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Rosa 'Dearest'

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.

Hates wet weather when in flower.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 5 Cluster-Flowered Floribunda Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

2 x 2

Foliage

Matt dark greyish-green.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Large, semi-double, salmon-pink, camelia-like blooms are borne in sizeable clusters.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer. Very spicy fragrance.

Comment

Growth bushy.

Good for bedding or planting in groups. Hedging.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , Rumwood Nurseries and from R.V. Roger Ltd.

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