Roses Grown at Coucals

 

Crepuscule

 

Monsieur Tillier

 

Souvenir de la Malmaison

David Austin
Pat Austin

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ROSES for the subtropics

Rose Growing hints

Duchesse de Brabant

BUYING ROSES
I buy bare rooted roses which arrive in July after being ordered around March.  Unpack them immediately they arrive and keep their roots covered in damp peat moss or sawdust until you are ready to plant them.  I always plant my new bare rooted roses in pots that are big enough to accommodate the rose’s roots for the next 6 months.  Put them in a sunny spot and make sure that they are well watered, as winter and spring are our driest months.   They will put on new growth immediately and their roots will establish in the pots.

PLANTING ROSES
I plant them into the ground when we get good rain which is usually summer. Pick a site in full sun and an area that gets good air movement.  Dig the hole a little deeper than the pot, put some good soil in the bottom of the hole and put the plant in making sure that the level of the soil in the pot is the same as the ground. 

The graft of the rose should always be higher than the level of the ground.  Mulch and water them in well after planting them and in between showers.  Fertilize them when rain is imminent.  After they have established I water them twice a week for 30 minutes in the morning so that they are dry before nightfall.

PRUNING ROSES
I do not hard prune the roses as they will continue to flower through winter. 
Prune the stems that have finished flowering back to strong stems (pencil thickness) and cut out any thin stems and dead wood as well as opening up the centre of the bush.
 
It is always good to prune when the soil is moist and rain is imminent, so that you get new growth and immediate buds.  You can then fertilize with Blood and Bone with 10% potash added or Sudden Impact for Roses, giving each rose a good trowel full, when it rains.

Red fairy Dwarf

NAME Albertine Anna Olivier Bonica Brilliant Star Burgundy Iceberg Cecile Brunner Crepuscule Crocus Rose Dick Koster Duchesse de Brabant Flinders Kathleen Harrop Lady Phelia Lamarque Lorraine Lee Mme Isaac Periere Molineux Monsieur Tillier Mrs B R Cant Mrs Fred Danks Mrs Reynolds Hole Mutabilis Pat Austin Penelope Pinkie Red fairy dwarf Rosea Banksia Saint Francis Xavier Sophies Rose Sourvenir de la Malmaison

COLOUR Pale blush pink Apricot/Cream Pink cluster Pink Burgundy Pale Pink Yellow Cream Pale Pink cluster Pale pink Pink double ground Pink Apricot White Pink Crimson pink double Yellow Bright pink to brick red Crimson double Pink Single Pink Old Gold Cream Pale Pink Red White Red double clusters Cerise Pale pink

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