Rosa ‘Summer Song’ (Austango)Fragrant English Rose
£35.00
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Overview
This rose has blooms of a beautiful and unusual burnt orange colour. The flowers start as rounded buds, which gradually open to full, medium-sized cups, with many inner petals arranged rather informally within a perfect ring of outer petals. It has a lovely, strong, mixed scent, which fragrance experts describes as “like a florist’s shop, with hints of chrysanthemum leaves, ripe bananas and tea”. Repeat flowering.
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.
Flowering Months
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Flower Colour | Orange |
|---|---|
| Availability Date Learn more | late-October to July |
| Flower Type | Double |
| Flowering Month | June, July, August, September |
| Soil Type | Acid, Alkaline, Heavy clay, Normal |
| Aspect | Sun |
| Hardiness Learn more | Hardy |
| Foliage Type | Deciduous |
| Foliage Colour | Green |
| Height after 10 years* Learn more | 1.35m x 0.9m (4.5 x 3ft) |
| Pot Size Learn more | 6 Litre. Bare root potted. |
| Special Attributes |
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