pink 'Dainty Dame'

Grow in a well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Prefers a soil enriched with well-rotted manure or garden compost and an application of a balanced fertiliser in spring

Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering

Propagate by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in summer or by layering after flowering

Slugs and aphids may be a problem

May be subject to a rust, a virus and wilt