Plant Name

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Rosa 'Kathleen'

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

8 x 4

Foliage

Sparse Dark Green foliage on very vigorous rose with greyish-green stems.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Clear Pink flowering is Recurrent throughout Summer. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

Good Shrub.

Available from Peter Beales Roses.

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