rose 'Scabrosa'

rose 'Scabrosa' · Pruning

rose 'Scabrosa' · Rosa 'Scabrosa'

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

Watering: Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering againSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeFruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

How to Prune rose 'Scabrosa'?

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.