The blooming and fragrant Sylter rose, also known as apple rose or potato rose, can delight everyone and also the animal world. Bees love their flowers, birds enjoy the rose hips. Don't worry, it's so undemanding that the planting is almost always successful.
How do I plant a Sylt rose?
The Sylter Rose thrives in almost any location, even in large containers. Just avoid full shade and soil that is too chalky. Plant them in spring or autumn, water them well and cut them back to a few buds.
What location does the Sylter Rose need?
The Sylt rose (Rosa rugosa) needssun or shade. It doesn't like full shade, so it doesn't bloom well. Both the wild form and breeding tolerate:
- Wind
- Frost
- Heat
- drought
- s alty air
- Einsanden
When looking for a location, the priority is to find a sufficientlylarge place. Over the years, a free-standing wild rose can become very expansive and easily take up up to five square meters. But it can also be easily cut and shaped into a narrower hedge, for example.
What does the soil have to be like for the Sylter Rose?
Almost any soil is fine with it, it can benutritious or lean, sandy or clayey. The rose tolerates a slightly alkaline pH value well, as well as neutral or acidic soil. In very calcareous soil, the Sylt rose can develop yellow leaves (chlorosis). On the coast, the dune rose, as this wild rose is also called, can thrive easily even in slightly s alty soil.
When is the best planting time for the Sylt rose?
The Sylter Rose is also uncomplicated when it comes to planting time and almost always takes root. However, winter is less suitable as the ground can freeze. In summer, the young plant that has not yet rooted would have to be watered very often. Spring and autumn are therefore the two ideal seasons for planting.
How is the Sylter Rose planted correctly?
You can get young Sylt roses in stores or you can easily propagate them yourself from an existing bush. Plan for hedges with one plant per meter. The next steps are:
- Cut the shoots back to just a few buds.
- Dig a sufficiently large and deep planting hole.
- Set up a rhizome barrier all around, as the plant produces runners over a wide area.
- Place the potato rose straight into the planting hole.
- Fill the planting hole with the excavated soil.
- Water the plant well.
- If a longer dry phase follows, continue to water the rose regularly.
Tip
The Sylt rose can also grow in a pot
The edible potato rose can also thrive in a large pot on the balcony. Normal pot plant soil and a sunny or semi-shady place are sufficient. Drainage holes and drainage are important so that excess water can flow away. The care also requires more effort than in the bed.
