rose 'Hillieri'

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Very large, vigorous rose to 2.5m tall, with small, grey-green leaves and arching stems with long, thin thorns. Lightly scented, single, very dark red blooms with prominent creamy anthers, open over a long period during summer are followed by large, orange, flagon-shaped fruit (hips)

Scientific classification

Species: rose 'Hillieri' (Rosa 'Hillieri')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of rose 'Hillieri'

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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 'Hillieri'

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rose 'Hillieri' care guide

Thorough deep watering after top soil fully dries out completely
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Thorough deep watering after top soil fully dries out completely

Fertilizing

Special diluted rose fertilizer applied biweekly spring through autumn

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 full sun with fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Tolerant of shade and poor soils. 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. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus

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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