Rosa 'Desdemona' (Auskindling) -0

Rosa ‘Desdemona’ (Auskindling)Fragrant David Austin English Rose

£35.00

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Overview

A charming rose of exquisite beauty that has an exceptionally long flowering season, producing blooms from early summer until the first frosts. Pretty peachy pink buds open to reveal beautiful, pure white blooms, with an attractive hint of pink at the earliest stage of flowering. The blooms are chalice-shaped; the incurved petals creating an arresting interplay of light and shadow. Overtime, the blooms open a little wider, just enough to catch a glimpse of the pretty stamens within. They maintain their shape during wet weather and have an intense myrrh fragrance.

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English roses are renowned for the beauty of their repeat-flowering fragrant blooms as well as good vigour and disease resistance. They typically begin flowering from June onwards.

Position: They have many uses in the garden and make excellent informal hedges. Give them an open sunny position and any deep well-drained soil including clay.

Cultivation: They need plenty of nutrients so add Bonemeal and garden compost or well-rotted manure when planting. Rootgrow (mycorrhizal beneficial fungi) sprinkled on the roots will aid root development. Use a rose fertiliser such as Toprose during the growing season.

Pruning: Newly planted English roses need little initial pruning other than a light trim and the removal of any dead, diseased, rubbing and crossing stems. Once established they can be pruned in early March to approximately half their size, aiming to create a shapely rounded plant. Prune out any dead or weak stems. In addition they may be summer-pruned: after each flush of flowers has finished, cutting back the flowering stems to two or three sets of leaves.

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Flowering Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Flower Colour

White
Availability

Estimated Late October to June
Flower Type

Double
Flowering Month

June, July, August, September
Soil Type

Acid, Alkaline, Heavy clay, Normal
Aspect

Sun
Hardiness

Hardy
Foliage Type

Deciduous
Foliage Colour

Green
Height after 10 years*

1.2m x 90cm (4ft x 3ft).
Pot Size

6 Litre. Bare root potted.
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