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Overview
An almost evergreen, upright shrub has thorny branches and dark, pinnate foliage which is often purplish when it first appears, turning to green as it matures.
The beautiful high-centered, full blooms are usually borne singly or in groups of three or four on the end of long stems.
The shrubs are long lived and may flower in flushes of every six weeks or so over 9 months of the year under favourable conditions.
This is the classic rose for cut flowers.
Soil: Rich loamy soil with good drainage yet moisture retentive and slightly acid.
Maintenance: Trim to encourage new growth and deadhead regularly. Spray for diseases like aphids and especially blackspot in humid East Coast Australian conditions.
Water regularly and deeply and feed with blood and bone or a specially formulated granular rose fertiliser and keep well mulched.
Diseases: Mildew, Black spot, Rust - spray fortnightly
Aphids, thrips and mites - use systemic insecticide
Comments: Hybrid roses are popular as they are more resistant to disease and have a longer flowering period than most of the species roses.
One of the most famous roses in horticulture is one that everyone knows as Peace. Surprisingly, there is no such plant as Rosa 'Peace'. The plant we grow under this name is actually Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland'. The trade name Peace was coined by Conard Pyle Nursery, and used to market Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland' after World War II to capitalise on the post-war sentiment. The plant became known in the public's mind as the 'Peace' rose.
Author: Bob Saunders.
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Here we list businesses who usually sell this plant.
Online Retailers
Dawsons Garden World
Serving Perth gardeners for over 100 years, Dawsons have four Perth locations and provide on-line sales.
Delivery to: WA
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Gardenarium
Based in South Australia, specialising in mainstream, rare and unusual perennial plants along with roses and ornamental trees.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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Local Retailers
SA |
Mount Gambier:
Gardenarium |
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WA |
Perth - all suburbs:
Dawsons Garden World |
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