In 1999, Tantau expanded its rose collection with a variety with the colorful name Aquarell. Synonymous names - Perfect Harmony, St. Margaret's Gold, TANellqua. Really colorful flower, with soft watercolor tints. Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers.
Description
Group – hybrid tea
flower size – 10-12 cm in full release
Aroma – strong citrus fruity
Height - from 70 cm to 1-1.2 m
Powdery mildew resistance - above average
Black spot resistance - high
Cold resistance - before - 22°C in dry cold areas without shelter
Bloom - permanent
Irresistibility of bloom colors of Aquarell hybrid tea rose, flower size classical form with a cone-shaped center and fast growth, plus a rich smell, make this Tantau rose variety an excellent plant that can take on great amount attention from guests. The first thing that catches the attention of the viewer of the watercolor rose is its smooth transitions of colors from creamy yellow to reddish orange against a background of shiny dark green dense foliage. The flowers are huge, densely doubled, and when fully opened, they show a large shock of golden brown stamens. They rise regally on strong erect shoots and are collected in small inflorescences of 3-7 pieces.
Care
A modern hybrid tea rose from Tantau Aquarell prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil, rich in nutrients and with good drainage. Before you start decorating the site with flower and leafy compositions, they do a test for the composition of the soil, which can be bought at garden centers. The best landing site- this is a sunny area or partial shade (at least 3-4 hours of sunlight must fall on the rose). In partial shade, the flowers will be more saturated in color, but there will be fewer of them in cold weather.
The Aquarell rose needs to be cared for just like any plant in the garden. First, it needs water. For 1 bush, you will need up to 10 liters of warm settled water, which is poured under the base of the plant in small portions as needed, but at least 2 times a week. In dry times, this is done more often, and she will also be pleased if she is sprayed. Evening hours are the best time for this. During the night, the soil will be saturated with moisture as much as possible and the flower will receive liquid from it for a longer time. Very good if mulch is used. It not only prevents the rapid evaporation of moisture, but also significantly reduces the likelihood of "raids" of weeds.
top dressing minerals, vitamins and organics make the plant more resistant to diseases, pests and cold weather. If you do not feed the Aquarelle rose at least once every two weeks, then during the growing season the plant will not “give out all its charms with a bang” in the amount in which it can, and half as much. AT winter time a weak rose is prone to frostbite not only in the upper part, but also in the root system. It follows from this that there is a risk of losing half, if not the whole rose. You can fertilize the soil near the plant by pouring granules of complex dressings around the plant, or diluting them in water and alternating with watering. Vitamins are best given through spraying. Only well-rotted organic matter is used. As an option, this is a mulch bedding from a mixture of manure and soil (1: 2). In this case, with each watering, a fresh portion of useful substances “fits” the plant.
loosening soil is a must - it helps the root system of the rose to get not only oxygen, but also get useful substances from the soil faster. In the "clogged" soil, the plants "suffer". During loosening, weeds are also removed. If mulch is used, then this technique is done less often.
Aquarell rose variety needs pruning. hybrid tea roses bloom on the branches of the new year. How and when to prune them depends on the climate in which they grow. In warm areas, autumn-winter pruning is not needed, only in the spring Aquarell corrective pruning is carried out - removal of old, damaged, diseased shoots (but this does not mean that if you prune for the winter and you get an excellent result, you need to stop doing this. Do and share with us). In cold places, it is still better to do pruning - this will help to avoid winter frost. Also, this type of pruning is done where winters are not stable - unstable weather is even worse: prolonged thaws and sharp frosts immediately following them are a scourge for roses. Roses quickly respond to warming and start the growing process. First of all, the buds, launched by the rose in growth, “leave”. As a result, the number of flowering shoots is less.
Usage
Rose variety from Tantau Aquarell was bred as a cut plant (for bouquets - the length of peduncles can reach more than 1 m). She is beautiful in all flower beds: mixborders, borders, hedges, on high boles, near stone retaining walls ... Her flowerbed partners can be any decorative leafy, coniferous plants. By color scheme it will be in harmony with monochromatic colored flowers. They are either selected to match its color (pink, apricot, yellow tones more or less saturated), or monophonic with a clearly understandable color - red, white, purple, blue ... Long-flowering roses are picked up in neighbors climbing plants: clematis, honeysuckle, kampsis, other roses, sweet peas, kobe, morning glory, wisteria for background decoration or in a mixborder.
It is difficult to imagine a garden without a flower bed or a flower bed, and a flower garden without the most popular shrub, a rose. Rose bushes are universally considered the favorites of gardeners, and the variety of varieties can satisfy even the most demanding taste. A rose of the Aquarelle variety is often found on the plots - it will be discussed about it: we will find out what is hidden behind this unusual name.
Biological description and appearance
Variety "Watercolor" is widely represented not only in summer cottages, but also in city flower beds. Surely many met him, not even knowing what he was called.
bush height
The bush of this variety does not have significant differences from other relatives: it is moderately sprawling, with dark green leaves, of a standard shape. The height of the shrub is usually 70–90 cm.
buds
The name “Watercolor” was given to the variety due to the unusual color of the petals: nature endowed the buds with shades that smoothly transition from pale pink to outside to peach and milk in the center of the flower.
Petals abundantly cover the bud, making it terry. The flowers are large, typical for hybrid varieties, reach a diameter of 10–12 cm, spherical in shape, are placed both singly and in inflorescences of several pieces (most often 7).The aroma of "Watercolor" has a high intensity with obvious fruity notes, bright, which makes this variety very popular when creating an aromatic composition of a flower garden.
Bloom
The shrub blooms very plentifully and for a long time, until late autumn, which is why it is often grown to decorate large flower beds and for cutting. 
Winter hardiness and disease resistance
This variety is very resistant to external influences, has an average immunity to many diseases characteristic of its counterparts, is especially resistant to such a disease as powdery mildew, but winter hardiness is not the most strong point shrub, so it is recommended to cover it for the winter.
Growing conditions
Growing a rose "Watercolor" is not difficult if you follow standard rules characteristic of most rose bushes:
- Primarily special attention requires soil for planting a bush. The plant loves fertile soil of low acidity. Be sure to provide good drainage.
- The lighting should be intense, it is better to place the shrub in sunny areas, otherwise the buds may lose their pink hue.
- The place where the Aquarelle rose seedling is planted must be protected from drafts.
Important! Insufficient lighting can significantly reduce the intensity of flowering roses and slow down the development of the plant as a whole.
Use in landscape compositions
Combination rapid flowering and bright aroma allows you to use this variety in many garden compositions for various purposes. Roses look great in a flower bed, planted in small groups. Terry flowers, unusually colorful, perfectly play the role of the basis of the composition.
"Watercolor" is considered a cut variety due to its long and abundant flowering: in bouquets, the flower is very stable. In addition, the bush is suitable for growing in boxes in closed rose gardens.
So that growing roses brings pleasure, and they delight you all season, in addition to right choice places you need to take into account other features for caring for flowers:
So, we examined a wonderful variety of roses with the romantic name "Watercolor", got acquainted with its description, features of cultivation and care. It is worth noting that this hybrid, when handled correctly, will bring a great aroma to your garden and become a real decoration. flower bed with minimal gardening effort.
The rose is considered one of the most difficult flowers to draw. Her bud has pretty complex structure, so many novice artists do not dare to take up drawing this flower. Our photo lesson will tell you step by step how to draw a realistic rose in just a few steps. cook all essential tool, and feel free to start drawing.
List of tools you need:
- special paper for watercolors (A4 or A5 format);
- watercolor paints;
- HB marking pencil and eraser;
- round synthetic brushes No. 3 and 5;
- flat brush number 2.
Drawing stages
Step 1. Of course, you should start with a light pencil sketch. Let's depict a bud in the form of a drop-shaped figure. 
Draw a short stem at the base of the drop. Then we create a blossoming lower petal. 
Further, rising higher, we finish the rest of the petals, while maintaining the goblet shape of the bud. We do not particularly draw the top of the flower; two or three main lines of small petals will be enough. 
Under the bud we create several oblong sepals. 
The sketch of the rose is ready. We erase all contrasting lines with an eraser so that the outline is practically invisible.
Step 2. We begin to fill the drawing with color from the bottom petal. First, it must be moistened with a small amount of water without leaving the pencil contour, and then applied to outside bright spots of red, light burgundy and yellow-green tones. On the right, shade the inner part of the petal with a light shade of purple. inner side we draw the petal and its bends with a pale pink tint. 
Step 3. Using the same shades, we process the rest of the petals. top we perform the bud in purple-pink tones. We do not paint over the edges of the petals, we leave a thin white strip along the contour. 
Step 4. Gradually saturate the shadows and work out the midtones with darker shades. 
Step 5. We prescribe brown tone stem, and sepals with chromium oxide. 
Distant sepals are highlighted with light strokes of an almost transparent purple hue. 
Step 6. Often on the lower petals of a rose, small dots of dark red or Brown. We create them on the bottom of the bud by tapping the brush with paint with a pencil, not being afraid to go beyond the outline of the flower. 
Variety of roses Watercolor: description
Rose petals look like a watercolor painting. The color of the petals smoothly flows from the pale pink edge to the milky or peach shade of the middle. The variety is one of the most popular due to its beautiful color and long flowering period.
Variety Description
The variety is disease resistant powdery mildew and black spot, but does not tolerate frost well. Needs shelter for the winter.
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Rose Aquarelle bred for cutting and growing in flower beds
Roses are good for decoration landscape design. After cutting, they stand in vases for about a week.
Appearance:
- The flowers are spherical in shape with a cone-shaped core, up to 12 cm in diameter, with dense double petals. Inside a fully bloomed rose, golden brown stamens are visible.
- A bush of medium width, grows up to 1 m in height. The stems are erect, powerful.
- The leaves are dark green, glossy.
- The aroma is persistent, pronounced, with fruity and citrus notes.
On the stem grows both one and several flowers.
Cultivation and care
Choose a planting site that is flat and protected from drafts. It should be 3-4 hours, in the morning or evening, illuminated by the sun. At noon, direct rays leave burns on delicate petals. Moisture should not stagnate, this leads to rotting of the roots.
The soil should be nutritious, neutral or slightly acidic, with good drainage.
- Water the bushes rarely, but plentifully, pour 10-15 liters of water under 1 root.
- Mulching the soil helps retain moisture in the soil and inhibits weed growth.
- Feed the plant during budding and during flowering with organic and mineral fertilizers.
- Spray with drugs against pests and diseases.
- Loosen the soil regularly to root system breathed.
Inspect the bushes, cut off damaged, withered shoots and leaves. For the winter, cut the bush so that the stems are 10 cm high. Spud with earth, cover with sawdust, dry needles, foliage. You can build arcs of thick wire and cover them with geotextiles. It is important that there is no moisture inside the shelter, otherwise the bush will die.
Roses need pruning. In cold climates, prune in the fall to avoid frostbite. If winters are quite warm, remove old, weak, damaged stems in the spring, in early March.
Rose Aquarelle was bred for cutting in bouquets, the length of the peduncle can reach 1 meter. It is also grown to decorate flower beds. It goes well with climbing flowers and shrubs.
AT recent times the weather in Colorado was suspiciously beautiful, which plunged me prematurely into summer (and the most pleasant, warm part of spring). Since the anticipation of a wonderful time of the year seems endless to me, I decided right now to surround myself with wonderful summer roses absolutely unusual variety... illustrated. If you have a similar opinion or just want to finally learn how to draw roses, then you are on the right track!
The first drawing option that I would like to offer you is quite simple and does not require any special artistic tools. All you need is something with a thin lead: it can be sharpened pencils, colored pencils, markers, pens, watercolor with a thin brush, acrylic paint… anything! I use colored pencils that I sharpened beforehand.
First draw a small circle in the middle. (Yes, flowers with a brown/black center are not roses, but since these plants look like roses, they are quite appropriate in this article)
Color it.
Now start drawing in a circle small crescents that will kind of “hug” the center. These figures will serve as petals for our flowers.
Keep doing the same, layer by layer!
You can draw as many roses as the composition requires. Use different colors to achieve great contrast! In the pictures you can see that I changed the pencil to pink.
This is what the finished flowers look like in this style:
Although I settled on two roses, these flowers will look great in patterns, especially if you use pencils of different colors.
Such roses will look great as:
- Decorations for homemade bookmarks
- A new kind of plant for flower confetti
Ready! Create your own pattern, upload to a print website like Zazzle or Society 6, and make your floral design a pattern for a pillow or bag.
Next option The image of the rose that I want to showcase is an unintentional copy of the flower from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, a rose in a glass jar.
As in the previous case, you will need absolutely any artistic tools in your arsenal to bring this wonderful flower to life. I found a Sakura Glaze pen and that's what I use!
First of all, take a pen or marker that you know won't smudge (I use a Micron thin pen) and draw an intricate shape like the one below.
The photos below speak for themselves, so take a look at the drawing sequence. Explanations will only complicate the process, which is already easier than a steamed turnip.
Once you get to this stage, add some shadows to create contrast.
In fact, there is no sequence or reason for obscuring here; I just add thick black spots along some of the petals. The goal is not to have your rose super realistic; our goal is simply to create contrast.
Now your rose can be called finished; or you can start coloring.
When I introduce color, I like to leave some areas unpainted to indicate dew or rose shine. To do this, I sketch out the figure with a colored pen and then color in whatever remains around it. Make sure the shape matches the outline of the petal it's in!
These white areas can be anywhere on the flower, leave them where you see fit. I made them in random areas of the petals and I must say they came out great!
This is what the finished rose looks like:
Now I want to show you why I love Glaze pens so much for this kind of stuff. When you draw with such a pen, its ink leaves a marvelous caramel reflection. Plus, these pens are super bright! See how they reflect light?
Of course, with such a sheen it will be quite difficult to scan this rose, but it is perfect for a lot of other things!
For example:
- Use it to decorate an envelope or greeting card
- If you add a few more flowers, you can transform it into an unusual letter.
- Draw with your kids while watching Beauty and the Beast. I'm sure they'll love those icing pens, and besides, it's a reason to watch something other than Frozen. (In my opinion, they cannot be forced to stop watching it, or is it still possible?)
The following roses are probably the lightest, so they have a special place in my heart. As in the first case, they can't be specifically called roses... I mean, they could be any flower you want. However, I call them roses, which is very reasonable!
To draw flowers, you should start with a droplet. I'm not kidding, all you have to do is put a drop of watercolor and twist the sheet a little to give it the shape of a flower.
Then, as quickly as possible, add another color to our wet drop. Just draw them in different parts wet spot. If the drop is still wet enough, the other color will blend into it very easily.
Do the same for new flowers, try to use different colors.
At the end, you will see on your sheet a whole bunch of flowers that look like pom-poms.
We will also add green stems to your flowers.
For convenience, at this stage it is better to use a thin brush.
Now you can add leaves, or leave it and consider it complete! These roses are my favorite, because the process of drawing them is extremely simple, but they look great. If you finish the banner, the resulting bouquet can serve as an excellent design for the logo:
You can also use them for:
- Decorations of your own coat of arms
- Decor of watercolor calligraphic letters
And I continue the lesson. The next option is not only incredibly easy, but also fast. It will only take a couple of minutes for a sketch and no more than one for coloring.
Don't believe? I even made a video... More like roses are easy to draw, but they seem surprisingly difficult to photograph step by step.
Once your sketch is complete, use a medium size brush to add the watercolor.
I love going beyond the pencil lines!
If you're painting roses for no particular purpose (like me), you can also add leaves. I decided to leave them in black and white to give an unusual contrast!
This version of the image is very versatile and can be used everywhere. I would suggest:
- Draw several exactly the same roses in a circle to make a flower wreath
- Make an envelope themed postcard like this one but with roses
- Use unusual motifs from such flowers to decorate the cover of a DIY book.
The last version of the image of roses that I added to this collection can safely be called my favorite because of their vintage look, but it requires a little perseverance and time.
First you need to sketch. You need to repeat the same steps that I did in the following photos.
After, circle the sketch with ink. You can of course use a regular pen ( ball pen, gel pen, etc.), but I prefer pen and ink. The Nikko G nib pen is great for these types of projects because of its medium flex!
Then add contrast, just like you did with the rose from Beauty and the Beast. Again, it is better not to overdo it with blackouts; You just need to add visual interest.
And now, my favorite part: adding hatching! I add short, close lines to most of the edges of my petals, as well as the bottom. To be honest, these strokes don't have a specific location, so feel free to add them wherever you see fit and be inspired by the photos I've shared in this post.
The only thing you have to remember is that the lines must follow the contours of the individual petal you are working on. If the petal has a curve, the line should curve accordingly.
Once you've traced the whole sketch, don't forget to erase the pencil lines.
I know you've seen this drawing before in Vintage Photos: Decorated Postcards. Therefore, I suggest using that design in this drawing as well!
I also want to use these roses to add special style to the drawing of the Arc de Triomphe. They give absolutely the new kind old things! Roses will also look good on black paper (using a white Sakura Gellyroll pen or calligraphy ink). I used a color version of this design on the "Congrats New Mommy" card below.
I hope this post has given you valuable knowledge about drawing roses! If you have any questions or suggestions regarding these roses, please feel free to comment! Thanks again for reading!