Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose

Rosa Madame Gregoire Staechelin

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: June and July
• Flower colour: crimson-tinted, clear pink
• Other features: scented flowers
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Masses of fragrant, fully double, crimson-tinted, clear pink flowers with ruffled petals in June and July and large, dark green leaves. This early summer-flowering climbing rose has a delicious scent, reminiscent of sweet peas. Ideal for covering a sunny fence or wall, the charming, old-style blooms are followed by large, spherical, red rose-hips.
  
  
• Garden care: Before planting shorten thick roots to 25cm (10in) and reduce top-growth to an outward-facing bud 8-15cm (3-6in) above ground-level. Plant during a frost-free spell, incorporating well-rotted organic matter and a balanced fertiliser into the planting hole. Ensure that the 'bud union' (the bulge at the base of the shoots) is 2.5cm (1in) below the soil.