rose 'William Lobb'

Also known as: old velvet moss rose

Very vigorous old garden rose about 2.5m tall, open in habit, with long, arching, mossy stems bearing rich green leaves. Very fragrant, large, semi-double, deep magenta-purple blooms, 9cm across, open from heavily-mossed buds, then fade to greyish-purple, once-flowering in midsummer; Laffay 1855

Scientific classification

Species: rose 'William Lobb' (Rosa 'William Lobb')
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: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of rose 'William Lobb'

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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 'William Lobb'

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rose 'William Lobb' care guide

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings

Fertilizing

Rose feed in spring and after each major flush

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 or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Vigorous moss rose for growing 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 - see rose cultivation. Tolerant of poor soil and suitable as a pillar or climbing rose

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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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