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Flower. Photo from D. Scudder. |
Flowers |
Form |
Plant Name Click to Exit to Comparison Page or or link to |
Rosa 'Thinking of You' |
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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. |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun. |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist. |
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Plant Type |
Modern Roses: 4 Large-Flowered Hybrid Tea Shrub |
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Height x Spread in feet |
3 x 2.5 |
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Foliage |
Dark Green |
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Flower Colour in Season. Hips |
Flower buds are long and elegant, unfolding to show off blood red and deep crimson, velvety petals. Flowering is Continuous throughout summer. Very fragrant. |
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Comment |
Good for bedding or planting in groups. Available from Fryer's Roses and David Austin Rose Nursery Limited. For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society. |
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Flower Bud Closed |
Flower Bud Open |
Juvenile Flower |
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Single Leaf. Photo from D. Scudder. |
Foliage. Photo from D. Scudder. |
Mature Flower |