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rose 'Alibaba'

Rosa 'Alibaba'^PBR (ClHT)

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'Alibaba' is a repeat-flowering, climbing rose to 2.5m high with toothed and glossy, dark green foliage. Clusters of double, ruffled flowers in shades of apricot-pink with a strong, fruity fragrance are borne from summer into early autumn

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow on an arbour, arch, fence, obelisk, pergola or trellis, or as a barrier plant within a hedge, in full sun and in well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil; for more advice, see rose cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 17 (climbing roses)

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or T-budding

Pests

May be affected by brown scale, rose aphids, rose leafhopper, scale insects, caterpillars, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, large rose sawfly, rose slug sawfly or slugworm, scurfy rose scale, leaf-cutting bees, rabbits and deer

Diseases

Said to be very disease-resistant; may be affected by black spot, rose rust and rose powdery mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorBordersWall TrainedIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years