rose [Della Balfour]

Grow in full sun in a 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 for further information

Pruning group 17 (roses)

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by T-budding in summer

Aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Deer and rabbits can also cause damage

May be affected by black spot, rose rust and powdery mildews