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rose [Roald Dahl]

Rosa Roald Dahl ('Ausowlish'^PBR) (S)

Fragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

Reaches about 1.2m in height. It is a free-flowering rose with very few thorns and a rounded, bushy habit; soft orange-red buds open to a fragrant, cupped flower rosette of peach produced almost continuously through summer until autumn

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 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

Exposed

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

Pruning

Pruning group 20 (roses)

Propagation

For home use, propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by T-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, powdery mildews and a downy mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years