rose [Abbeyfield Rose]

Grow in full sun with moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer. Suits container culture

Pruning group 15 (roses)

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer

Aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Also rabbits and deer can cause damage

May be subject to black spot, rose rust, powdery mildews and a downy mildew