Rosa Shanti: photo, description

The flower, to which this article is devoted, is a tea-hybrid, abundantly blooming rose with a pleasant delicate and refined aroma.

This is a magnificent rose of Shanti. Before we proceed to the description of this plant, let us recall a little the history of the origin of roses and consider what the tea-hybrid roses are in general. Today, such flowers occupy a leading position and are widely used both in ornamental plantings and in greenhouses.

Briefly about the history of the origin of roses

Before describing the rose Shanti, let us dwell on the history of the origin of the rose as a whole. Its homeland is Asia. Then she got to Ancient Greece and Rome. More than 5 thousand years people decorate its gardens, admiring its proud beauty. Singing in poems by poets and portrayed on canvas by artists, she still fascinates everyone today.

The ancient Greeks awarded wreaths of roses to outstanding heroes-soldiers and politicians. The flower bud in Greece represented the symbol of infinity. The ancient Romans regarded the rose as a symbol of high morality and a luxury item.

These flowers were bought for a lot of money, and for their cultivation the most fertile land was used. They were always appreciated not only because of their beauty, but also because of their healing qualities. In the "Canon of Medical Science" Avicenna given many recipes of medicines from the petals of the rose and her seeds. Also, from the flower, oil was produced, used to make perfume.

Hybrid Tea Varieties

Tea-hybrid varieties, which include the rose Shanti, are plants suitable for cutting and for the front flower garden. They have long peduncles on which one or several 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?

1. A delicate aroma, a beautiful flower shape and the ability of continuous and abundant flowering, they acquired from a tea rose.
2. Relative winter hardiness and hardness of the trunk - from repair roses.

Rose tea-hybrid differ elegance and richness of coloring flowers. They are pink, white, yellow, orange, purple, red, with a variety of transition tones, two-color or changing color during flowering. They also have a rich range of odors - from light and thin, to saturated and thick.

Rosa Shanti: description

Shanti - bright, fragrant, blooming all summer (re-flowering) rose with beautiful double flowers (diameter 8-10 cm). She enters 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 patches. The height of the rose reaches 80-100 centimeters.

Rose Shanti (photo below) is perfect for growing on flower beds. Particularly beautiful in large quantities. Combined in inflorescences in the form of an umbrella, flowers retain their bright color even in hot climates.

The Shanti variety was bred in 2004. It is best to grow it in the south-western regions of Russia, since they are most favorable for the growth of this species.

Conclusion

It's amazing that such a delightful bright rose has virtually no special features in caring for it. Almost there are no distinctive criteria from other varieties in planting, nor in dressing, nor in watering, nor in pruning.

Rosa Shanti - always bright and pleasing to the eye! It was always believed that a pleasant aroma of roses helps to raise the mood, dismisses sad thoughts. Shanti, in addition to the above-mentioned positive qualities, also has tremendous resistance to rain and sun. A saturated bright color brings them to the forefront among all other plants in a flowering flowerbed. They are ideal for growing on any large flower bed, perfectly getting along with a variety of ornamental plants.