Rose Al Di Braithwaite, or Brightweit (LeonardDudley D Braithwaite) is a relatively new continuously flowering rose, bred in England. This variety is one of the most bushy among other bush roses. Bright red-burgundy color, strong aroma and lush flowers give the LD Bright Bright rose a special romantic charm.
Rose Al De Brightwright was created in 1998 by the famous English breeder D. Austin by crossing Mary Rose and The Squire. David CH Austin dreamed of creating a bush similar in shape and aroma to an old garden rose, but with repeated flowering.
Gorgeous Rose L D Braithwaite
For your information! Named the originator in honor of his own father-in-law Leonard Dudley Braithwaite, a Canadian breeder.
This variety has received many world awards: certificates from the ARS Kern County Rose Society Show and Ohio State Fair Show, USA, 1999; certificates ARS San Francisco, San Diego, California Rose Society Show, USA, 2000; RNRS the Royal National Rose Society Award, Great Britain, 2001; certificates of Portland, Illinois, Milwaukee, Lewis Couty Rose Society Show, USA, 2001; title "Best scrub" Olimpia Rose Society Show, USA, 2011
Rose L D Braithwaite will decorate any garden and will delight the owners with abundant flowering throughout the season and a pleasant aroma.
The bush of the rose is low, reaches a height of 100-120 cm, and is wide, in diameter up to 120 cm, of a thick round shape. The shoots are erect, do not bend under lush flowers even during rains, with a large number of spikes. Large matte leaves grow a little rarely.
Flowers are formed all season from June to October, instead of fading, new ones immediately appear in very large numbers. Flowering is long. The hue of the rose is saturated, at the beginning it is almost cherry, and when completely dissolved, it is raspberry red, the brightest among English roses. Almost does not fade, preserving the brightness and color intensity all the time of flowering. Only with strong prolonged heat can they change color to cherry pink at the end of flowering.
The flower is large, about 10 cm in diameter, resembles a peony very lush and wide open, has more than 80 petals. It is steady against rainy weather, keeping a form and color and continuing to blossom without crumbling. The aroma is strong enough, D. Austin managed to maintain the smell of old roses.
Important! Leonard Dudley Braithwaite Rose has a strong immunity and is resistant to most fungal diseases.
Frost resistance is average, up to −21 ° C, so the Brightwright rose needs mandatory shelter.
Grows in sunny places and partial shade. The ideal location is the background or the center of the flower garden, which will hide the rare leafyness, and the bright hats of the flowers will regally hang over other plants.
Rosa Al Di Braithwaite has its advantages and a number of shortcomings.
Brightwait's Benefits:
- high decorativeness. The variety is constantly and continuously blooming, which is very attractive to gardeners;
- pleasant strong aroma;
- resistance to frost and disease;
- unusual flower shape and the brightest color among other English roses;
- resistance to precipitation. This variety is not afraid of rains and is not subject to decay after prolonged rainfall.
Among the shortcomings are the following:
- flowers are not perfect shape, vary in size;
- on one shoot, three or more flowers can form, which makes it unsuitable for cutting;
- this variety is susceptible to black spotting;
- by autumn, the bush can produce single powerful shoots, which makes it uneven;
- it does not tolerate severe heat, while it burns out and quickly crumbles;
- with repeated flowering, the flowers may fade, additional nutrition is necessary.
Note! In general, the bush is very attractive and worthy to take a place in any garden.
Rosa L D Braithwaite is loved by many gardeners as it is universal and is used in any landscape design:
- for registration of garden paths;
- hedges;
- for single landings, including in flowerpots;
- to design a flowerbed in the French style (if you plant only Braithwaite roses on the flowerbed);
- to create a variety of compositions and mixborders.
Queen of the flowerbed
You can grow the beautiful LD Bright White rose in your garden only by purchasing a quality seedling from D. Austin's nursery, which are sold in many flower companies. Only these roses on native stocks will take root well and will grow actively, not diseases, not freezing in winter and not letting out overgrown.
Note! Rosa Lord Bracewait is easily propagated by cuttings, but on its roots the bush does not feel well, slowly develops, blooms poorly.
When choosing a specimen, it is better to stop on a seedling with open roots, for better survival with a root neck of 8-10 cm, 2-3 cuttings green, smooth without cracks, the roots are flexible, on white sections.
What time is the landing
The optimal time for planting L D Braithwaite roses, as for most other roses, is from mid-September to mid-October, when the sap flow slows down and the bush spends all its strength on rooting, but it is possible in the spring, from mid-April to mid-May.
Seat selection
In one place, L.D. Brightwhite bush can grow up to 10 years, so you need to carefully approach the choice of a landing site, taking into account all the nuances.
The variety was bred in the UK, where most of the summer is cloudy, so it is better to choose a shade for the flower. In the first half of the day no more than 4 hours the sun is allowed, and the rest of the time - scattered partial shade.
The English rose prefers to grow on a hill, but it does not tolerate wind, melt spring water and snow. The best place will be near a house or a canopy, so that part of the roof protects the bush from snowfalls, and the building from the sun and wind.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
Before planting roses LD Brightweed, the roots of the seedling are cut and soaked in water for about a day. In water, you can add substances that stimulate the growth of roots. Immediately before planting, it is recommended to dip the rose into an earthenware mash (10 parts of water, 3 parts of clay and manure each).
While the rose is getting wet, the soil is prepared at the already chosen landing site. To do this, dig a hole 50 × 50 cm, a depth of 50 cm and pour a bucket of water into it. Topsoil mixed with humus, compost, sand and ash, you can add two small handfuls of superphosphate.
Note! The soil should be well-drained, loose and neutral in acidity.
Landing procedure step by step
Step-by-step instruction:
- The seedling is lowered into the pit, straightening the roots. The border of the stock should be below the ground by 7-10 cm, so that the wild growth does not grow.
- Pour soil and compact it with your hands so that there are no voids.
- Then they crush the earth in the hole with their feet and again fill it with water.
- When the water is absorbed, the rose spuds to a height of 10 cm, which helps to retain moisture, and the bush will take root better.
Planting a seedling in open ground
With this planting, the rose with time (up to 18 months) will go to its own roots.
Important! In order to preserve the mother roots of the dog rose, the vaccination should be at a height of 2-3 cm from the soil. In this case, the shoots will have to be cut, and the dog rose will gradually squeeze a varietal rose.
Rosa L. D. Brightwright, like other English varieties grown in foggy Albion, need high humidity and do not tolerate high temperatures, so the rose requires special attention and care.
Watering rules and humidity
Watering L.D. Brightweit loves, but at the same time the soil does not have to be very moist. Given the need for a loose, oxygenated soil, the shrub should be watered only when the soil is dry, that is, once every 4-5 days. 5 l of water is required per seedling. Need to water in the evening under the root. It is better to use settled or rain warm water.
During extreme heat, rosebuds may not open. Moisture-prone petals dry, preventing the bud from opening. In this case, you need to help the flower and remove the upper petals. It is recommended to moisten the leaves, arranging a warm shower for the rose in the evening.
Note! Watering can be stopped at the end of August, so that lateral surface roots that can freeze in winter are not formed.
Top dressing
The feeding scheme of L.D. Brightwite is the same as for other roses.
- In early spring and before flowering, they are fertilized with nitrogen to activate the growth of the root system and fill with forces for budding.
- In the summer, during flowering, organic and mineral substances are added for additional nutrition of the bush.
- In autumn, to prepare for a cold winter, the plant requires phosphorus and potassium.
If during planting a seedling all the necessary fertilizers were added to the pit, then in the first year you can add nothing more.
Pruning
Caring for a rose includes pruning the shoots to form a beautiful and powerful bush. Pruning should be done only once a year, either in spring or in autumn. The ideal time is April, while the buds have not yet blossomed. At the same time, dry, small, weak and diseased shoots are completely removed, leaving 4-5 branches, which also need to be cut. If you cut in half, then the bush will be more compact, and the buds are larger. Slices should be done at an angle of 5 mm from the kidney. When trimming by a third, you get a large bush with a lot of buds.
For your information! Old lignified shoots are cut every 4-5 years, making room for young ones.
Transfer
When you need to transplant a plant to another place, you can act boldly, the “relocation” cultivar L D Braithwaite will transfer easily subject to a number of rules:
- transplantation is carried out in the cool season, optimally in September in the evening;
- To get a bush from the soil you need to be very careful, without damaging the root system. If the bush is not young with a developed root that goes too deep, it can be chopped off to 40-50 cm;
- the bush is transferred to a new place with an earthen lump;
- the root neck is deepened, then the soil is added, tamped and watered abundantly.
Features of wintering a flower
Rose L D Braithwaite tolerates frosts up to −20 ° C and needs shelter for the winter. To do this, the bushes spud with dry earth or sand in early October. The stems are tied and slightly bent to the ground. After the first frosts, all leaves are removed from the bush and covered with frames. They can be taken ready-made or built from improvised materials: reinforcement, boards, pipes and a dense film or agrofibre. There is a way to dig roses easier: fill the roses with mulch to a height of 30 cm, cover with spruce branches, leaves or straw.
The L D Braithwaite variety blooms before other roses, and by the end of June the first wave is already fading. The second wave blooms in July and lasts until October. The state of rest occurs at the first frost, when the sap flow stops.
Rose L D Braithwaite blooms before other roses
Care during and after flowering
Brightweit, like all roses, needs standard care: watering, weed, disease and pest control, feeding, shelter for the winter. Watering is required as the soil dries. In spring and rainy weather, the bushes should be sprayed with insecticides. Fertilizers are applied according to the scheme indicated above.
Important! Only fully matured lignified shoots will be able to winter successfully. To help them do this, you need to apply potash fertilizer every two weeks.
To prevent the disease of the flower with gray rot after rain, it is recommended to shake the water from the buds. Wilted inflorescences are cut, which gives impetus to the formation of new ones.
What to do if it does not bloom
It is necessary to eliminate the cause:
- from the root of L D Braithwaite, wild growth may begin to grow. It delays flowering and needs to be cut down;
- too heavy and dense soil. The application of organic fertilizers and regular loosening of the soil will help solve the problem;
- too much fertilizer. An excess of nutrients leads to the growth of greenery, which slows down the development of buds;
- rejuvenation. In spring, shoots older than 4-5 years old, sick and broken, are subject to removal. The grown young shoots will please with magnificent blossoming;
- wrong wintering. The shoot structure of L D Braithwaite is loose with a lot of moisture, so the flower requires special attention in preparation for winter;
- too deep landing pushes the plant to build up the root system, which inhibits the development of the upper part of the bush.
The propagation of the English rose L.D. Brightwait is possible in several ways.
- Propagation by cuttings. A 20 cm long stalk is cut from a matured shoot, one leaf is left and planted in the ground. From above it is covered with a jar, carefully covered for the winter. Dive only after a year.
- Reproduction by layering. The easiest method. At the bottom of the bush you need to choose a shoot, incise and pin to the soil. Sprinkle with fertilized soil on top, water regularly. When the layering takes root, cut it off from the mother bush and transplant.
- Vaccination propagation is considered the most effective. Rose Loxa stock rootstock is grown, L. D. Brightwite shoots with buds are selected, and one is cut. An incision is made on the root neck, to which a cut kidney is applied, fixed with a film.
Note! L.D. Brightwright's disease resistance is good, but under adverse weather conditions the variety may be affected by powdery mildew or black spotting. For the fight, it is recommended to use special drugs.
Black spotting
The worst enemy of an English rose is a spider mite, feeding on the juice of its leaves. You can guess it by plaque on the lower plates of leaves, a light web.
Rose variety L. D. Brightwite will be an adornment of any garden. She is not demanding in care, but throughout the summer she will delight with beautiful flowers and a magnificent aroma.
