Cooper's Burma rose

Also known as: Cooper's Burmese rose

Very large rambling rose up to 12m in height, with glossy, green leaves with three to five leaflets. Large, single, slightly fragrant, creamy white blooms with a boss of golden stamens appear in early summer; best on a warm wall

Scientific classification

Species: Cooper's Burma rose (Rosa 'Cooperi')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Climber Wall Shrub · Roses
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Cooper's Burma rose

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Cooper's Burma rose

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Cooper's Burma rose care guide

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings

Fertilizing

Rose feed in spring and after each major flush

Pruning

On established plants filling their supports, remove about a third of the oldest stems and shorten sideshoots by about two-thirds; retain and secure replacement shoots. Prune in late summer after the display of flowers and hips.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or hardwood cuttings in autumn, or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, in a warm sheltered position. Best suited to southern counties. 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

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Common pests and 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, rose slugworm sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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