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Ground Cover Rose - Description
- Potted Ground Cover Rose
- AKA Carpet Rose
- Variety: Lovely Fairy
- Potted Rose Plant
- Pot Size: 3 Litres
- Ground Cover & Spreading Rose
- Colour: Pink
- Shades May Vary from Pale Pink, to Medium, to Dark Pink
Rosa 'Fairy' - Characteristics
- Flowers: Large, dense, double blooms
- Flowering: May to November - Repeat bloomer
- Colour: Pink
- Mature Height: 50cm
- Mature Spread: 150cm
- Growth rate: Fast
- Habit: Low, Spreading
- Fragrance: Strong
- Very hardy plant & resistant to disease
- Easy to grow
- Long flowering season
- Rich foliage colour
- Compact bush
- Naturally disease resistant
Rosa 'Fairy' - Uses
- Vibrant pink rose is ideal for brightening up flower beds
- Suited to a sunny spot
- Low, spreading plant - Ideal for ground cover
- Use to reduce garden maintenance
- Use to under-plant birch trees
Rosa 'Fairy' - Planting Instructions
Sowing Time
- Potted rose plants can be planted any time of year
- Do not plant in frosty conditions
Hole Preparation
- Dig a big planting hole. 1½ x 1½ ft
- Mix in well rotted manure
- Also mix in a small handful of fertiliser
Handling the Plants
- Take care not to damage plant's roots
- Soak plant pots in water for 10 minutes before planting
- Water again after planting
- Feed plants over the Summer months
- Use a fertiliser high in potassium
- Apply rose clear to foliage to prevent mildew, rust & greenfly aphids
Pruning Roses
- Roses need to be pruned back each year
- They will grow fast & develop several flowering stems each year
- In early Spring, once worst frost has past prune the roses
- Cut out all dead, dying & diseased branches
- Remove any crossing over or rubbing stems
- Prune back remaining stems to approx. 30cm above ground level
