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Rosa 'The Fairy'

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 7 Polyantha Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

2 x 4

Foliage

Mid-Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Small, globular, pink blooms are produced in profusion with no fragrance.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer.

Comment

Dense, spreading bush.

Good for bedding or planting in groups. Procumbent or wide-growing Ground-cover. Hedging. Grow in pots.

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

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