Plant Name

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Rosa 'Felicia'

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.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 2 Modern Shrub Recurrent Cluster-Flowered from the Rosa multiflora species with the Hybrid Musks Classification

Height x Spread in feet

4 x 4

Foliage

Crisp, slightly crinkled at the edges and dark green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Fully double blooms open from a rather muddled bud to shapely flowers of rich pink with salmon shadings which pale with age.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

Among the best in its group. The bush retains its shape well with judicous pruning, making it ideal for specimen planting.

Good for Hedging. Grow in pots.

Available from Apuldram Roses, David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, Rumwood Nurseries , R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

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