Helen's rose

Needs a sheltered position in full sun or light shade. 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. Tolerant of a north-facing aspect. See rose cultivation for further information.

Pruning group 17 (roses)

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

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

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