Eldorado eldorado rose. El Dorado. Description of appearance and features

The unusual shade of flower buds can delight even a person who is completely alien to beauty, especially if their color scheme is associated with a sunny summer day. It is these flowers that are characteristic of the rose with the magical name of Eldorado. Expand your collection of varietal plants with a culture that has celebrated its 95th anniversary!

History of occurrence

Variety Eldorado belongs to the tea-hybrid group of roses. It was bred in the United States by the Howard & Smith floriculture company in 1923. This is the result of crossing Mme Edouard Herriot with an unknown seedling. Currently, this variety of the queen of flowers is rightfully considered a classic. It received its name from the name of the mythical country of Eldorado, located, according to ancient Indian legends, in South America and rich precious stones and gold. Apparently, the authors gave such a name to the noble plant due to the two-tone color of the buds, because of which the flowers seem to glow from the inside. The Spanish expression "El Dorado" means "golden" in translation. Another name for the variety: Land of Gold (Land of Gold).

Description of appearance and features

Eldorado is a low (0.6-0.7 m, maximum 1 meter) compact shrub, not devoid of harmony and power. It is formed by erect shoots covered with shiny, elongated, bright green leaves with a glossy sheen. The width of the rose bush grows to 60 cm.

The buds that appear on the plant have a classic goblet shape. On each stem they are observed from one to three. In the phase of complete dissolution, the flowers are quite large, rosette-shaped, 8-10 cm in diameter. Petals, the number of which is in one bud from 35 to 45 pieces, are beautifully and neatly stacked. The color of densely double flowers is double and very delicate. It harmoniously combines golden yellow, dark pink and salmon-orange shades without sharp transitions. Lighter highlights are visible at the edges of the petals. From lovely buds comes a light floral scent. The plant begins to bloom with the advent of summer and pleases the eye with a wonderful outfit until the end of October. With proper care, Eldorado blooms profusely. The variety belongs to the re-flowering varieties of roses. In late autumn, instead of flowers, fruits are formed.

Eldorado has many advantages:

• good winter hardiness (the plant feels fine when the air temperature drops to -17ºС);
• high color fastness heavy rains(they retain their shape and brightness of colors despite precipitation);
• medium resistance to bacterial and fungal diseases;
• absence negative impact heat and summer sun on the color of flower petals (they do not fade and do not get burned).

Cultivation and care

A bright American woman can no doubt be placed in well-lit places. Alternative option: penumbra. But it is desirable to protect the beauty of Eldorado from drafts.

The shrub is unpretentious to the quality of the soil. He feels great on both fertile and thin soils. However, it is still better to plant the crop in a substrate that is not devoid of nutrients. It is advisable to generally use soil designed specifically for roses, or fertile loam for planting. A layer of drainage material should be laid at the bottom of the landing pit. Water the plant well immediately after planting.

Important for Eldorado regular watering and feeds. It is enough to moisten the soil under the flower 1-2 times a week throughout the entire growing season. After this procedure, loosening must be carried out. Fertilizers for shrubs are applied in the phase of the appearance of the first leaves (using organic matter), at the stage of bud formation, at the beginning of flowering, in July and in the first ten days of September (potassium-phosphorus concentrates are used).

Like any rose, the American beauty Eldorado is pruned. This event is held as standard in spring and autumn. In the first case, healthy shoots are shortened and old, diseased ones are removed. With the onset of cold weather, pruning is carried out in order to prepare the plant for wintering. It is better to cover the bush in order to protect it from frost.

To prevent the occurrence of black spot on the culture and powdery mildew, several times for summer period you will need to spray the shrub with a fungicide solution.

Use cases

Variety Eldorado looks amazing in group plantings with others. hybrid tea roses and blooming perennials. It can be placed in the foreground of the site, then it will attract maximum attention. landscape designers adorn Eldorado rose gardens, park complexes. The variety is also good for cutting. Its magnificent buds can be seen in flower bouquets and baskets. Such a composition would be appropriate as a gift for a birthday, anniversary, wedding.

If you want to become the proud owner of exquisite salmon-orange shadows, then rose variety Eldorado (Eldorado)- that's what you need.

Tightly packed buds may include about 50-60 petals. At the same time, the flower itself can reach a size of 9-12 cm. Salmon-orange reflections set off the golden yellow color of the flower, decorated with dark pink highlights. BUT main feature Eldorado roses lies in the ability of its buds to NOT fade in the sun and not deteriorate from rain.

The height of the rose bush Eldorado reaches a height of 65-100 cm, and in a girth of about 60 cm. Shiny, glossy, green-saturated leaves adorn the already lovely variety roses. Abundant flowering will delight you bright colors and light pleasant aroma from early June to mid-autumn. Please note that despite the good winter hardiness, do not forget about proper shelter bush during a period of temperature decrease. Variety Eldorado looks great in gardens and parks, as well as in beautiful compositions when cut.

The root system of the Eldorado rose seedling (Eldorado) for shipment to the customer is packed in an individual package of peat mixture wrapped in a film, so that your seedling will come alive and full of strength. Buy seedlings of roses Eldorado (Eldorado) You can click the "Add to Cart" button and place your order.

Packing type: rose roots are packed in a moist nutrient substrate, tightly wrapped in a film, have a label indicating the variety. Permissible shelf life in the package without loss of quality, subject to storage conditions up to 3 months. Sending orders with rose seedlings is made in the autumn and spring planting season (shipping restrictions in accordance with climate zone customer).

Origin of the Eldorado variety

Rosa Eldorado / Eldorado / - is part of the tea-hybrid group. It first bloomed in the greenhouses of Tantau (Germany) in 1923, and now it is already a classic hybrid tea rose.
El Dorado is a fantastic area rich in gold and precious stones, and the variety has acquired this name. Because gold with a salmon tint in the petals of its buds, and reflections and glare of crimson nuances, like an expensive souvenir, blossoming on a squat, bush with strong shoots. And malachite foliage only completes the party of “gold and malachite”, emphasizing the splendor of these roses.

Description of characteristics

A large densely double rose, and the size is up to 12 cm in diameter, still has an attractive aroma! The aroma is delicate, unobtrusive, fruity-floral, and persists even after cutting. A bud can hold up to fifty golden petals. Bud, quite knocked down with a raised focus. Juicy creamy-golden in color, as it opens along the edges, a weightless ginger shade appears.

A feature of the variety is also the fact that the color of the bud does not deteriorate from rainwater and the roses themselves are very hardy to dryness and heat, no burns were seen on the flowers in the sun. That is why "Eldorado" looks great in luxurious bouquet arrangements, designer flower slides and baskets. Roses look amazing in an open bouquet. In addition, they are used as a special decoration for celebrations (weddings, anniversaries).

Eldorado, for almost a century of growing practice, has gained fame as a celebrity who puts up with the role of Cinderella, as garden variety, amazingly decorates, and park complexes and eminent rose gardens, and brings elements of luxury to simple gardens.

The Eldorado bush has a height of up to a meter, and its girth rarely exceeds half a meter. Ordinary number of flowers on the stem is one, there are rarely paired and triple roses. The duration of flowering time is large, from the beginning of June until the October cold.

The flowering itself is repeated and generous.

Frost resistance is not bad up to -17, but in the Non-Black Earth Region the bush should be covered with a layer of 15-22 cm of organic matter.

To rainy weather, showers of racks. To all kinds of diseases and rot, it has a mediocre resistance. Therefore, the health of these roses depends directly on the correctness and timeliness of their care and protection from adversity.

The bush itself puts up with any fertility, even grows on thin and depleted soils, nutrients.

Planting a seedling

Seedling plants of roses of this variety can be purchased with bare roots or in containers. But roses with “bare” roots can only be purchased during the dormant period (in autumn, when the leaves have fallen, but frosts below -8 have not yet arrived). Such a seedling will require immediate planting in the soil.

Seedlings in containers (with a certain amount of soil) can be purchased and planted in the soil of the rose garden at any time during the warm season. For such plants are ready for transplantation from the fourth to the ninth (inclusive) month without damage to the bushes. It is necessary to cut the container itself, and insert a lump of earth with rose roots into a previously made landing pit. Gravelly drainage from below, special soil from above. Fertilizers and soil are best taken in special stores.

For generous and long-term flowering of roses, top dressing by leaflets and the introduction of fertilizer salts are extremely important. Comprehensive mineral fertilizer for "beautifully flowering", in combination with organic additives, it will help the rose not only bloom for a long time, but also not get sick.