rose 'Excelsa'

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Very vigorous rambler rose to 5m tall with strong pliable shoots, dark green leaves and large trusses of lightly scented, small, cerise crimson blooms, densely-produced and flowering over a long period during summer

Scientific classification

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

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses · Climber Wall Shrub
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of rose 'Excelsa'

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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 'Excelsa'

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rose 'Excelsa' care guide

Deep root irrigation, maintain damp soil without root saturation
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep root irrigation, maintain damp soil without root saturation

Fertilizing

Balanced climbing rose feed biweekly spring through autumn

Pruning

On established plants filling their supports, remove about a third of the oldest stems and shorten sideshoots by about two-thirds; retain and secure replacement shoots. Prune in late summer after the display of flowers and hips.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Ideal for climbing into large trees or for north-facing situations. 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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