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    ROSA
    ROSA rubrifolia
    ROSA rubrifolia
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    ROSA rubrifolia

    Commonly known as Rose

    AWARD
    SHRUB AND SPECIES

    (glauca) - grey foliage, deep rose-pink flowers
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    3 Litre Deep   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
    £14.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £13.00 each
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025 - 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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    • Good to know
      Syn. R. glauca. Good wildlife plant. Tolerates shade. Very disease-resistant
    • Pests & Diseases
      See header 'ROSA'
    • Place of origin
      Central and southern Europe.
    • Rosa
    • Deciduous
      Leaves each composed of 5-9 ovate to narrowly elliptic leaflets 2.5-4cm (1-1½in) long
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Cerise-pink with paler pink centres and gold stamens
    • Single
      Row of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
      Flat flowers 2cm (¾in) 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
    • Purple
      Plum-purple
    • Height
      2m (6½ft)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Vigorous, arching Species rose with reddish green stems. Produces flowers in small clusters followed by spherical, red hips
    • 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.
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile, humus-rich
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      2m (6½ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        1.5m (5ft)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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