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Rosa 'Black Jack' (Syn. Rosa 'Tour de Malakoff')

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 8 Miniature Bush (Compact Floribundas) but is normally in Old Garden Roses: 29 Provence (Centifolia) (Shrub)

Height x Spread in feet

8 x 5

Foliage

Small and dark green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Vivid magenta blooms flushed with deep purple and fading to lilac-grey. Large, double and loosely formed blooms.

Flowering is in the Summer only. Very fragrant.

Comment

This is a tall, upright, lanky, lax miniature rose of 8 x 5 feet which benefits from support. Exhibition variety.

Good for Climber or Pillar rose. Good for cutting.

Available from R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

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