Rosa glauca

rose rubrifolia (shrub)

size: 4 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£12.49

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: June and July
• Flower colour: cerise-pink
• Other features: excellent cut-flowers
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Small clusters of single, cerise-pink flowers with pale pink centres in June and July, followed by spherical, red, autumn rose-hips. This vigorous, arching, species rose makes a great, informal flowering hedge for an open, sunny site. Its greyish-purple leaves and ornamental rose-hips are excellent material for flower arranging.
  
  
• 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: 2m
  • Eventual Spread: 1.5m
  Rosa glauca - rose rubrifolia (shrub) Almost thornless stems

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