rose 'Irène Watts'

Grow in an open site with 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. Tolerant of some shade and poor soils. Suitable for hedging. See rose cultivation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings or T-budding

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

May be subject to black spot, rose rust, powdery mildews and a downy mildew