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Rosa 'Gipsy Boy' (Syn. Rosa 'Zigeunerknabe')

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 Roses: 21 Bourbon Shrub and small Climber

Height x Spread in feet

6 x 4

Foliage

Coarse Dark Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Deep Crimson to Purple-Black with Primrose Yellow anthers are flowering in the Summer only. Very fragrant.

Comment

Best grown as a shrub, but is also suitable as a small Climber or Pillar rose.

Available from Peter Beales Roses.

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