crimson China rose

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Suitable for low hedging. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. See rose cultivation

See pruning group 20 (shrub roses)

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

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

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildew