Rose 'Rhapsody in Blue'
- If you want a rose that is unique, unusual, and truly special 'Rhapsody in Blue' is for you!
- Large, semi-double flowers in a completely unique shade of blueish-purple really stand out.
- Winner of the prestigious Rose of the Year award in 2003, a must for any garden.
- A gorgeous old-fashioned style uniquely coloured shrub rose, stunning!
- Supplied as a freshly potted, professional quality plant in a 3L pot, growing to a height of 1.5m.
Product Description
If you’re looking for a spectacular rose that is unique, unusual, and truly special, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is the one for you!
Each of its large, semi-double flowers is a completely unique shade of blueish purple that opens fully to reveal pretty yellow stamens. They are borne in clusters against the rich green foliage and this rose’s long flowering period from May until October means you can enjoy them for longer. What’s more, this stunning variety has a wonderful perfume that will delight as it fills your garden.
Winner of the prestigious Rose of the Year award in 2003, this is an incredible rose that is a must for any garden. A gorgeous, old fashioned, uniquely coloured shrub rose, wherever you plant it, this fabulous it’s sure to stand out!
Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for a stunning display for many years to come.
Supplied as a freshly potted, professional quality plant in a 3L pot, growing to a height of 1.5m.
What Is Supplied
Plant Information
Top Tips
- The roses can be kept in their pots throughout the winter provided they are kept well fed and watered, however ideally, they should be planted out as soon as possible. Because plants are dormant throughout the winter, they do not produce any new roots until spring, so don't be alarmed if the compost falls away from the roots when you take them out of their pots.
- They will already have been cut back so no further pruning will be required, apart from removing any tips that have died back.
Care Guide
- To prune, just remove any dead, dying, damaged and diseased stems and also deadhead regularly.
- Traditionally, you would cut just above a leaf joint with a sloping cut away from the bud, however, this isn't necessary, and don’t worry about pruning too much - roses are very resilient and will grow back.
- When pruning, make sure that your secateurs are clean and sharp to prevent squashing stems and introducing disease.
- Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker.
- Roses can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not frozen, waterlogged or drought-dry.
- Plant your rose where it can get plenty of sun for at least half of the day, and where it will be sheltered from the wind.
- Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, so add plenty of well-rotted manure into the hole if necessary and plant so that the graft union (the swollen area when the stems meet the roots) is around 3cm below soil level.
- Water well every other day - daily if the weather is hot and dry.
- Established roses can be watered around once a week through spring and summer - more if the weather is hot.
- For best results, feed roses in late-March/April and again in late July.
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