Rosa (DA) 'Gertrude Jekyll'? - BUSH, bare root

Description
The Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'® (Rosa) is a rich-flowering rose that plays a special role in the garden. The numerous, heavily double flowers are pink and appear from June to October. Their intense fragrance unfolds particularly on sunny, warm days. With its bushy and upright growth, this shrub grows up to 1.2 metres tall and 1.5 metres wide.

Bulletpoints
* Cut flower * strongly scented flowers

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'® are dark green, pinnate, alternate.

Frost hardiness
The Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'® is a bushy and upright growing shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 1.2 m and a width of 1.3 - 1.5 m.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
Special rose soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Planting partner
The Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'® sets beautiful accents together with: Steppe sage, lavender, clematis.

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to May.

Care
- Parts of the plant infected with mildew must be cut off, otherwise the disease can spread further. To prevent new infections, the rose can be treated with appropriate fungicides. - If infected with star sooty mould, all diseased leaves (black spots) should be removed. If necessary, treatment with suitable fungicides is also recommended. - To encourage the formation of new flower buds, wilted flowers should always be cut back to the next fully formed leaf. - Roses should never be planted where roses have already been growing. If no other planting site is available, the soil should be generously replaced.

Flower
The pink-coloured, cupped flowers are very double and appear from June to October. They are strongly scented.

Use
Pruning, solitary, group planting

Shoots
The shoots of Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'® are spiny.