Xela's Garden
Rose ... shrub - red semi-double [S]
Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa gallica.
Planted '55 - 76 rose bed Shenstone back garden
Bought by previous owners
Common Name: (?) Apothecary's rose
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Habit: shrub
Height: 80cm
Spread: 100cm
Also known as R. gallica maxima, the Old Red Damask and the Red Rose of Lancaster, this is the parent of many floribundas and hybrid teas grown today. It is a showy shrub of ancient pedigree, before 1300, still grown for its historical associations as well as its own intrinsic beauty. It is the perfect variety for a herb garden, especially as a low hedge, because it has been used in the past for making rose-water and medicinal preparations. It tolerates some shade and low fertility happily, and responds to routine sprays of fungicide. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Photos of this plant
Reminders for this plant
Due almost 16 years ago:
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Due over 15 years ago:
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Due about 15 years ago:
Top dress
Apply top - dressing of granular rose food in late winter / early spring each year.
Due almost 15 years ago:
Dead head
regularly remove dead flower heads ..... cut eh flower off just above a leaf with a downward sloping cut away from the leaf bud.
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Due over 14 years ago:
Prune
1.Rose root stem showing die back
Remove dead shoots and the tips of stems showing signs of die back.
2.Crossing rose branches
Look for crossing and badly placed branches and cut them out to form a good shape.
3.Cutting rose stems
Cut the stems of hybrid tea roses to half their length. Cut just above a bud pointing in the direction you want the new growth.
Due about 14 years ago:
Top dress
Apply top - dressing of granular rose food in late winter / early spring each year.
Due about 13 years ago:
Top dress
Apply top - dressing of granular rose food in late winter / early spring each year.
Due almost 13 years ago:
Spray
Spray roses against greenfly and blackspot. etc.
Due over 12 years ago:
Prune
Due about 11 years ago:
Feed
Apply top - dressing of granular rose food in late winter / early spring each year.
Prune
See previous notes
