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Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'

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: 18 Cluster-flowered Climber Non-Recurrent in the Rosa filipes species

Height x Spread in feet

30 x 20

Foliage

Large, profuse and glossy, green tinted copper when young. Dark green changes to rich russet in the autumn.

Good Autumn Foliage.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Fragrant, creamy-white blooms with golden stamens are borne in huge, cascading trusses in mid-summer, followed by thousands of small red hips in the autumn.

Flowering is in the Summer only. Moderately fragrant. Ornamental hips display.

Comment

Sport of Rosa filipes, found at Kiftsgate Court in Gloucestershire. A strong, vigorous climber capable of climbing to considerable heights. It tolerates considerable shade and consequently it is an ideal subject for climbing into trees. Also an effective ground cover, but only where its enthusiasm can be left unchecked (put it with lawn edges so that the rotary mower can stop its advances!).

Good for Climber or Pillar rose. Ground-cover. Grow into trees.

Available from Apuldram Roses, 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.