Plant Name

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Rosa 'Alexander' (named for Field Marshal Alexander of Tunis)

Common Name

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Soil

Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 lts farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring.

Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Tolerant of shade.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 1 Modern Shrub Recurrent Large-Flowered

Height x Spread in feet

6.5 x 4

Foliage

Healthy and rich dark green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Shapely pointed buds opening to large, slightly ragged flowers of a very bright luminous vermilion with creamy yellow stamens. The blooms have good rain-resisting properies.

Flowering is Continuous throughout summer. Slightly fragrant.

Comment

Growth upright, with strong thorny stems.

Ideal for the back of the border or for Hedging. Good for cutting.

Available from Apuldram Roses, David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, R.V. Roger Ltd (Details given in Hybrid Tea sectiont) and from Peter Beales Roses.

For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society.