Rosa 'Boule de Neige'

rose Boule de Neige (bourbon)

size: 4 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£14.99 £12.49

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil, including clay
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: July to September
• Flower colour: white
• Other features: excellent cut-flowers
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Fabulously fragrant double flowers open from pink tinged buds from summer to autumn. This vigorous Bourbon rose was introduced in 1867 and has been a popular rose ever since. The dark green foliage shows off the fully double, snowball-like blooms extremely well making this a great rose for the middle of the border.
  
  
• 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 potted. However, they will not produce any new roots until spring, so don't be surprised if the compost falls away from the roots when winter planting. Some suppliers send out 'bare root' plants unpotted, but we don't as it is easier to manage them on the nursery in pots.