rose 'Albéric Barbier'

Grow on a wall or fence in an open site with full sun and moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring. Tolerates poor soils, some shade and can succeed on north facing walls and growing into trees

Pruning group 18 (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 affected by black spot, rose rust, powdery mildews, and a downy mildew