Rosa 'Sophie's Perpetual' (ClCh)

Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, open position, though also tolerates poor soil and some shade. Mulch in late winter and, to improve flowering, apply a balanced fertiliser in late winter or early spring and again in early summer. See rose cultivation

Pruning group 17 or pruning group 20, but needs only light pruning

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or hardwood cuttings in autumn, or by chip budding in summer

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

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, rose powdery mildew, rose dieback, replant disease, a canker, honey fungus and a virus