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Rosa foetida bicolor (Syn. Rosa lutea punicea)

Common Name

Austrian Copper

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Wild Roses: 38 Wild Roses Non-Climbing from the Rosa foetida species

Height x Spread in feet

8 x 5

Foliage

Dark Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Single, bright fiery-orange with reverse yellow flowers which occasionally revert to the original yellow and sometimes both colours appear on the plant simultaneously.

Flowering is in one flush in the Summer only.

Suffers from Black Spot.

Comment

Good for bedding or planting in groups. Pillar rose. Grow in pots.

Available from David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

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