Rosa

Climbing rose - pink

Rosa 'pink candy'

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  Easy care
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  Bright light

• Rosa likes...
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    A sunny spot

    Rosa thrives in a sunny position although she will also tolerate some shade. She doesn't mind a good refreshing breeze. She'll do fine on an unsheltered balcony or garden patch.

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    Drainage

    Keep her soil moist in the spring and summer by watering regularly, but make sure you use a good drainage material to drain off any excess water.

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    Pruning

    Prune in mid-February by cutting back any dead or damaged foliage. Prune away her dead and wilting flowers in the spring, so that her late summer blooms are nice and showy.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name
  Rosa 'pink candy'

  Nickname
  Rosa

  Plant type
  Woody perennial flowering plant / Outdoor

  Plant height (including pot)
  70-80cm

  Pet/baby safe
  Non-toxic, but watch out for the spiky thorns!

  Nursery pot size
  17cm

• About Rosa

  Rosa doesn't need much introduction - with her flowers and sweet scent, Rosa's beauty is truly timeless. The remains of the first discovered rose dates back to 40 million years ago, and in China, she's been a garden favourite for at least 5,000 years. Ever the romantic, Rose symbolises love, sensuality, and beauty - she's a famed aphrodisiac. Her petals are used to make perfumes, oils, and delicious treats (she's pretty popular in Turkish cuisine), and her light antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties make her a popular choice in skincare. You can admire your rose's flowers from afar, or, snip some off to give to a loved one, dry out it's petals to make fragrant pot pourri and infuse oils, or even adorn baked goods.

  If you're growing your rose in a pot, while you can just pop the nursery pot into your decorative pot, it will stand a much better chance of growing well if you plant it out into some fresh compost directly into the decorative pot. This will allow more room for it's roots to spread and it will dry out less quickly, meaning less frequent watering for you! Just make sure it has drainage holes at the bottom. Either way, it's likely to need repotting into fresh compost every couple of years in order to keep the nutrients topped up. Roses are hungry, so be sure to feed yours every couple of weeks throughout the growing season. A general liquid outdoor plant food should be fine, but rose food would be even better, as it will have all the best goodies to promote maximum flowering. If you're transplanting your rose into a garden bed, the best way to feed it is to apply a nice thick layer of manure or compost, perhaps with a bit of rose food, around the base of your plant in late winter to early spring.

  Although they're called 'climbing roses' they don't generally have any way of attaching themselves to walls or fences naturally. You'll need to train your rose up a trellis, frame or pergola by tying the stems in regularly. The bonus of this is that you can manage the shape and direction you want it to grow in. Once your rose has finished flowering, snip off the spent side shoots and cut back any dead, dying or diseased stems. Keeping your rose healthy is the key to reaping it's rewarding flowers for years to come.

  Roses can be particularly vulnerable to pests and diseases - especially the soft, new growth, so give yours a regular spray with bug control spray.

  Please note the trellis is not included.