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Potted Rose Plant - Description
- Potted Rose Plants
- Rosa Schneewittchen
- A Floribunda Rose
- Potted / Containerised
- Colour: White
- Pot Size: 3 Litres
- Current Plant Size: 20cm in Height
Rosa 'Schneewittchen' - Characteristics
- Flower: Repeat Bloomer. Double flower with 30 - 40 petals
- Flowering: June to November
- Colour: Creamy white
- Mature Height: 100cm (3.5ft)
- Deciduous shrub, they lose their leaves in Winter
- Cut back to 30cm above ground level each Spring
- Vigorous growth rate
- Habit: Upright
- Fragrance: Slight
- A hardy plant - Able for cold Winters & hard frosts
- Average disease resistance
Rosa 'Schneewittchen' - Uses
- Suited to an ornamental garden or border
- Great in a white themed planting scheme
- Suited to rose beds
- Plant among other plants such as Lavender, Ceanothus, Cistus or Box hedging
- Can be grown to form an informal flowering hedge
- Suited to a sunny spot on most soil types
Rosa 'Kristal Rose' - 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
