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Roses

Rosa Soft Cover ('Poultco10') (Min)

rose [Soft Cover]

A miniature rose with glossy foliage and dark pink, cup-shaped flowers. Often sold as a houseplant but can be grown outside on the patio or the front of a border

Synonyms

Rosa 'Poultco10'

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Rosaceae
Native to the UK: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
Potentially harmful: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Fruit are ornamentl - not to be eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
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.
Name status: Trade
Horticultural Group: Miniature roses are compact dwarf shrubs with leaves composed of very small leaflets, and sprays of small single to double, usually unscented flowers in summer and autumn

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in full sun in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser in early summer. Indoors position the plant in a cool room. See rose cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or buy chip budding in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Houseplants
Patio and container plants
Conservatory and greenhouse
Flower borders and beds
Garden edging

Pruning

See pruning group 22 (patio and miniature roses)

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leaf hopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, also deer and rabbit damage

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, rose powdery mildews, which are the most common rose diseases. May also be susceptible to rose dieback, replant disease, a canker, a virus and sometimes honey fungus

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