Peony roses fully correspond to their name: lush, multi-petaled flowers, so reminiscent of the flower of the same name. Due to its amazing decorative properties, the plant is very popular with gardeners, even those who are cool enough to roses.
Description
Peony or English roses were created by the famous breeder David Austin. He was inspired by old roses at an exhibition in France and decided to diversify their color, as well as resistance to negative external factors. Then he carried out work on crossing the Gallic rose and floribunda, receiving beautiful flowers, similar to peonies.
This was the first rose, which was named "peony". An interesting fact is that these flowers have not yet been assigned a separate branch in the classification, and so far they belong to scrubs, that is, to bush roses.
Why did these flowers become so popular all over the world?
- Resistant to temperature extremes.
- Immunity to many diseases and pests.
- Easy to care for.
- Variety of colors and shades.
- The dense crown of the bush. Twice flowering per season.
- A divine scent, especially when it rains.
- Large flowers abundantly covering the bush
Types and varieties
There are about 200 varieties of this rose in the world, but it is impractical to use more than half of them for cultivation in Russia. The climatic conditions of our country are not soft and stable. Peony rose varieties are conventionally divided into four main types: pink, yellow, white and red. The creator of these species, David Austin, just sought the color variety of his brainchild. Each of the types of peony roses includes many varieties, but there are especially outstanding ones.
Pink peony roses
The most commonly used varieties are pink.
- Constance PriceIs a peony climbing rose. It spreads up to 3 meters wide, and the shoots reach 6 meters. Has a pale pink color of flowers that never fully open.
- Eglantine- bush rose-scrub. It blooms almost continuously, but it often gets sick, which makes this variety inconvenient to use.
- Miranda- a rose with white outer and pink inner petals. The flowers are very large - up to 10-12 cm in diameter, but not fragrant.
Yellow peony roses
- Golden Celebration- a long-flowering small bush up to 1.5 meters in diameter. Huge flowers reach 15 cm, and are also fragrant. The variety is practically not susceptible to diseases.
- Graham Thomas- blooms all summer long with bright large apricot flowers. A large shrub is a little sick.
White peony roses
- Tranquility- a rose with yellowish-white petals making up a large flower about 12 cm in diameter. Flowers are collected in inflorescences. The variety blooms twice a season.
- Snow Goose- a huge bush up to 3 meters high. The flowers are small, but long-lasting: blooms for almost the entire season.
- Claire Austin- a small round bush with a diameter of about 1 meter. The round, yellowish flowers emit a mild, pleasant aroma and grow in thirds on a single stem.
Red peony roses
- William Shakespeare- a very famous variety for its beauty. Scarlet flowers, double, are collected in inflorescences of 4 pieces.
- Benjamin Britten- the outer petals are larger than the inner ones, which makes the structure of the flower very interesting. Pleasant aroma and compact shrub attract many gardeners.
- Othello- demanding, but very beautiful variety with small raspberry roses.
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