Rosa William and Catherine ('Ausrapper') (PBR)

rose William & Catherine (hybrid musk)

size: 4 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£24.99

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• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: July to September
• Flower colour: soft apricot fading to white
• Other features: excellent cut-flowers
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Many-petalled, bowl-shaped flowers with a delicious myrrh scent, form in clusters throughout the summer on bushy, upright plants. As the buds open the flowers initially have a soft apricot flush, but they quickly turn cream and then white, so the predominant impression is of a white rose. It has a good resistance to the main rose diseases and it makes a wonderful addition to the mixed border or rose bed.
  
  
• 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 approximately 5cm (2in) below the soil.
  
  All our roses are field grown. In October/November they are dug up and potted. However, they will not produce any new roots until spring, so don't be surprised if the compost falls away from the roots when winter planting. Some suppliers send out 'bare root' plants unpotted, but we don't as it is easier to manage them on the nursery in pots.

  
  
  

  • Eventual Height: 1.2m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.9m
  Rosa William and Catherine ('Ausrapper') (PBR) - rose William & Catherine (hybrid musk) A recent introduction from David Austin