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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
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The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
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Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceROSA banksiae 'Alba Plena'
Commonly known as Banksian rose
RAMBLERS & CLIMBERS
Large double white flowers which are delicately fragrant
Further Reading....
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Semi-evergreen - Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well. - climbing Species rose. Once-flowering, early summer. Long, slender, smooth stems, practically thornless. Clusters of rosette-shaped flowers 2.5cm (1in) across.
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White -
Height - 12m (39ft) -
Spread - 6m (20ft)
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Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Against a wall
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Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - - introduced to Europe in 1807 by William Kerr, plant hunter for the botanist Sir Joseph Banks. -
Pests & Diseases - see header 'ROSA' -
Place of origin - western and central China. Probably developed in Chinese gardens. -
Flower Shape - Double - Multi rows of petals, no stamen showing
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Garden Location/Conditions - Greenhouse / conservatory - Not the sort of plants to be grown outside where there are likely to be frosts. These plants need to be grown in a conservatory or cool greenhouse or at least brought inside for the winter
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Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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Scented Plants - Scented flowers - - fragrance (1-10) 1-2, slight. Said to smell of violets.
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Seasonal Interest - Summer -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - moderately fertile, humus-rich
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
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Roses - Care Guide
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