Rosa Velazquez

Hybrid tea roses have always stood out among other rose cultures not only for their appearance, but also for their amazing aroma. One of the brightest representatives of this group is the Velasquez rose, representing French breeding for 10 years already.

The Velasquez variety was bred by breeders of the famous Meilland nursery (France) in 2011. It has several synonyms for its name: Velasquez, Sexy Perfumella, Sexy Perfumela. The hybrid tea roses called Velazquez, having barely appeared on the market, immediately attracted the attention of the public, specialists and rose lovers. And today the variety is a multiple winner, the owner of a large number of awards in European rose contests.

Here are just a few of them:

• The Hague (Netherlands) - 1 test certificate;
• Roelks (Belgium) - certificate of honor;
• Dublin (Northern Ireland) - the winner of the competition;
• Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) - the title "The most beautiful rose for ladies";
• Lyon - the title of "Rose of the Century";
• Lyon and Avignon (France) - Grand Prix de la Rosa;
• Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) - 1 prize of the competition.

As the name implies, the variety was named after the great 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez. And this artistic component is immediately visible in the colors. So, a dense, rather large goblet-shaped dark crimson bud, when opened, gradually turns into a stunning bowl-shaped flower, with beautiful slightly wavy or corrugated petals.

A huge flower with a high center is up to 13 centimeters in diameter, it is densely double, the number of petals, painted in a complex shade, reaches about 30 to 45 pieces. In addition to such beauty, everyone can enjoy an excellent scent: the flowers exude an intense aroma of rose oil.

The bush of the rose culture of the Velasquez variety is quite compact, but dense. The plant reaches a height of 100-150 centimeters, the girth is up to 70 centimeters. The bright colors are contrasted with the dark green foliage of medium size, which has a glossy surface.

Like many other roses, Velasquez has many pros and cons. The advantages of a rose bush, in addition to its beauty and charming aroma, include its resistance to diseases. And also the variety is quite frost-resistant. The culture belongs to the 6th zone of frost resistance (USDA), flowers can survive a drop in temperature from -18 to -23 without consequences.

Among the disadvantages of the variety, one can note the average resistance of flowers to rain. Therefore, it is recommended to cover the bushes when it rains heavily. The plant also shows moderate resistance to powdery mildew and black spot.

Velazquez is a continuous flowering rose. Abundant flowering throughout the summer period, lasts from June to September.

Originally, the Velasquez variety was cut. But soon the rose was also used by landscape designers to decorate mixborders and hedges. And also this large bright rose is good as a tapeworm.

To plant a Velazquez rose, you should choose a sunny place. It can be planted both in spring and autumn, the soil should be fertile, not too wet.

To grow beautiful roses of this variety, it is necessary to observe all the basic elements of agricultural technology, which include regular watering of the plant, top dressing, mulching, pruning, as well as the prevention of major diseases and attacks of insect pests. At the same time, the survival rate of young rose bushes in a new place, as well as their further development, largely depends on the regularity of watering in the starting three weeks.