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Rosa 'Freedom' (Syn. Rosa 'DICjem') (1st February is Freedom Day in the USA. On 1 February 1865, President Abraham Lincoln approved the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery.)

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.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 4 Large-Flowered Shrub from the Hybrid Teas classification

Height x Spread in feet

2.5 x 2

Foliage

Mid-green and glossy.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Deep yellow blooms with unusually firm petals. The perfectly shaped 3.5 inch diameter blooms are borne on strong stems. It has a long flowering period and the ability to retain its rich colour well into maturity.

Flowering is Repeatedly throughout the summer. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

One of the best Hybrid Teas for bedding and mass planting. A vigorous and bushy plant. It flowers freely. Highly recommended by the nurseries. Very disease resistant.

Good for bedding or planting in groups, where it requires spring frost protection (Use 3 inch deep mulch of organic material applied in February and removed in November). Grow in pots with winter and spring frost protection.

Available from Apuldram Roses, Coblands Nurseries Ltd , David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, Rumwood Nurseries and from R.V. Roger Ltd .

There is:-

• Freedom as Hybrid Tea (Dickson , 1984),
• Freedom as Climber (Undritz, 1918),
• Freedom as Floribunda (Dickson, 1982),
• Freedom as Hybrid Perpetual (Lawrence, 1906), and
• Freedom as Florist's Rose (Evers/Tantau, 2004).

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