Rosa 'Cheerfulness'

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A bushy, healthy deciduous floribunda rose with glossy green leaves. Clusters of small, fragrant double lemon-yellow flowers, fading to white at the petal edges, are produced on large sprays throughout the summer and autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Rosa 'Cheerfulness' (Rosa 'Cheerfulness')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses · Shrubs
Plant type: 1-1.5 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 Rosa 'Cheerfulness'

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 'Cheerfulness'

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Rosa 'Cheerfulness' 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 semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or hardwood cuttings in autumn, or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, open position. Mulch in late winter and, to improve flowering, apply a balanced fertiliser in late winter or 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, rose powdery mildews, which are the most common rose diseases. May also be susceptible to rose dieback, replant disease, a canker, a virus and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, including rose aphid,which are the most common rose pest.May also be susceptible to rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose leaf-rolling sawfly and leaf-cutter bees. Deer and rabbits can also cause damage

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