The flower to which this article is devoted is a hybrid tea, abundantly blooming rose with a pleasant subtle and refined aroma.
This is a magnificent Santi rose. Before moving on to the description of this plant, let us recall a little the history of the origin of roses and consider what hybrid tea roses are in general. Today, such flowers occupy a leading position and are widely used both in decorative plantings and in greenhouses.
Briefly about the history of the origin of roses
Before we describe the Shanti rose, let us dwell on the history of the appearance of the rose as a whole. Her homeland is Asia. Then she came to Ancient Greece and Rome. For more than 5 millennia, people have adorned its gardens with her, admiring her proud beauty. Glorified in poems by poets and captured on canvas by artists, today it captivates everyone.
The ancient Greeks awarded wreaths of roses to outstanding warrior heroes and politicians. The flower bud in Greece represented the symbol of infinity. The ancient Romans considered the rose a symbol of high morality and a luxury item.
These flowers were purchased for huge money, and the most fertile lands were used for their cultivation. They have always been appreciated not only because of their beauty, but also in connection with healing qualities. In the "Canon of Medicine" Avicenna provides many prescriptions for medicines from rose petals and its seeds. Oil was also used to make perfume oil.
Hybrid Tea
Hybrid tea varieties, which include the Shanti rose, are plants suitable for cutting and for the ceremonial flower garden. They have long peduncles on which one or more flowers grow. Among gardeners, they are most popular.
Roses of this group have surpassed in many respects many other varieties and forms. What do they have in common with other varieties of roses?
- Delicate aroma, beautiful flower shape and the ability to continuously and abundant flowering, they acquired from a tea rose.
- Relative winter hardiness and trunk hardness - from repair roses.
Hybrid tea roses are distinguished by the elegance and richness of flower colors. They come in pink, white, yellow, orange, purple, red, with a variety of transitional tones, two-tone or change color in the flowering process. They have a rich gamut of smells - from light and subtle, to rich and dense.
Rosa Shanti: Description
Shanti - a bright, fragrant, blooming all summer (re-blooming) rose with beautiful double flowers (diameter 8-10 cm). She is part of the Floribund group.
The color of its durable and non-fading flowers varies from orange and yellow to red. In its complete dissolution, it acquires a coral pink color. Glossy, leathery leaves are distinguished by excellent health. Rose has good winter hardiness and excellent resistance to powdery mildew, as well as resistance (above average) to black spotting. The height of the rose reaches 80-100 centimeters.
Rosa Shanti (photo below) is perfect for growing on flower beds. It looks especially beautiful in large quantities. The flowers combined in inflorescences in the form of an umbrella retain their bright color even in hot climates.
Shanti variety bred in 2004. It is best grown in the southwestern regions of Russia, as they are most favorable for the growth of this species.
Conclusion
It is amazing that such a delightful bright rose has almost no features in caring for her. There are almost no distinguishing criteria from the rest of the varieties, either in planting, in fertilizing, in irrigation, or in pruning.
Rosa Shanti - always bright and pleasing to the eye! It was always believed that the pleasant aroma of roses helps to raise the mood, drives away sad thoughts. Shanti, in addition to the above positive qualities, also has amazing resistance to rain and sun. Saturated bright color brings them to the fore among all other plants in a flowering flower bed. They are ideal for growing on any large flower bed, getting along well with a wide variety of ornamental plants.