thornless rose

A much loved and popular rose for growing in full sun and moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer - see rose cultivation. Tolerant of poor soil, shade and a north aspect

Pruning group 17 (roses) as a climber or Pruning group 20-23 (roses) as a shrub rose

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer

Rose leafhopper, aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

May be affected by black spot, rose rust and rose powdery mildew