rose [Twice in a Blue Moon]

Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, open position. 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 15 (roses)

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or hardwood cuttings in autumn, or by T-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 and rose powdery mildew, rose dieback, replant disease, a canker, honey fungus and a virus