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Rosa 'Sweet Dream' (Syn. Rosa 'Apricot Sweet Dream', 'FRYminicot', 'Sweet Dreams' (floribunda, Fryer, 1987))

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 Patio Bush (Compact Floribundas)

Height x Spread in feet

18-36 x 18-24 inches

Foliage

Mid-Green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Masses of double, peachy-apricot, cupped form blooms in clusters.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer. Slightly fragrant.

Comment

Foliage plentiful with growth wide and bushy.

Heirloom Old Garden Roses states "it is the most popular selling rose in England".

Good for bedding or planting in groups. Hedging. Grow in pots.

Available from Apuldram Roses, Coblands Nurseries Ltd , 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.