The 'Rose de Resht', which comes from Persia, belongs to the very old Damask or Portland roses (because it combines characteristics of both rose groups). Nobody really knows exactly how old this breed is. In its homeland, today's Iran, this variety was already cultivated in the 17th and 18th centuries to extract rose oil. The 'Rose de Resht' grows very bushy and dense, and it also forms beautiful, strongly fragrant flowers.
The 'Rose de Resht' as a standard is a real eye-catcher
'Rose de Resht' particularly striking as a rose tree
The very vigorous 'Rose de Resht' cuts a fine figure not only as a shrub, but also as a standard rose. However, and this should be said in advance, a standard 'Rose de Resht' is always a graft and by no means an ungrafted plant. This is important because a refinement can have very different properties, for example in terms of robustness or winter hardiness, depending on the rootstock used. Ergo, the information for the extremely hardy 'Rose de Resht' applies only to a limited extent to its standard variant, especially with regard to preferences in terms of soil conditions.
Standard roses require manual skills and patience
As a rose tree, the 'Rose de Resht' can be planted in the garden or cultivated in a pot - of course sufficiently large and deep. However, standard roses are always significantly more expensive than their shrubby versions, which of course applies above all to the 'Rose de Resht', which is otherwise offered quite cheaply. The higher price is justified by the significantly longer cultivation time that this form of rose cultivation requires until it is ready for sale. On the other hand, a standard 'Rose de Resht' comes up with a very beautifully spherical crown from which the numerous fuchsia-pink flowers gleam.
Proper care of the clear stem 'Rose de Resht'
In principle, standard roses are not cared for any differently than shrub roses, and of course this also applies to the 'Rose de Resht'. However, there are differences in terms of both wintering and pruning.
Cut tall stems
Make sure to always remove any shoots from the trunk and root shoots - these are not 'Rose de Resht', but always cheeky shoots from the rootstock. In addition, only the crown is trimmed, whereby you should ensure that the spherical shape is preserved.
high stems overwinter
Due to the fact that the grafting point for high stems is always above ground, there is a risk of frostbite in winter: the rootstock could simply reject its graft. In addition, the 'Rose de Resht' is very hardy, but this does not necessarily apply to its rootstock. Standard roses should therefore always be wrapped up well in winter.
tips
Incidentally, the blossoms of the 'Rose de Resht' can also be used in the kitchen or for scented potpourris.