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Rosa 'Maiden's Blush Great' (Syn. Rosa 'Cuisse de Nymphe', 'Incarnata', 'La Virginale', 'La Seduisante')

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 and Tolerant of shade.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Old Garden Rose: 20 Alba Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

6 x 5

Foliage

Blue-grey

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Blush-Pink flowering is throughout the Summer only. Very fragrant.

Comment

Besides being a beautifull shrub, it is also suitable as:-

• Climber or Pillar rose,
• Hedging.
• Good for cutting.
• Woodland and covert planting.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , Peter Beales Roses and Rumwood Nurseries.

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