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rose [Old John]

Rosa Old John ('Dicwillynilly') (F)

Fragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

An upright floribunda rose, about 1m high, with glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of five to ten moderately fragrant, semi-double flowers, about 7cm across, with bright orange petals, orange-red on the undersides, and golden yellow stamens, from summer to autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 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 Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun 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 16 (floribunda 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, glasshouse red spider mite, caterpillars, rabbits and deer; leaf-cutting bees may use rose leaves to make nests for their larvae

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

IndoorWall TrainedOutdoor

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