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Rosa 'Maigold'

Common Name

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Soil

Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 lts farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring.

Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Tolerant of shade. Tolerant of Northerly aspect.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 10 Modern Shrub Non-Recurrent Cluster-Flowered from the Rosa multibracteata species.

Height x Spread in feet

12 x 8

Foliage

Rich green and glossy

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Fragrant semi-double blooms, rich golden-yellow flushed orange.

Flowering is in the Spring only. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

A superb climber. One of the first to flower each season. Spectacular when in full flush. In a good summer will repeat with a good crop of flowers in the autumn. Strong stems covered in reddish-brown thorns.

Climber or Pillar rose. Grow into trees.

Available from Apuldram Roses, Coblands Nurseries Ltd , David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, Rumwood Nurseries , R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society.