rose The Ancient Mariner

Thrives in full sun in moist but free-draining or free-draining soil, preferably in full sun, but tolerates some hours of shade. Water deeply and regularly, but avoid watering from above. Provide good air circulation and plant in sites that have not previously been used for growing roses. Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker.

Deadhead in summer after flowering. Pruning group 20 - require only light pruning. They flower on older wood thus keep a balance of older wood and young vigorous growth. Longer stems maintain the graceful shape. If leggy and bare at the base, remove one or two stems back to near ground level in late winter just as growth resumes.

Budding, hardwood cuttings

Aphids , Caterpillars , Deer , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Scale insects

Prone to powdery mildew