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Rosa 'Peace' (Syn. Rosa 'Gloria Dei', Rosa 'Mme A. Meilland', Rosa 'Gioia')

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

Modern Roses: 4 Large-Flowered Shrub in the Hybrid Tea section

Height x Spread in feet

4 x 3

Foliage

Deep Green glossy foliage with strong growth

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Creamy-Yellow with Pink edges flowering is Continuous throughout summer. Slightly fragrant.

Comment

Perhaps the best known and loved rose of all time and suitable for:-

• Hedging, as unpruned in good soil will grow much taller than the height given above.
• Good for cutting.
• Good for exhibition.

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

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