The rose, recognized as the queen of the garden, is grown in various forms. A special grace and aroma is its tea-hybrid representatives, obtained from crossing the repair rose with a tea. Admirable and the beauty of their buds, found in a different color. And, incidentally, to the best grades of white tea-hybrid roses can be classified as "Mount Shasta". About him and will be discussed.
Description of "Mount Shasta"
This variety refers to vigorous tea-hybrid roses. Its shoots can reach a height of 100-110 cm. They grow characteristic gray-green leaves. Shrubs crown very beautiful buds, thanks to which this variety is called "the best white rose", despite the fact that it was withdrawn more than 50 years ago. The garden beauty was due to the crossing of roses of the varieties Blanche Mallerin and Queen Elizabeth.
The sharp buds eventually turn into cupped terry flowers, which consist of approximately 20-26 petals. After a while, the petals of the bud bend to the bottom, revealing bright red stamens outward. Inflorescences of Mount Shasta are large - they can reach 10-12 cm in diameter. Gradually, the flower from a tender pale pink color becomes almost snow-white.
The tea-hybrid rose "Mount Shasta" is valued not only for its elegance, but also for a pleasant delicate aroma. By the way, the length of shoots allows to use this representative of a kind of roses for cutting, in particular, for wedding bouquets.
The advantages of the variety include resistance to diseases , frost resistance, as well as prolonged and abundant flowering from late June to late autumn.
Cultivation of the "Mount Shasta" rose
Plant variety on sunny and open areas with fertile loose soils. Land under the planting is dug and fertilized. After planting, the "Mount Shasta" rose requires regular watering and top dressing (in April and July). Each spring, before bud budding, the plant needs a pruning pruning. In regions with harsh winter, a rose is protected from frost.