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Brown's rose | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Brown's rose

Rosa brunonii (Ra)

Pollinator FriendlyFragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae
Common Names: Himalayan musk rose

About this plant

R. brunonii is a very large, vigorous, semi-evergreen climbing rose. In early to mid-summer produces very large trusses of single, creamy-white flowers 3-4cm across with a mild musk fragrance, followed by small, round, orange-red hips

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, open position. Good for growing into trees. Mulch in late winter and, to improve flowering, apply a balanced fertiliser in late winter or early spring. See rose cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 18

Propagation

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

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, including rose aphid, which are the most common rose pest. Can also be affected by leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose leaf-rolling sawfly and leaf-cutter bees. Rabbits and deer may also cause damage

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust and rose powdery mildew which are the most common rose diseases. May also be affected by rose dieback, replant disease, canker, honey fungus and a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years