Scotch rose

'Scottish Briar' 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. Tolerant of poor sandy soils, suitable for low hedging

pruning group 22 (roses)

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or propagate by seed

Aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Rabbits and deer can cause damage

May be subject to black spot, rose rust, powdery mildews and a downy mildew