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Rosa canina 'Dog Rose'

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. Grow adjacent to water.

Plant Type

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

Height x Spread in feet

10 x 6

Foliage

Dark Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Pale pink flowering is throughout Summer only. Ornamental hips display. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

The most common ancient wild rose native to Britain and Europe is a coarse untidy shrub. Their hips are rich in vitamin C and used in rose hip syrup.

Useful to grow into trees and into hedges as a food source for the bees and birds.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and David Austin Rose Nursery Limited.