Rosa 'Rural England' (Ra)

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, apply the fertiliser again in early summer - see rose cultivation. Tolerant of poorer soils and ideal for pergolas and arches

Pruning group 18 (roses)

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn or by chip budding in summer

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

May be affected by black spot, rose rust, rose powdery mildew and a downy mildew