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Young Flower |
Flowers |
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Plant Name Click to Exit to Comparison Page or or link to |
Rosa 'Masquerade' |
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Common Name |
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Soil |
Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5. 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. |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun. |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist |
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Plant Type |
Modern Roses: 5 Cluster-Flowered Floribunda Shrub |
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Height x Spread in feet |
2.5 x 2 |
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Foliage |
Leathery dark green. |
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Flower Colour in Season. Hips |
Semi-double of bright yellow changing through pink and orange to deep red with age in June-October Flowering is continuous throughout summer |
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Comment |
Popular multi-coloured variety, which flowers profusely. Good for bedding or planting in groups, hedging and to grow in pots. Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , Peter Beales Roses , R.V. Roger Ltd and Rumwood Nurseries. 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 |
Foliage |
Mature Flower. Photo from R.V. Roger Ltd |