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Rosa spinosissima 'Ormiston Roy'

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Tough, dense, twiggy rose about 1.2m tall, with prickly stems bearing light green ferny foliage. Free-flowering, lightly scented, single yellow blooms with prominent golden stamens, produced from the leaf axils, once-flowering in late spring then followed by globular, purple-black fruit (hips); good for wild gardens and wildlife

Scientific classification

Species: Rosa spinosissima 'Ormiston Roy' (Rosa spinosissima 'Ormiston Roy')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of Rosa spinosissima 'Ormiston Roy'

Distribution map

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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 Rosa spinosissima 'Ormiston Roy'

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Rosa spinosissima 'Ormiston Roy' care guide

Deep root watering, allow slight topsoil drying before repeat irrigation
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep root watering, allow slight topsoil drying before repeat irrigation

Fertilizing

Rose bloom fertilizer every two to four weeks spring through late summer

Pruning

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.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun. 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. Ideal for poor sandy soil and low hedging. See rose cultivation for further advice

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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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