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ROSA
Commonly known as Rose
Genus of about 150 species.
Grown for attractive, often very fragrant flowers and fruits (hips).
HYBRID TEAS - remontant (repeat-flowering), free-branching bush roses of upright or bushy habit with, usually, thorny stems. Excellent for formal beds and borders and as cut flowers.
FLORIBUNDA (cluster-flowered bush) - remontant, free-branching bush roses of upright or bushy habit, usually with prickly stems and glossy, dark green leaves. Flowers are single to double, sometimes scented, and usually in clusters. Suitable for borders.
CLIMBER - often vigorous roses with thorny, arching, stiff stems. Flowers can be single or in clusters, often scented. Some bloom in summer only (once-flowering), others are repeat-flowering.
RAMBLER - a diverse group of vigorous roses with long, arching stems and dense foliage. Flowers can be single or double and are borne in clusters mainly in summer. Suitable for training over fences, walls and pergolas or through trees.
SHRUB ROSES - initially the crosses of species roses and modern bush roses. Generally vigorous with distinctive growth habit. Flowers have varied forms, their beauty being in their massed effect. Most are strongly scented and require little attention. Rugosas have delicious fragrances, repeat well, bear large hips and are extremely disease-resistant.
SPECIES - and their hybrids include elegant forms, dainty foliage and simple flowers followed by hips of various shapes and colours and, again, most are completely trouble free.
UK natives are Field Rose, R. arvensis (an introduction in Scotland) with yellow flowers, Dog Rose, R. canina, extremely variable with pink to white flowers, Burnet Rose, R. pimpinellifolia, cream-flowered and the much less common Sweet Briar or Eglantine, R. rubiginosa, with its dark pink petals.
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DeciduousSweet briar rose. Vigorous, twiggy, free-branching shrub with apple-scented foliage. Cupped, single flowers 4cm (1½in) across appear, briefly, in midsummer followed by red hips.
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Height and Spread2m x 2m (6ft x 6ft)
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Hardy - cold winterHardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
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Additional FeaturesPlace of originJP Wilde (Baron Penzance), UK, 1894.
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HardinessFully hardy
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Scented PlantsScented flowersFragrance(1-10) 3-4, medium.Scented foliage
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilModerately fertile, humus-rich
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WildlifeBee friendly
Buy Varieties of ROSA
SHRUB AND SPECIES
ROSA 'Cornelia'
strawberry pink double
ROSA 'Felicia'
silver-pink fragrant blooms
ROSA 'Ferdinand Pichard'
double fragrant pink flowers
ROSA gallica 'Versicolor'
('Rosa Mundi') - semi-double rose-red, striped white with the odd pure red flower
ROSA 'Madame Hardy'
pure white, strongly scented flowers
ROSA 'Madame Isaac Péreire'
double deep purplish-pink flowers
ROSA 'Marchesa Boccella'
(syn. 'Jacques Cartier') - double scented rose flowers
ROSA moyesii 'Geranium'
geranium red single
ROSA moyesii 'Nevada'
creamy semi-double
ROSA 'Queen of Denmark'
double fragrant light pink flowers
ROSA rubrifolia
(glauca) - grey foliage, deep rose-pink flowers
ROSA sericea subsp. omiensis pteracantha
broad, flat crimson thorns which make this a conspicuous species. Pale yellow flowers
ROSA 'Souvenir du Docteur Jamain'
strongly fragrant, rich deep red. A shrub rose which can also be grown as a climber
ROSA 'Tuscany Superb'
deep crimson-maroon to purple double flowers. Very scented
ROSA 'William Lobb'
scented double purple to lavender-grey flowers