Description

Winner of the Rose of the Year for 2023, this climbing rose has an abundance of glossy green foliage which frames the peach and strawberry, cup-shaped, fragrant blooms beautifully. The leaves hold well remaining late in the season to offer great coverage. This free-flowering shorter climbing variety produces a multitude of stunningly unique blooms that continue over a long period, providing an eye-catching focal-point which will attract pollinators to the garden. This hardy climbing rose is a strong and reliable rose with a resilience to blackspot, mildew and rust. A superb addition to grow over small walls and fences. Height: 200cm Spread: 150cm Supplied as a bare-root plant (dormant Oct-Mar) ready to plant now. Caring for your Bare Root Rose On receipt, soak the roots in water for at least two hours (overnight is better). Planting in Ground Select an appropriate spot for your rose, making sure that you give it enough space to grow Dig a hole twice the width of the roots, fork over the bottom to loosen the soil Add some good quality fertiliser eg. Blood Fish & Bone Aim to plant at the same depth as the soil mark on the trunk. Holding the rose upright with one hand, slowly backfill the hole with soil. Use your heel to compact the soil around the rose to ensure good contact with the roots Planting In Pots If you’re planting into pots, place some old rocks, stones, or gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage Always try to use the best compost you can buy Add some sand or grit to aid drainage You are again aiming to plant to the depth of the soil mark. Firm down as you fill and press down hard with your heel when the pot is full