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Other common names rose 'Prosperity'
Family Rosaceae
Genus Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing compound pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers. Flowers may be followed by showy red or purple fruits in some varieties.
Horticultural Group Hybrid Musk roses are vigorous shrubs with long, arching stems bearing glossy foliage, with large clusters of small fragrant double flowers in summer and autumn
Details 'Prosperity' is a vigorous medium-sized shrub with arching shoots bearing glossy, dark foliage and contrasting fragrant, creamy-white, double flowers in large clusters in summer and autumn
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Spreading / Branched
Fragrance Flower
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Aspect South-facing or North-facing or West-facing or East-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
SoilChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height 1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread 1-1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 5-10 years
Cultivation Grow best in full sun with fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer - see rose cultivation. Tolerant of poor soil, shade, and suitable for hedging
Propagation Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types Cut Flowers Flower borders and beds Hedging & Screens Cottage & Informal Garden
Pruning Pruning group 20 (roses)
Pests Aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Deer and rabbits can cause damage
Diseases May be affected by black spot, rose rust and rose powdery mildew
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