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Rosa 'American Pillar'

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 16 Rambler Non-Recurrent from the species Rosa wichuraiana

Height x Spread in feet

15 x 10

Foliage

Large glossy dark green

Good purple autumn foliage which hangs on well into the winter.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Single flowers, at first reddish-pink, paling to deep pink with off-white centres, usually in large trusses once in the season.

Flowering is in the Summer only. Slightly fragrant. Carries hips which are soon eaten by the birds.

Comment

A tough vigorous almost coarse rose with strong, thorny long green stems.

Grow into trees, fences, walls and bank sides.

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.