 cm underground.
- Before planting, soak the roots of the seedling in a stimulant solution. The measure will help the plant take root in the ground much faster.
- At the bottom of the planting hole, do not forget to lay a drainage layer of coarse sand or expanded clay, crushed stone. This will protect the roots from becoming waterlogged.
- It is recommended to mulch the root circle after planting the rose so that the roots do not dry out and weeds do not grow in the garden bed.
Care
We will learn further how to properly care for the Anastasia rose.
Watering
This plant needs to moisten the soil regularly. If the substrate is allowed to dry out, this fact will lead to the loss of decorativeness by the shrub: its buds may thin out and become shredded, and the leaves will wither.
Watering is done once every 7-12 days (depending on the weather), a bucket of water is consumed per bush per procedure. By the way, the water temperature should be warm or closer to room temperature, but not cold. If the heat is very strong, let's say watering twice a week. Experienced gardeners It is recommended to use rainwater for watering the plant, as it is soft and free of impurities.
Loosening
If after watering or rain a dried hard crust has formed on the surface of the soil, it must be broken. The procedure will open access to air to the roots and increase the permeability of the substrate. Loosening depth is about 5 cm.
Weeding
So that Rose Anastasia feels good and is provided with all nutrients, was not sick, weeds should be removed from the garden beds. Perform the procedure manually so as not to damage nearby roots.
Mulching
A highly desirable procedure, since mulching slows down the growth of weeds and helps retain moisture in the soil. We recommend using wood shavings or dry sawdust as mulch.
Top dressing
Additional nutrition is very important for the plant, since during the growing season it spends a lot of energy. In the spring, you need to add nitrogen so that the bush quickly grows lush greenery: new shoots and foliage.
In summer, the emphasis is on potassium and phosphorus to ensure a longer and more lush flowering period. In addition, potassium phosphate fertilizers are also useful before wintering, since they help improve immunity and increase the plant’s cold resistance. It is recommended to use organic matter as fertilizer.
Trimming
This procedure is supposed to be carried out in spring and autumn. In the spring, shoots that did not survive the winter, diseased and damaged shoots are removed. And healthy branches also need to be shortened by 15-20 cm.
In the fall, in September-October, the shoots should be cut off slightly, but it is imperative to remove weak, non-lignified shoots at the root, as well as broken, dry shoots.
Proper pruning makes it possible to form beautiful bush, densely blooming. In cold and damp weather, the procedure should not be carried out: wait until it warms up.
Diseases
Powdery mildew affects this rose more often than other diseases. Regular spraying with soda solution serves as a preventive measure against dangerous fungus. It is best to start spraying in the spring, as soon as the leaves begin to appear.
Shelter
Despite the cold resistance of the variety, the rose must be covered for the winter in our country: except southern regions. Hybrid tea rose It is quite capable of withstanding a temperature drop down to -10 degrees, but with a further decrease it needs protection.
Remove any old mulch from under the plant and add a fresh layer if necessary. The bush is hilled around the perimeter to protect the roots, and then covered on top with spruce branches, film or non-woven material.
A bouquet is a delicate matter; it needs to be selected according to the occasion. For example, white roses captivate us at first sight, because white is the color of purity and innocence. White petals can be compared to a bride’s outfit, so during weddings, varieties with white petals are in greatest demand. It is precisely this delicate whiteness that distinguishes Anastasia.
History of creation
The tea-hybrid snow-white beauty was introduced to the world of flower lovers in 2001 by the French company NIRP International “Roses of Success”. French breeders managed to obtain such an excellent result by crossing the German variety Tanselbon (Jurgen Evers) and the French PEKwhina (Paul Pekmez). In the rose market, the variety is known as Anastasia (Nirpwhi), and is presented in the cut variety category. The name Anastasia is a registered trademark.
The described variety should not be confused with another that has a similar name - Anastasia, but its unique code name is written as ADAmariat. This variety was also born in France, but much later - in 2011. Its creator is Michel Adam.
Description
The plant meets the standards of the hybrid tea family - the bush is not too tall - 100 - 110 cm, upright, so not spreading, with a diameter of about 50 - 90 cm. From the outside it looks compact. The shoots are quite powerful, growing straight. The thorniness is present, but insignificant. The foliage is good, the foliage is quite dense, the leaf blade is large, the surface is glossy. The dark green color of the leaves serves as an excellent background for a snow-white rose. On Anastasia’s strong stem, suitable for cutting, 1 flower appears.
The bud shape is classic - goblet-shaped, about 8 cm high, the bud looks graceful. The flower is quite large - 10 - 11 cm in diameter (according to some sources 14 - 15 cm), double, collected from 26 - 40 snow-white petals, which bend back as they bloom, but the center often remains closed. The color is white, but the tightly closed core of the flower can acquire a subtle pink-cream tint. During any flowering period, our heroine looks elegant.
Bloom
Beauty Anastasia is a repeat bloomer. But according to the observations of flower growers, with proper care the bush constantly forms buds throughout the summer. The flowering period is long - it begins in the third ten days of May and stops only with the onset of a steady cold snap. The rosebud blooms slowly, giving you the opportunity to enjoy the wondrous beauty and purity of color. True, sometimes there are complaints that the fading heads do not look very aesthetically pleasing, the petals turn brown. This problem is fairly easy to fix by trimming the wilted flower. The variety cannot be called a profusely blooming one, but due to the rather long lifespan of an individual flower, the bush has an excellent decorative effect throughout the entire season.
Characteristics
- The winter hardiness of the variety corresponds to USDA zone 6 (Ministry of agriculture USA). This means that the plant should winter normally at -23.3°C. But, according to reviews, it is still better to cover the bush at -20°C;
- immunity is average - to black spotting and powdery mildew The stability is generally quite good, but problems still occur. Rose growers often complain about infestations of insect pests; the rose is often bothered by thrips, and especially broncos, attracted by the smell;
- Anastasia's aroma is rather weak, but very pleasant - subtle and delicate, fruity, reminiscent of a ripe pear. In hot weather the aroma is barely noticeable;
- decreases or increases in air temperature do not affect the plant;
- rain resistance is excellent, and this is confirmed by many gardeners. Blooming roses do not deteriorate when exposed to moisture; the snow-white petals are rarely affected by spotting, which is a very rare occurrence with this color;
- The white color is resistant to bright sun and does not fade. But in cold weather the petals may take on a creamy tint;
- When cut, a rose lasts for quite a long time - up to 12 days, blooms gradually, and does not lose its attractiveness.
Planting and care
According to experts, best period for planting the Anastasia variety - spring. But some prefer autumn period, and they don’t make a mistake, especially if they live in the south. The soil for snow white needs to be nutritious, conduct moisture well and not interfere with gas exchange in the roots. Ideally, loam with a slightly acidic reaction is suitable. The place should be well lit, open enough for natural ventilation, but located away from drafts. A French woman will reveal her full potential only with proper care. It is simple, but you should remember that the plant loves watering and needs nutrition. The soil should be maintained at moderate moisture and loosening and weeding should be carried out in a timely manner. Nitrogen introduced in the spring stimulates growth rates, and for roses to bloom, a whole complex is needed, including potassium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and boron. It is best to purchase balanced fertilizers for flowering plants. In the spring, short pruning is carried out so that the plant can form tall stems. Faded heads are promptly removed.
Anastasia fell in love with flower growers for her tenderness and sophistication. Despite the fact that the variety was bred as a cut variety, the plant will perfectly decorate a garden corner. The ideal place for an exquisite flower can be found in a flower bed or rose garden, near a gazebo for relaxation, or as a border. A relatively low bush will look good in the foreground, as a solo plant, for example, not far from the entrance to the house. The heroine of our story gets along well with low perennials. Clean white will bring freshness and even some severity to any garden composition. But in order to admire the delicate line of the petals and snow-white colors, you need to pay enough attention to your pet.