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Climbing Bourbon Rose

Rosa Zephirine Drouhin

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July to September
• Flower colour: deep pink
• Other Features: thornless rose
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Masses of loosely cup-shaped, fragrant, double, deep pink flowers from June to September and mid-green leaves on thornless stems. This beautiful, repeat-flowering Bourbon rose is one of the best and most reliable climbing varieties. Excellent for covering a north-facing wall, it may also be pruned to form a tall, informal, flowering hedge.
  
  
• Garden care: Before planting shorten thick roots to 25cm (10in) and reduce top-growth to an outward-facing bud 8-15cm (3-6in) above ground-level. Plant during a frost-free spell, incorporating well-rotted organic matter and a balanced fertiliser into the planting hole. Ensure that the 'bud union' (the bulge at the base of the shoots) is 2.5cm (1in) below the soil.