rose 'Betty Sherriff'

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. Tolerant of poor soil, shade and a north aspect. Suitable for climbing into trees

Rose pruning: rambling roses see pruning roses

Root hardwood cuttings in summer; bud in summer

Susceptible to rose aphid, scale insects, caterpillars, rose leaf-rolling sawfly larvae, rose leafhopper, rose root aphid, and leaf-cutting bees; rabbits and deer may cause damage

Rose black spot, rose rust, rose powdery mildew, rose replant disease, rose blindness, rose dieback and canker, rose balling and grey mould, honey fungus, a virus and downy mildew are all possible problems