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Rosa 'Crimson Rambler' (Syn. Rosa 'Turner's Crimson', Rosa 'Engineer's 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.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 16 Rambler Non-Recurrent from the Multiflora Ramblers classification.

Height x Spread in feet

12 x 10

Foliage

Light Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Crimson flowering is throughout summer only. Slightly fragrant.

Comment

More important as a stud rose in the development of modern ramblers than as a garden plant, since it is rather disease-prone.

Grow into trees.

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