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The rose "Empress Farah" got its name in honor of the wife of the Shah of Iran, the only crowned empress in 2500 years of the Iranian monarchy, the beautiful and slender Farah Pahlavi. Despite the active social life and great employment, the empress always gladly paid attention to her beautiful garden. According to the Frenchman Henri Delbar, who gave the name to these roses, the merits of the variety fully correspond to the greatness of the empress.
External characteristics of roses
Rose "Empress Farah" (Imperatrice Farah) has direct vigorous shoots reaching 1.2 meters in height. The leaf plates of the plant are large, shiny, light green.
The diameter of the blooming flower reaches 13 cm, and its shape resembles a glass with petals wrapped out. Their color is completely white and only at the very top without half tones turns into bright crimson. In the central part of the flower are higher petals. Its aroma is subtle, hardly noticeable with fruity, mostly pear notes.
Did you know? The oldest almost 1000-year-old rose bush in the world grows in Germany in the town of Hildesheim, where it almost reached the roof of the local cathedral. Although the plant was damaged during the Second World War, it managed to sprout from a preserved root and still pleases the townspeople with its modest, bright and delicate flowers.
Variety description
Rose "Empress Farah" refers to hybrid tea varieties. It is characterized by a long and abundant flowering, large, dense double flowers. At first, the buds have a crimson hue and, only opening, become white with curved red tips. 
Due to the high central part of the flower, even the closed bud is decorated with red-purple strokes. Flowering of roses begins at the end of June and continues in waves to the most frost. Although usually roses bloom in single flowers, but because of the large number of shoots have a lush and blooming appearance.
Learn more about the features of other varieties of hybrid tea roses: "Nostalgie", "Sweetness", "Augusta Louise", "Abracadabra", "Kerio", "Chopin", "Black Magic", "Sophia Loren", "Double Delight" .
Diseases and pests
This variety is unassuming and absolutely not subject to diseases characteristic of other varieties of roses. For example, powdery mildew and black spot are not afraid of him. However, if signs of the disease appeared on the plant, the affected areas should be immediately cut off and disposed of.
Growing roses at home
Rose differs unpretentiousness, frost resistance and simple care.
Preparing for landing
This variety should be planted in a well-lit place, protected from drafts and cold winds. When disembarking the "Empress Farah" in the shade, the pomp and brightness of its flowering is lost. For planting, loamy slightly acidic soils are well suited. Roses are well received on other types of soil, the main thing is that they should not be too heavy or too moist.
VIDEO: FEATURES OF LANDING FOR SEEDLINGS ROSE IN SPRING Before planting the selected area must be dug up. Under digging on one square meter of soil it is necessary to make:
- 10-20 kg of compost or humus;
- 200 grams of wood ash;
- 400 g of lime and 2 tbsp. l superphosphate.
Important! Indisputable advantages of the variety "Empress Farah" are densely laid petals, long flowering and suitability for cutting.
Landing
In the middle lane, seedlings are best planted in the spring, somewhere in the middle of April. Before that, the rose must be inspected, cut off the damaged roots to live areas and slightly shorten the main part of the roots. The ground part should be cut to 2-3 buds. Immediately before planting, the roots of roses are processed by any growth promoter. If they are dry, you should first place them in a diluted clay mixture with rotted manure. 
During planting, the prepared seedling must be placed in a hole, gently straightening the roots, and covered with remains of excavated soil. In this case, the root neck of the plant should be slightly buried in the soil. After planting, the seedling is watered and highly spud. After 2-3 weeks, this soil can be otgresti, and the near-stem circle to mulch with a layer of peat 5 cm.
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Care and feeding
The main care of the plant consists in regular watering and feeding. Roses must be watered when the topsoil dries out, and every adult bush requires at least a couple of buckets of water.
From the second year of growth bushes need to be fed every 2-3 weeks throughout the season. To do this, you can alternately use organic and mineral fertilizers.
- The first top dressing is done after the spring opening and hilling, at the same time you can mix the soil with rotted manure (0.5 buckets) and pour it into the near-stem circle of the plant.
- At the stage of development of rose buds need phosphorus-potassium fertilizers (100 grams of superphosphate and 30 grams of potassium sulfate per bucket of water).
Important! Mineral fertilizers are necessary to provide plants with nutrients for their normal growth and development. It should be noted that all types of fertilizers are made only after a heavy watering.In the spring, the main pruning of rose bushes is made, for which all damaged shoots are cut to healthy areas. On all strong shoots leave 2-4 buds.
Pruning a hybrid tea rose. In late autumn, almost before the frost, leaves are removed from the bushes and flowers are cut. Weak and damaged shoots are removed, and strong ones are cut by about half. Do not do this too early, so as not to provoke the emergence of new shoots and, as a consequence, the weakening of the plant.Transplantation and reproduction
For transfer to another place, the bush is carefully dug in and removed from the ground, and its roots are washed with clean water. Then the plant should be divided into separate clumps and sit them in a pre-prepared soil.
Also in the summer, you can propagate the rose cuttings. To do this, it is better to choose those shoots that have not yet opened bud. Well-suited cuttings from the center of the stem up to 8 cm in length with two or three buds, while the upper cut is made even and the lower - at an angle. In order to shoot the roots faster, it is placed in the cooled boiled water with the addition of a growth stimulator. After the appearance of the roots, the stalk can be planted on a permanent place in a well-moistened soil. For a start, you can cover the seedlings with cans and do not forget to spray them daily with water.
Wintering roses
In the autumn, after pruning a plant, it is necessary to pile up earth to a height of at least 0.3-0.4 m. Roses do not need further shelter, since they belong to a frost-resistant variety. However, for more northern regions, it will be safer to cover bushes with spruce branches.
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Spud can be gradual: in the middle of autumn and after the temperature is set below 10 degrees Celsius. 
In the spring of "Empress Farah" sleeps longer than some other varietiesHowever, upon awakening, it quickly catches up and even surpasses its earlier neighbors.
Rose application
Rose "Empress Farah" is good in many forms - in the design of the flower bed, in the cut and even in tea.
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Tea rose
Since this variety is hybrid tea, it can be used as a component of tea. Rose petals for this purpose are collected in the morning, when the air is still quite fresh and the night moisture has not slept. We need to take only a clean, full-blown petals with no signs of wilting. Then they should be dried in a well-ventilated place without direct sunlight and used in the preparation of decoctions or teas.
To make tea, it’s enough to take two teaspoons of dried petals, pour hot boiled water over them (about 80 degrees Celsius) and insist for five minutes. You can also take any set of your favorite medicinal herbs and add rose petals there, which will give the whole composition an amazing freshness and pleasant aroma.
In landscaping
"Empress Farah" - the finest variety for use in landscape design, and it can act both as a soloist and in an orchestra from other varieties of roses. Although it is quite difficult to find the perfect companions for him, experienced flower growers advise using spray roses with white and flat flowers. Rose will be good in any landscape style.
Choosing a variety to decorate your flower bed, pay attention to this unassuming, with a delicate aroma and amazing beauty of the flower. Rose "Empress Farah" - a real Oriental lady - gorgeous, majestic and fascinating. It will decorate any area and will delight with its blooming views until late autumn.
