Rosa 'May Queen'

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A large, free-flowering, vigorous rambler rose about 4.5m tall, with dark thorns and dense dark green foliage. Clusters of very fragrant, semi-double rose-pink blooms, open cupped then flatten, once flowering in summer; suited to climbing into large trees

Scientific classification

Species: Rosa 'May Queen' (Rosa 'May Queen')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses · Climber Wall Shrub
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Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy · Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of Rosa 'May Queen'

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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 'May Queen'

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Rosa 'May Queen' care guide

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings
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Watering

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings

Fertilizing

Rose feed in spring and after each major flush

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 softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in full sun or partial shade, 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. Suitable for ground cover and growing into large trees or on north walls. See rose cultivation for further advice

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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 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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