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rose [Lightning Strike]

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a repeat-flowering floribunda rose, up to 90cm high, with matt, light green leaves and clusters of lightly-scented, mid-sized, ruffle-edged, semi-double flowers which are ruby red with a long flash of white down the central spine of each petal

Scientific classification

Species: rose [Lightning Strike] (Rosa Lightning Strike ('Raw967'))
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of rose [Lightning Strike]

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 rose [Lightning Strike]

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rose [Lightning Strike] care guide

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again

Fertilizing

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

Pruning

Remove dead, diseased and crossing stems. Shorten strong shoots to about 25–30 cm above soil level; prune weaker shoots more severely. Prune in late winter or early spring as growth resumes.

Propagation

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

Growing

Grow in full sun in well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil in the ground or in a container; for more advice, 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 mildews. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

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

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