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Rose Plant (Rosa 'Muscosa')

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Rose Plant - Description

  • Bare Root Light Pink Rose
  • Single Rose Plant
  • Type: Old Rose
  • Rosa 'Centifolia Muscosa
  • Dating back as far as 1796
  • Aka  'Moss Rose'
  • Flowers: Double Blooms, Light Pink
  • Flowering in Summer & Autumn
    • Flowers From June to November
  • Bare Root Plant
  • Size: 20cm in Height
  • Well Branched Plants
  • Grade A Rose

Rose Plant - Characteristics

  • Flowers: Repeat blooms of large cupped flowers
  • Fragrance: Slight
  • Colour: Light Pink
  • Mature Height: 125cm
  • Habit: Bushy, spreading habit
  • Growth rate: Fast
  • Very hardy plant with average resistant to disease
  • Easy to grow

Rose Plant - Uses

  • Excellent cut flowers
  • Popular variety for wedding bouquets
  • Can be grown against a sunny wall or fence
  • Plant with other roses for best effect
  • Can be under planted with ground cover such as Ajuga, Lavender, Lamium or Perovskia
  • Ideal in rose beds & flowering borders
  • Suited to a sunny spot on most soil types

Rosa 'Bonica' - Planting Instructions

Sowing Time

  • Sow on arrival
  • Bare root shrub roses are on sale from October to March
  • 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
  • Keep covered until time of planting
  • Do not expose the roots to light or allow to dry out
  • Ensure roots are always protected from frost prior to planting
  • Water plants before & 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

Old Roses - Quick Facts

  • Old roses are divided into 2 types: Single & repeat Bloomers
  • Single bloomers are the original European rose
  • While repeat bloomers came from China
  • There are 5 types: Gallicas, Damasks, Albas, Centifolias & Mosses
  • Old roses are popular for their strong scent
  • And for their varied & unique character of blooms
  • It is from old roses that perpetual, floribunda & tea roses originate
  • Old roses are easy to grow & show good disease resistance
Healthy plants. Arrived promptly. Would definitely s use this shop again.
The Bonica five stem rose arrived in perfect condition and very timely. Very happy with healthy looking root system and now have five roses for price of one
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