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    ROSA
    ROSA 'Cardinal de Richelieu'
    ROSA 'Cardinal de Richelieu'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    ROSA 'Cardinal de Richelieu'

    Commonly known as Rose

    SHRUB AND SPECIES

    Maroon
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    3 Litre Deep   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2026
    £14.50 £11.60 each 
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2026 - Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Pests & Diseases
      See header 'ROSA'
    • Place of origin
      Louis Parmentier, Belgium, 1847 or bred by Jean Laffay, France, 1840.
    • Rosa
    • Deciduous
      Small, glossy leaves
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Purple maroon
    • Double
      Multi rows of petals, no stamen showing
      8cm (3in) across
    • Border
      Suitable for a shrub or mixed border
    • Coastal / windswept
      Suitable for an open site slightly back from the sea
    • Cottage garden
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Summer-flowering Gallica hybrid. Vigorous, compact, lax growth with few thorns
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Fragrance(1-10) 3-4, medium.
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile, humus-rich
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1.2m (4ft)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

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    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
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    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
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