damask rose

damask rose · Pruning

damask rose · Rosa × damascena
Also known as: summer damask rose

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. See rose cultivation

Watering: Weekly deep root watering, slight surface soil dryness acceptableSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeFruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

How to Prune damask rose?

Keep single-flowering shrub roses lightly pruned, removing dead, diseased, crossing and weak growth. Thin a few old unproductive stems if crowded. Prune in late summer after flowering.