Rosa Claire Austin ('Ausprior') (PBR)

English Rose

size: 4 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£24.99 £14.99

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: June and September
• Flower colour: pale lemon turning creamy-white
• Other features: excellent cut-flowers
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Highly scented pale lemon to creamy-white flowers, form gorgeous, many-petalled cups, which emerge from lemon-coloured buds from midsummer to autumn. An elegant, well-rounded shrub, its arching branches can also be tied against a wall or obelisk to form a low-growing climber, which will produce flowers from very near the base. Strong growth and lustrous foliage also contribute to this versatile roses appeal.
  
  
• Garden care: Before planting shorten thick roots to 25cm (10in) and reduce top-growth to an outward-facing bud 8-15cm (3-6in) above ground-level. Plant during a frost-free spell, incorporating well-rotted organic matter and a balanced fertiliser into the planting hole. Ensure that the 'bud union' (the bulge at the base of the shoots) is approximately 5cm (2in) below the soil.
  
  All our roses are field grown. In October/November they are dug up and will be sent out as bare root plants.