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Rosa 'Old Glory' (Syn. Rosa 'BENday')

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.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 8 Miniature Bush (Compact Floribundas)

Height x Spread in feet

16-20 x 16 inches

Foliage

Mid Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Red, diameter 2 inches, double, bloom with strong fragrance.

Flowering is Repeat or Recurrent throughout the summer. Very fragrant.

Comment

Upright and disease resistant. Excellent for edging borders.

Good for cutting. Exhibition variety.

There are:-
this one Old Glory (Miniature, Bernardella, 1988),
Old Glory (Tea Noisette, Jacotot, 1850) and
Old Glory (Hybrid Tea, Hausermann, 1940).

Available from R.V. Roger Ltd.

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