A beautiful rose, I would definitely buy it again
I bought this plant for my father who saw one at Wisley. It is still very small, but the flowers are that deep colour he so wanted.
Soph
Surrey
This rose is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
I bought this plant for my father who saw one at Wisley. It is still very small, but the flowers are that deep colour he so wanted.
Soph
Surrey
Beautiful changing colours and attractive foliage. Multitude of flowers if dead headed daily. The only reason I do not give it 5 stars is due to it's relatively 'soft' stems and tendency to droop, although this can be alleviated by watering it more heavily than other roses.
Vv747
London
I bought this for my brother who lost his wife of 60 years in tragic circumstances. One of his grandchildren is called Rosa so it was very apt. The blooms were divine. Fabulous colour. Fragrant. A fabulous purchase. Highly recommended.
Whitechinchilla
London
a great repeat flowerer, in its first season, with beautiful colour changes as the flowers developed
christchuch nz
west sussex
My Rose bush is great and can withstand hot temperatures in Spain, growing lovely especially this time of year here, beautiful colour and perfume
Robbie 1
Spain
After my initial disappointment with this rose I sprayed again for fungal diseases and now it has flowered again, this time with nice healthy flowers. However, it does seem to be more black spot prone than my other roses plus the flowers do tend to droop their heads a bit. They are attractive though, so overall this probably deserves 3.5 rather than 3, but not perhaps one of my favourites.
Chemcat
Buckinghamshire
I bought this primarily for its unusual colour to fill a gap in a border of silver and bronze shrubs and soft pink roses. Described elsewhere as an outstanding new rose, and knowing what a reliable flowerer the original Iceberg is, I had great hopes for this rose. The plant delivered seemed very healthy with half a dozen buds and well packaged. The problem came when it flowered, or rather, didn't. Not a single flower has opened properly so far. As soon as they got wet they stopped opening and the petals collapsed and darkened. Could be fungal but it has been treated and none of my other roses are affected so presumably it is very susceptible. Very disappointed. The two stars are for Crocus's excellent service, none for the rose so far I'm afraid. Will try spraying again and if it perks up will update.
Chemcat
Buckinghamshire
71.4
Steve
Hello there Some roses can be grown in pots but they need deep containers because of their root system and need to be kept well watered, and fed to do well. Small compact growing roses are the best for pots but you could try this variety. Make sure that you use a deep container approx 40-45 cm deep with a compost like John Innes No3 along with some well rotted manure. Hope this helps.
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