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Rosa 'Excelsa' (Syn. Rosa 'Red Dorothy Perkins')

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. Tolerant of Northerly aspect.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Grow adjacent to water.

Plant Type

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

Height x Spread in feet

15 x 12

Foliage

Foliage exceptionally dark green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Large trusses of small, crimson blooms, densely produced on strong pliable shoots with slight fragrance.

Flowering is in the Summer only. Slightly fragrant.

Comment

A most useful rambler or prostrate rose, flowering well into August. Rather inclined to mildew after flowering, especially around the soft, immature thorns.

Good for Procumbent or wide-growing Ground-cover. Grow into trees.

Susceptible to Mildew.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , 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.