rose 'Hugh Dickson'

Grow in full sun and moderately 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. May be grown on a support. See rose cultivation

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

Rose leafhopper, aphids, 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