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Rosa villosa (Syn. Rosa pomifera, Rosa 'Apple 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 in the Rosa glauca forms and hybrids section

Height x Spread in feet

6 x 5

Foliage

Greyish-downy Green - very slightly fragrant - foliage.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Clear Pink flowering is Summer only. Very fragrant. Ornamental orange, apple-shaped and well covered in bristles hips display.

Comment

Medium-sized shrub, which is:-

Good for exhibition and for shade.

Available from Peter Beales Roses and David Austin Rose Nursery Limited.

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