Rosa moyesii - BUSH, bare root

Description
These produce red, elongated fruits from September onwards.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit ornamental * suitable for flowering hedges * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * cut flower * suitable for containers

Growth habit
Moyes rose is bushy and broad in structure.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

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

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 blood-red, cup-shaped flowers appear from May to July.

fruit
The red, elongated fruits of Rosa moyesii are particularly decorative. These appear from September.

Use
Tubs, pruning, group planting, cottage garden, privacy screen, solitary, bee pasture, natural garden, hedge

Shoots
The shoots of Rosa moyesii are spiny.