Wrinkled rose(Rosa rugosa) captivates with its fragrance, it is perfect for park plantings and hobby gardens. It can be planted on large areas, near roads or in the form of a hedge. See how easy it isto grow wrinkled rosein the garden, whatvarieties of wrinkled roseare particularly attractive and how topropagation of wrinkled rose in the backyard garden. Find out the reasons why this interesting rose species should be in your garden!
Wrinkled rose (Rosa rugosa) - flowers
Wrinkled rose - description, properties
The wrinkled rose(Rosa rugosa) is a shrub with an upright habit, reaching a height of 1.5 m. The branches are strongly branched, but densely covered with thorns and spines. Creates runners and therefore grows quickly. The leaves are wrinkled and covered with hairs underneath. They turn yellow in autumn. Fragrantcrinkle rose flowersappear from April to August. They can be pink or white.crinkle rose varietieswith red and yellow flowers were also bred.
Fun fact! The famous rose jam, a well-liked addition to buds, is prepared from the flower petals of this rose. When harvesting flakes for this purpose, however, remove the white roots that have a bitter taste. After that, the flower petals are boiled with sugar and water. You can also add lemon juice.
The fruits of the wrinkled roseripen at the end of August and remain on the shrub until the end of October. They are spherical, red slightly flattened. They are perfect for preserves. Thehealing properties of the wrinkled rose fruit , which are often obtained as a herbal raw material, are also appreciated. They are characterized by a high content of vitamin C, they have a general strengthening, diuretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic effect. Rose fruit preparations are used as an auxiliary in the treatment of diseases of the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract.
Note! Ruffled rose fruits are harvested when they are fully ripe but before they become soft and wrinkled. For food purposes, the inside of the pseudo-fruit (the so-called hypantias) should be removed from the inside of the fruit along with the hairs surrounding it, as they may irritate the digestive system.
Wrinkled rose - cultivation
Growing a wrinkled roseis extremely easy, so it is perfect for people who are looking for roses that are eye-catching and resistant to pests and diseases. It also perfectly tolerates urban conditions and soil of lower quality.
The place where the crinkle rose is grownshould be sunny and not too windy. Come on as well Rosa rugosa can stand a light shade. Moderately dry to fertile soil, not waterlogged, sandy loam. Rosa rugosa tolerates acidic to neutral soil. Leaf chlorosis may appear on an alkaline substrate. Then they turn yellow, and the phenomenon itself is associated with iron deficiency.
Planting a wrinkled roseis best done in the fall or spring. Choose seedlings with he althy leaves, preferably three shoots. Rose bushes are planted at a distance of 60-80 cm from each other because they grow strongly and are quite expansive. Before planting, the soil should be enriched with organic material, e.g. manure or compost, after planting, water it abundantly. Remember that the point of budding in crinkle rose hybrids should be 3-4 cm below the ground surface.
The treatmentcutting in crimped roseis not that important, it does not require frequent pruning.In spring, the newly planted bushes in the first year of cultivation should be pruned about 20 cm above the ground. In the following years, we only cut out sick, damaged and frozen shoots. In ornamental varieties, we can remove faded inflorescences, encouraging the plant to repeat flowering. Only hybrids of crinkle rose from the group of ground cover roses require cutting the shoots 2/3 of their length every year.
Water the wrinkled roserarely, but abundantly.
Properly selectedfertilizing the wrinkled rosewill allow you to enjoy the flowers longer. We carry out the first feeding in spring, when the rose begins to bloom. When the first flowering weakens, we use the next dose. However, remember not to fertilize too late (the last doses of fertilizers are given in July). The growing of new shoots in the period of low temperatures may only result in their freezing.
The wrinkled rose is frost-resistant , but its often grafted hybrids should be protected against winter.The vaccination site plays the most important role here. To make sure that the bushes do not freeze, it is worth mounding them with soil or covering the roots with spruce twigs.
Wrinkled rose - varieties
Due to its frost resistance and high tolerance to adverse environmental factorswrinkled rosewas eagerly used as a base for creating various interesting varieties. These varieties are calledcrinkle rose hybrids , which are classified as park and ground rose roses. They show features related to resistance, lush foliage, or quite strong growth.
Wrinkled rose (Rosa rugosa) - fruit
3 most valuable varieties of park roses
Wrinkled Rose 'F.J. Grootendorst ' - is an extremely decorative variety, its flowers are semi-double carmine pink, turning into blue. They appear in June, and their appearance resembles small cloves. The shrub repeats flowering until frost, grows up to 1 m.
Wrinkled rose 'Hansa'- this variety delights with purple-red full flowers, which are very large, and at the same time have an intense fragrance. Come this rose repeats flowering, it is not very abundant. Reaches a height of up to 2 m.
Wrinkled rose 'Rococo'- a variety with pale pink flowers, large, slightly fragrant. It starts blooming in May and repeats it until autumn. It grows up to 1.2 m. It is characterized by extremely high frost resistance.
3 most valuable varieties of ground cover roses
Wrinkled rose 'Handwar'- a variety with pink, semi-double, medium-sized flowers, strongly fragrant. It blooms until autumn, producing large fruit as a consequence. It reaches a height of 1.2 m, and is very bushy.
Wrinkled rose 'Speruge'- has carmine-red flowers, extremely decorative, large, slightly fragrant. Blooms profusely in early summer, then repeats flowering, but it is not so profusely. It produces bright red fruit. The bushes grow up to about 1 m in height.
Wrinkled rose 'Polareis'- is a variety that is extremely frost-resistant, and at the same time creates beautiful white-pink, full flowers. It blooms profusely and for a long time. The shrub grows up to about 0.8 m in height.
Wrinkled rose - reproduction
The wrinkled rosecan be reproduced in several ways. Generally, i.e. from seeds or vegetatively from herbaceous and woody cuttings, shoots and roots.
Propagation of a wrinkled rose from seedsconsists in harvesting the ripe fruit, extracting the seeds from them, cleaning and drying them. Rose seeds should be stimulated to germinate by placing them in a humid, low-temperature medium or simply in a refrigerator (the so-called seed stratification). The seeds are sown in a permeable and light substrate. It is best if it is sand with an admixture of peat. During the germination period, we maintain a constant humidity, preventing the substrate from drying out.
Green seedlings of wrinkled rosetake in June, from the apical part of the plant, remove most of the leaves, leaving 2-3 on the upper part of the seedling.On the other hand, woody cuttings are taken when they are resting from one-year, side shoots. They should be about 15 cm long. We put them in a mixture of peat, sand and soil in the proportion of 1: 2: 1. For better and faster rooting, it is worth using rooting. The end of the seedling is mixed in powder and placed in the prepared substrate. We constantly control the humidity of the substrate. Herbaceous cuttings should take root after about 5 weeks. In the case of woody cuttings, growing the first leaves on the shoot is a sign that the cuttings have taken root.
Propagation by root suckersin the case of a wrinkled rose is extremely simple. On the roots of the rose there are adventitious buds. It is from them that as a result of a root wound, suckers are formed. Each outgrowth produces its own roots. This is how a new seedling is formed, which should be transplanted to another convenient place. Similarly in Rosa rugosa it isreproduction from shoot suckersNew shoots grow from sleeping buds located within the base of the bush.Cutting off a part of the plant causes the development of a new shoot.
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
