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Rosa gallica 'Complicata'

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Old Garden Roses: 25 Gallica (Shrub) from the Rosa gallicanae species

Height x Spread in feet

10 x 6

Foliage

Matt grey-green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Flat, single blooms of bright pink with paler centres and gold stamens, produced freely about mid-June.

Flowering is in the Summer only. Very fragrant.

Comment

An exceptional rose, good even in poor soils. Vigorous with arching branches. This rose can range in use from a specimen shrub to an effective pillar or climbing rose, or even a tall hedge.

Good for Climber or Pillar rose. Hedging.

Available from R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

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