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rose [Kent]

Rosa Kent ('Poulcov') (Towne & Country Series) (S/GC)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A spreading shrub rose with glossy dark green leaves and flat, semi-double creamy-white flowers 4cm across, in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

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. See rose cultivation. Suitable for containers and ground cover

Pruning

Pruning group 19 (roses)

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer

Pests

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 cause damage

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

GreenhouseIndoorOutdoorPond MarginsConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years