Please be aware that this plant is dispatched fresh from the nursery once a week on a Wednesday, for delivery on the Thursday or Friday. Please make sure your order is placed by 12pm Tuesday to ensure you qualify for a Wednesday dispatch. Available at Notcutts is the CLG Pauls Scarlet
- 3. 5L POTTED ROSE. Ideal for walls & trellises, this repeat flowering rose produces beautiful clusters of blooms on attractive foliage from May to September. Key Features Height & Spread
- 350cm x 60cm. Position
- Will thrive in most well drained soils on an open sunny site. Planting
- Water thoroughly or stand container in water for an hour before planting. Dig a hole twice the size of the pot, mix compost & fertiliser with the soil from the hole, remove pot, place plant in the hole so that the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil, back fill & firm down to prevent air pockets. Watering
- Water well after planting & for the first growing season. Aftercare
- Roses benefit from a mulch of organic material, around the base of the plant after planting. Mulching keeps in moisture, prevents weeds & adds nutrients to the soil. Dead Heading
- Remove spent flowers after flowering, this will encourage repeat flowering. Pruning
- First remove dead, diseased or dying branches. Then tie in any new shoots needed to fill supports. Prune any flowered side shoots back by two thirds of their length. If the plantis heavily congested, cut out any really old branches from the base to promote new growth. Feeding
- Feed in spring after pruning & again in midsummer, with a general rose fertiliser.