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Rosa glauca (Syn. Rosa rubrifolia)

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

Height x Spread in feet

6 x 5

Foliage

Glaucous-Purple stems and foliage. Good Autumn Foliage.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Soft mauve-pink flowering is throughout the summer only. Slightly fragrant. Ornamental oval reddish-purple hips display in the autumn.

Comment

Useful for:-

• Flower-arranging, as it provides an almost unending supply of foliage from 2 or more plants.
• Hedging.
• Woodland and covert planting.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, Palmstead Nursery Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

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