Plant Name

Click to Exit to Comparison Page

or
Click on Browser Back Arrow to Return to Site Map or Index Page

or link to
Ivydenegardens.co.uk Welcome Page

or

Rose Site Map

Rosa 'Nozomi'

Common Name

---

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 11 Ground Cover Non-Recurrent

Height x Spread in feet

3 x 6

Foliage

Very small, plentiful, dark green and glossy.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Small, single, star-like flowers of pearly-pink in small trusses.

Flowering is in the Summer only.

Comment

The arching young stems are plum-coloured with the older wood being dark green. Growth very dense and spreading. Useful to cover banks instead of grass.

Good for procumbent or wide-growing Ground-cover. Grow in pots.

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

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