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Standard Rose Plant - Description
- Standard Rose Plant
- Rosa Iceberg
- A Floribunda Rose
- Type: Standard Rose
- Current Size: 110cm Clear Stem
- Pot Size: 12 Litre
- Colour: White Flowering
- Single Stem & Well Branched Plant
Standard Rosa - Characteristics
- Well branched flowering heads
- Habit: Standard Rose
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Easy to grow
- Flower: Cluster of blossoms on upright stems, 6cm in width
- Flowering: June to November - Repeat bloomer
- Colour: Pure white
- Fragrance: Slight
- A hardy plant - Able for cold Winters & hard frosts
- Good disease resistance
- Very blackspot resistant
- Mildew resistant
Standard Rose - Uses
- Classic white Rose ideal in any garden
- Standards are great for adding height to borders
- Can be grown in planters
- These make great specimen plants
- Under-plant with ground cover roses
- Plant in a white flower garden
- Suited to formal garden layouts
- Use to frame views & paths
- Perfect in parterre gardens
- Suited to cut flowers
- Suited to a sunny spot on most soil types
Standard Rosa - 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
- Standard 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 stems to approx. 20cm in lengths
Rosa Floribunda - Quick Facts
- 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 shrub forming roses, staying compact & upright
- They are a very popular rose hybrid
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