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rose [Altissimo]

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A climber to 3m, with dark foliage and bright red single flowers to 12cm wide, repeat flowers from summer to autumn

Scientific classification

Species: rose [Altissimo] (Rosa Altissimo ('Delmur'))
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: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of rose [Altissimo]

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 [Altissimo]

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rose [Altissimo] care guide

Deep soak soil once top layer dries, ensure perfect drainage
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep soak soil once top layer dries, ensure perfect drainage

Fertilizing

Climbing rose liquid feed every two weeks in growing season

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased branches, secure useful new stems to supports, and shorten flowered sideshoots by about two-thirds. Carry out routine pruning in winter after flowering has finished.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Best grow as a pillar rose or on trellis in full sun and moderately 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. Tolerant of poor soil. See also 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 large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Also rabbits and deer can cause damage

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