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Rosa 'Living Fire'

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.

Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Tolerant of shade. Tolerant of Northerly aspect.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 5 Cluster-Flowered Floribunda Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

2.5 x 2

Foliage

Smallish, plentiful, dark green and leathery foliage

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Generous clusters of full flowers of rich orange, flame red and yellow.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer. Slight fragrant.

Comment

Growth very upright with thorny stems. Good disease resistance.

Good for bedding or planting in groups. Hedging. Good for cutting.

Available from R.V. Roger Ltd.

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