Rose 'Port Sunlight'
Rose 'Port Sunlight' is a vigorous English shrub rose producing medium to large, flat, quartered rosette flowers in rich apricot, gradually paling towards the outer petals. The beautifully formed blooms carry a lovely medium-strength Tea fragrance and create a warm, elegant display throughout the flowering season.
The flowers are complemented by attractive young foliage and stems that emerge bronzy-red before maturing to dark green. 'Port Sunlight' is repeat flowering, producing successive flushes of blooms and providing colour and fragrance over a long season.
With its upright, vigorous habit, 'Port Sunlight' is ideal for mixed borders, rose beds, informal hedging and cutting. It performs well in full sun or partial shade and is adaptable to a wide range of soil types. Introduced by David Austin in 2007, it was named after the model village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral.
- Rich apricot, quartered rosette flowers
- Flowers gradually pale towards the outer petals
- Medium-strength Tea fragrance
- Repeat flowering throughout the season
- Young foliage and stems emerge bronzy-red
- Vigorous, upright shrub habit
- Ideal for borders, rose hedges and cutting
- Suitable for full sun or partial shade
- Introduced by David Austin in 2007
- Height 140cm - Spread 140cm
English Shrub Rose
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EAN code5031825018395
- Latin nameRosa 'Port Sunlight'
- Brand
- Pot Size6L (24cm)
- AspectNorth-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- AwardAGM (Award of Garden Merit) RHS
- Flower ColourApricot
- Flower FormDouble
- Flowering MonthJune, July, August, September, October
- Flower Size8cm
- Foliage ColourGreen
- Foliage TypeDeciduous
- FragranceGood, Tea
- Garden StyleCity & Courtyard Garden, Cottage & Informal Garden, Patio & Container
- Hardiness - RHS ratingH6 -20 to -15c. Hardy - very cold winter
- Height140cm
- Spread140cm
- MoistureMoist but well-drained
- pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Plant HabitBushy
- Plant TypeRose
- Planting TypesBorders and Beds, Cut Flowers, Hedging & Screens, Pots & Containers
- Rose TypeShrub Rose - SH
- Season of InterestSummer, Autumn
- Soil TypeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Special AttributesScented Flowers
- SunlightFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Getting the most from your new Rose
Where to plant
Choose an open, sunny position with free-draining soil. Avoid planting where roses have grown before or transfer fresh soil to the site. Patio roses can be planted in mixed borders or alongside other roses, or in pots and containers.
Planting
Roses love organic matter, so mix well-rotten manure, leaf mould or compost into the soil. Water thoroughly before planting. Make a hole big enough not to disturb the root ball. Remove from the pot and ensure the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil. Back-fill soil mixed with a good fertilizer, then firm. Water thoroughly.
Aftercare
Water well until established. Mulching will keep the soil weed-free and moist. For best results feed your roses with fertilizer in spring and again in summer. Remove faded flowers to encourage speedy repeat flowering.
Simple Pruning
Prune your rose in March or before new growth by removing any dead or very thin branches and reducing the height by 1/3 to 2/3 of the previous growth.
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