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rose [Snow Goose]

Rosa Snow Goose ('Auspom'^PBR) (ClS)

Fragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A short, compact 'English' rambler rose to about 2.5m tall with glossy mid-green foliage and large, often cascading, sprays of slightly-scented, small white pompon blooms, sometimes flushed cream or pale yellow and flowering almost continuously from early summer to late in autumn, followed by dainty orange fruits (hips)

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 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 Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered spot, a sunny wall is ideal. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. See rose cultivation

Pruning

Although a rambling rose, follow pruning group 17 (climbing roses) for this repeat-flowering rose, and don't deadhead autumn flowers if fruits (hips) are required

Propagation

For home use, propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildew. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

PrairieIndoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years