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rose [Flower Carpet Ruby] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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rose [Flower Carpet Ruby]

Rosa Flower Carpet Ruby (GC)

Pollinator FriendlyFragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A ground-cover rose, 50-60cm high, with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of slightly scented semi-double flowers, 4-5cm across, with bright pink-red petals and golden stamens, repeat-flowering from midsummer to autumn; leaf-cutting bees may use rose leaves to make nests for their larvae

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun or light shade in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, and dead-head to encourage repeat flowering; for more advice, see rose cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 19 (ground-cover roses)

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, by softwood cuttings under glass in spring and summer, or by T-budding in summer

Pests

May be affected by brown scale, rose aphids, rose leafhopper, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, large rose sawfly, rose slug sawfly or slugworm, scurfy rose scale, red spider mites, caterpillars, rabbits and deer

Diseases

May be affected by rose black spot, rose rust and rose powdery mildew, canker, crown gall, honey fungus, downy mildew, and virus diseases, and by replant disease and rose dieback; said to be very disease-resistant

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorPond MarginsConservatoryIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years