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White Rose Plant (Mme Plantier) - Description
- Bare Root White Rose Plants
- Single Rose Plant
- Rosa 'Mme Plantier'
- A Tea Hybrid Rose
- Bare Root Plant
- Colour: White
- Current Size: 20cm in Height
- Grade A Rose
Rosa 'Mme Plantier' - Characteristics
- Flower: Repeat bloomer. double flower with 30 - 40 petals
- Flowering: June to November
- Colour: Creamy white
- Mature Height: 100cm (Approx. 3½ ft)
- Deciduous shrub - they lose their leaves in Winter
- Cut back to 30cm above ground level each Spring
- Vigorous growth rate
- Habit: Upright
- Fragrance: Strong
- A hardy plant - Able for cold Winters & hard frosts
- Average disease resistance
Rosa 'Mme Plantier' - Uses
- Suited to an ornamental garden or border
- Great in a white themed planting scheme
- Suited to rose beds
- Plant among other plants such as Lavender, Ceanothus, Cistus or Box hedging
- Can be grown to form an informal flowering hedge
- Suited to a sunny spot on most soil types
Rosa 'Mme Plantier' - Planting Instructions
Sowing Time
- Bare root shrubs are planted from October to March
- Best to plant these plants the moment they arrive
- Avoid planting in frosty conditions
Hole Preparation
- Prepare the soil first by digging over
- Add well rotted manure & fertiliser such as chicken pellets
- Dig hole 1½ x 1½ ft
- Loosen the soil in the base of the hole
Handling the Plants
- Handle bare root plants with care
- Do not expose the roots to light or allow to dry out
- Ensure roots are always protected from frost prior to planting
- Water plants before & after planting
- Take care not to damage roots, bark & buds
- Ensure plants don't dry out in their first year
- Feed plants over the Summer months
- Treat rose plants with rose clear to prevent mildew, rust & greenfly aphids
Pruning Roses
- Roses need to be pruned back each year
- They will grow fast & develop several flowering stems each year
- In early Spring, once worst frost has past, prune your roses
- Cut out all dead, dying & diseased branches
- Remove any crossing over or rubbing stems
- Prune back remaining stems to approx. 30cm above ground level
Rosa Hybrid Tea - Quick Fact
- Hybrid teas are a modern group of roses
- Created by crossing teas & perpetual roses
- Known for their large blooms
- Generally hybrid teas have sparse foliage & pointed flower buds
- Hybrid teas can be pruned back harder than floribunda roses
