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Potted Red Rose Plant - Description
- Potted Red Rose Plant
- Type: Floribunda
- Rosa 'Zepeti'
- Pot Size: 3 Litre
- Plant Current Size: 12cm in Height
- Well Branched Plants
Rosa 'Meilove' - Characteristics
- Flower: Cluster of blossoms on upright stems, 6cm in width
- Flowering: June to November - Repeat bloomer
- Colour: Dark red
- Mature Height: 100 - 150cm
- Habit: Perfectly upright
- Vigorous growth rate
- Fragrance: Slight
- A hardy plant - Able for cold Winters & hard frosts
- Good disease resistance
Rosa 'Meilove' - Uses
- Wonderful bright red rose looks great in any garden
- Classic red, ideal in rose beds
- Plant with white flowering 'Iceberg' rose
- Suited to a traditional garden or traditional planting scheme
- Under-plant with Lavender, Box, Santolina or Sage
- Can be grown to form an informal flowering hedge
- Suited to a sunny spot in most soil types
Rosa 'Meilove' - 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
- Ideally, soak plant pots 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
- Rose plants need to be pruned back each year
- They will grow fast & develop several flowering stems each year
- Late Winter to 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
Rosa Floribunda - Quick Fact
- Floribunda are a modern group of roses
Created by crossing hybrid teas & polyantha roses
They are repeat bloomers with clusters of flowers on each stem
Floribundas are a shrub forming rose, staying compact & upright
They are a very popular rose hybrid
