The editor introduces how to care for the "Fairy King" rose and related information about the plant, including a brief introduction and cultivation methods. Let's follow the editor to check out the details!
From the literary master Wang Zengqi's description in his book: "Gardenias are rough and large, white in color, slightly green near the stem, extremely fragrant, the scent is almost overwhelming... Therefore, it is not favored by elegant people, considering it as having a low character. The gardenia says: 'To hell with you, I will be this fragrant, fragrant to the extreme, do you have any say in it!' Although the original text describes gardenias, I think this passage is also quite fitting for a variety of roses introduced today: Fairy King.
What is the "Fairy King" flower?
The "Fairy King" is a variety of rose bred by the French Meilan International Rose Breeding Company and was launched in 2012. There are rumors in the rose community that it is a hybrid descendant of the Duke of York, although Meilan Company has never responded, many rose enthusiasts identify it as a lateral variety of York, hence also known as York Fairy King.
The "Fairy King" was introduced to China around 2016-2017 and quickly became popular among rose enthusiasts due to its large flowers and strong fragrance. Through the planting experiments of enthusiasts in recent years, it has indeed proven to be an excellent variety, highly praised by many rose experts.
The "Fairy King" is a small bush variety of rose, with mature plant height around 0.8-1 meter and crown diameter of 0.5-0.6 meters. The plant is upright with good branching, making it suitable for ground planting or as a potted plant for display. The leaves of the Fairy King are thick and dark green with a strong glossy feel, and the edges of the leaves are slightly droopy. The branches have many thorns, so wear gloves when pruning for protection.
The rumors in the rose community about the Fairy King having the bloodline of the Duke of York are not unfounded. The characteristics of the Duke of York series of roses are large flowers,华丽 flower shapes, and strong fragrance, all of which the Fairy King has inherited.
How to care for the "Fairy King" rose
The Fairy King's flowers are very large, with spring flowers of mature plants reaching a diameter of 15 centimeters, almost the size of a human face. Many large-flowered roses have fewer petals, but the Fairy King is an exception. It has a high cup-shaped flower shape, full flowers with unique sawtooth edges, layer upon layer of petals overlapping each other, noble and magnificent, not yielding to peonies.
The only slight regret is the color of the Fairy King's flowers. The color is a common magenta,偏向 red in spring and autumn when it's cold, and pink in summer when it's hot. The flowers in winter are the most beautiful, with a deep magenta color and a velvet texture, but due to the low temperature in winter, the number of flowers is very small.
Almost all York series roses have an extremely strong fragrance, and the Fairy King is no exception. The flower's fragrance is very strong but not overpowering, with a hint of sweetness in its richness, reaching the level of high-end perfume. After the Fairy King flowers, cutting a few branches to put in a vase will fill the room with fragrance.