Plant Name

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Rosa 'Prosperity'

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

Height x Spread in feet

5 x 4

Foliage

Dark green

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Large, double, creamy-white blooms produced in large even clusters.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

"The arching effect caused largely by the bending of the strong arching shoots from the weight of the flowers, rather than any tendency to sprawl, adds to its attraction. Well worth growing" from Peter Beales.

Good for Hedging.

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

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