Rosa Prairie Joy belongs to the group of Canadian roses, has high resistance to temperature extremes. Well suited for the design of hedges, creates a spectacular accent in a single or group monoplant.
Grade description
Originator of the variety breeder Henry Marshall (Canada) introduced the variety in 1977. Twenty years later, the rose Prairie Joy has received worldwide recognition. In 1999, at a rose contest in Canada, the variety was awarded the title and best rose scrub of the year.
The declared dimensions of the plant are 1-1.5 m in height, width is 1.5 m. The bush is powerful, densely leafy. Shoots arcuate, with a small number of spikes.
Blooms profusely from late June to frost. Flowers of medium size (6-8 cm), collected in brushes of 10-15 pieces. Adult plants form brushes up to 30 buds or more. The flower is thick double, pearl pink, with a darker center. It has a light apple flavor.
Rose Prairie Joy in Landscaping
Flowers are slightly damaged by rains. Grade Prairie Joy self-cleaning, wilted petals showered on their own.
It is important! Like all representatives of a group of Canadian roses, it tolerates frosts up to 40 ° C under snow without shelter.
Landing rules
The rose develops well in elevated, protected from through winds, illuminated areas. In a temperate and warm climate, it easily tolerates partial shade from trees and buildings.
Important! In the heat, the life span of flowers in full sun is markedly reduced.
Variety Prairie Joy loves fertile soil with a high content of humus, so the planting pit must be filled with a nutrient substrate.
It is recommended to make in equal parts:
- compost;
- peat;
- humus;
- turf land;
Additionally:
- 1 glass of ash;
- 1 cup of blood or bone meal.
The recommended size of the landing pit is 60-70 cm in depth, with a diameter of about half a meter. It is recommended to spread the bottom of the pit in sandy soils with clay so that water and nutrients are held at the roots. In heavy loam, sand is added to the roses before planting to increase soil permeability.
Care Features
Prairie Joy is an absolutely undemanding rose; it quickly takes root, blooms almost continuously and abundantly. Relatively drought resistant.
- Watering
Important! An adult plant does not need frequent watering, it can do with rain moisture for some time.
In the dry period, at stably high temperatures, it will still have to be watered. A large bush should be watered every 7 to 10 days. The roots need at least 12 - 15 liters of water.
Water the rose early in the morning or after the heat subsides. It is advisable to use rain, settled or warmed well water. Trunk soil is recommended to mulch a layer of dry grass. This will help not only retain moisture in the soil, but also get rid of weeds.
- Pruning
For a group of park roses, which include the Prairie Joy variety, pruning is required to a minimum. In large 4-5 year old bushes with spreading shoots, it is enough to trim the tops to keep the plant in the allotted frames and stimulate the flowering of the side buds.
Park roses cropping scheme
Be sure to trim the faded buds. The plant drops its petals on its own, but the fruit left on the peduncle slows down the appearance of new buds.
In the spring, before the sap flow begins, the main pruning, sanitary, is carried out. Awakened plant is cleaned of dry, broken, darkened branches. Carefully inspect the shoots to eliminate the branches affected by the infectious burn. If the plant was in shelter, traces of aging may occur. The shoot is trimmed to living tissue, it is white in color, with a green fringing of a healthy bark.
The slice is made at a slope to the center of the bush, 1.5-2 cm above a healthy kidney growing from the center. This method allows you to save the spreading shape of the plant, prevents the thickening of the rose bush.
Important! To maintain decorativeness and longevity, the rose must be rejuvenated every 2-3 years.
For this, shoots older than 3 years old are cut. They are thicker than others in diameter, have a rough dark bark, can lignify. Such branches are not able to bloom profusely, consume nutrients and greatly complicate the care of the rose. They should be cut without pity, to the root neck.
- Top dressing
The abundantly blooming rose, Prairie Joy, consumes a large amount of nutrients during the season. If you do not take care of timely top dressing, the plant will slow down in growth, reduce the flowering intensity. It is likely that a weakened rose does not winter well.
Until mid-summer, the bush can be fed with nitrogenous fertilizers, they contribute to the active growth of greenery. Mineral fertilizers are used throughout the growing season. Before wintering, the plant should be fed potassium-phosphorus fertilizer.
- Winter preparations
The variety is extremely resistant to frost and sudden changes in temperature during thaws. It should be noted that young bushes are still recommended to be sheltered for the winter. The easier the plant wintered, the faster it will start growing in spring and begin flowering.
Important! Snowless winters with low temperatures delay the flowering period even in an adult rose.
Variety propagation
For gardeners in the northern regions, Canadian roses are the most reliable. Well-established plants can well be propagated by having a 4-5 year old healthy bush on the site.
Rooted stalk
Cuttings
To create a hedge of roses, Prairie Joy cuttings from one-year-old shoots are best suited. It is advisable to keep an adult formed rose, before summer pruning, on an organic diet. As practice has shown, fertilizing the mother bush with complex chemical fertilizers reduces the survival rate of planting material.
- For cuttings, faded July shoots are cut. Their length is not less than 20 - 23 cm.
- Two five-leafed leaves are left on the resulting stem; large leaves can be shortened by half.
- Experienced gardeners recommend planting cuttings immediately in a permanent place, so as not to disturb the plant transplant during the build-up of the root system.
- In order for the stalk to take root with maximum comfort, greenhouse conditions are created for it. It is best to use the top of a blue plastic bottle (5-6 L). The presence of the cover will allow you to ventilate and temper the rooted plant.
- On sunny hot days, you can throw a little hay on the plastic "greenhouse" for shading.
Important! Care for the future hedge consists in watering and timely weeding of weeds. They prevent the soil from warming up and slow down the growth of roots. Prairie Joy Rose cuttings less productively in the fall. Those cuttings that manage to take root before September tolerate winter well.
Layering
This method is simple and effective. Allows you to get independent plants by the next season. Perform the procedure in the spring, before budding.
- The one-year-old shoot is neatly bent to the ground, if necessary, in several stages.
- To fix horizontally, it is pinned with wooden, plastic or metal brackets and sprinkled with earth.
- The top (10-15 cm) is fixed vertically, tied to a peg.
You can speed up the process of root growth by making a shallow oblique incision on the bottom of the pinned shoot, at the bend.
Rooting by layering roses
Diseases, pests and methods of control
The Canadian rose of the Prairie Joy variety has a high degree of resistance to black spotting and powdery mildew. Typical pests also rarely appear on the plant.
To prevent possible diseases, it is recommended that the rules of agricultural technology be observed:
- timely pruning: bush thickening contributes to the development of fungal infections;
- regular watering: during the dry period, the plant can be damaged by a spider mite;
- systematic fertilizer: helps to strengthen the immunity of the plant.
Rose brush
Rosa Prairie Joy, thanks to the complaisant nature and hardworking flowering throughout the season, is a coveted inhabitant of gardens and summer cottages. Delicate aroma and iridescent flowering will please not only beginners, but also experienced gardeners.
