Rosa willmottiae
Rose (Species) Willmott's Rose
Rosa willmottiae is a prickly, arching, graceful species rose with dainty, greyish-green, fern-like foliage. Small, mauve-pink flowers are borne in early summer, followed by tiny, pear-shaped, orange-red hips. Species roses are the ancestors of modern roses and are distinguished by often being resistant to pests and diseases. They have a single flower of five petals but some double forms occur as sports. All species roses unless otherwise stated under the variety, are hardy and deciduous and several are outstanding for their freely borne hips.
Contributed by @old_road
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Rose (Species) Willmott's Rose
Latin name
Rosa willmottiae
type
Deciduous Perennial
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
2.50 M
Rosa willmottiae
Rosa willmottiae is a prickly, arching, graceful species rose with dainty, greyish-green, fern-like foliage. Small, mauve-pink flowers are borne in early summer, followed by tiny, pear-shaped, orange-red hips. Species roses are the ancestors of modern roses and are distinguished by often being resistant to pests and diseases. They have a single flower of five petals but some double forms occur as sports. All species roses unless otherwise stated under the variety, are hardy and deciduous and several are outstanding for their freely borne hips.
Planting
From Late Autumn TO Late Spring
Prepare the planting site by digging over the bed and incorporate liberal quantities of well rotted manure or compost; lighten heavy clay soil with half rotted straw. Dress the top soil with plenty of peat mixed with hop manure and chopped up turf. Fresh animal manure is harmful to the roots and should only be used in the bottom spit. Where possible, prepare the planting site a few weeks in advance. Do this in late summer for planting in autumn. Plant at any time between late autumn and late spring. Prepare a planting mixture of bone meal and moist peat. Spread out the roots in the planting hole and add the planting mixture until the roots are covered. Add soil and firm in the plant by treading.
old_road