Tea-hybrids, these roses are called because they were withdrawn from tea varieties. They are the most classic, familiar to us roses. Their indisputable advantage is the high quality of the flower and the elegant flowering.
Just imagine a fresh and delicate bud, opening with satiny shiny petals and gradually turning into a magnificent rose of an amazing and gentle shade. And what about its luxurious fragrance, enveloping its romantic halo.
White tea-hybrid rose "Helga" - description
A dazzling white tea hybrid with a gentle pink center called Helga was bred in 1975 and has since become one of the finest representatives of tea hybrids. Its flowers are large, up to 10-12 cm in diameter, white with a slight vanilla tint, slightly terry. Inflorescences are collected in clusters.
Helga's tea-hybrid rose blooms all summer, well tolerating the weather. Her leaves are light green, leathery. The shrub itself has a height of up to 100-120 cm.
This rose can be decorated with flower beds and lawns, garden and household plots. They also very long stand in bouquets after cutting, lavishing around themselves a magnificent aroma.
Care for the tea-hybrid variety "Helga"
Description of care for the tea-hybrid rose Helga includes recommendations for loosening the soil, combating weeds and pests, periodic feeding and timely irrigation. As fertilizer, they are most suited to slurry , which contains the chemical elements and bacteria necessary for the formation of organic compounds in an easily digestible form.
You need to feed 3-4 times per season. The first fertilizing is carried out at the end of June, the last - at the end of August. That is, you need to fertilize every 2 weeks.
Before fertilizing, you need to make furrows at a distance of 30 cm from the side shoots. They are watered, then poured
In the first year of flowering you should not give the bushes blooming abundantly: all the buds need to be removed until August, and only then leave on the bush a couple of flowers to tie fruit. This will allow the plant to take root, that is, to form a powerful root system.
For the winter, roses are covered: they are covered with sand or dry leaves for 30 cm. In the spring, the shelter is removed, acting methodically and in several ways so that the young, fragile shoots are not affected by the sun's rays.