rose 'Ispahan' · Pests & diseases

Grow in full sun with fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser, mulch in late winter or early spring and apply a balanced fertiliser again in early summer. See rose cultivation. Tolerant of poor soil and suitable for hedging

Watering: Thorough root soaking after top growing soil becomes drySunlight: Full sunFruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Common Pests & Diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildew and sometimes honey fungus. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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