rose [Carefree Days]

Grow in full sun with 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. See rose cultivation. Tolerant of poor soil, suitable for hedging and container growing. Fairly disease resistant and makes an ideal gift

Pruning group 20 (patio roses)

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or hardwood cuttings in autumn, for home use only

May be susceptible to Aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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