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Hybrid Tea Rose

Rosa Alec's Red

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: July to September
• Flower colour: cherry-red
• Other features: excellent cut-flowers
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Flamboyant, fully double, fragrant, cherry-red flowers from July to September and mid-green leaves. This vigorous, large-flowered bush rose looks great in an open, sunny site under-planted with early flowering perennials and bulbs. To encourage a second or third flush of flowers remember to remove the faded blooms, cutting back to a healthy bud.
  
  
• 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.
  
  All our roses are field grown. In October/November they are dug up and potted. However, they will not produce any new roots until spring, so don't be surprised if the compost falls away from the roots when winter planting. Some suppliers send out 'bare root' plants unpotted, but we don't as it is easier to manage them on the nursery in pots.