rose 'Fred Loads'

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Upright, loosely branched rose about 1.5m tall, with large, dark green leathery leaves. Very large clusters of up to 30 flowers with lightly scented, mostly semi-double blooms 8cm across, are an intense orange to vermilion-red, almost continuously in flower from summer to autumn

Scientific classification

Species: rose 'Fred Loads' (Rosa 'Fred Loads')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs · Roses
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 rose 'Fred Loads'

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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 'Fred Loads'

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rose 'Fred Loads' 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 four to six buds, about 10–15 cm from the base; prune weaker shoots lower. Prune in late winter or early spring as growth resumes.

Propagation

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

Growing

Grow in full sun with 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 - rose cultivation. Tolerant of poor soil and suitable for hedging

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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 rose aphid, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Rabbits and deer can cause damage

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