Rosa (Floribunda Group) - Pink / Red and White Polyantha Rose

Bring this many-flowered rose bush into your garden to enjoy vivid pink and white blooms from summer through to autumn. Hardy throughout the UK down to -20°C.

This rose bush's bright flowers help it stand from the crowd. The vivid pink, almost red petals are a fetching pale white in the centre, adding delicacy and gentle beauty to your garden. Characteristic of its cultivar group, its blooms grow in large clusters, which only serves to increase its impact. Each bloom is cup-shaped and overflowing with colourful petals, ready to charm your summer garden. This group has been bred in cultivation to brim with blooms, delighting you and any visitors to your garden throughout the summer and into autumn. Keep them happy with sun and fertile soil and you can't go far wrong.

Scientific Name
Rosa x multiflora var. multiflora (hybrid from many-flowered rose, many-flowered variety)

Common Name
Polyantha Rose, Floribunda Rose, Fairy Rose, Pink and White Rose, Red and White Rose

Origin
This hybrid rose was bred in cultivation; you'll find species roses native to most countries in the northern hemisphere. The parent plant Rosa multiflora var. multiflora is native to East Asia.

Pruning Tips
Late winter is the best time to prune, just as your rose is starting to grow. In warmer parts of the country, this might be mid-February, but in Northern or colder areas, wait until March. To help them grow the most vigorously, prune quite hard - see the RHS' guide here for more detail. 

Wildlife Value
These roses are gorgeous due to the density of their petals, but it does make their pollen less accessible to insects and pollinators, They will be attractive to pollinators but may not be ideal for providing nectar and pollen.

Positioning
Your rose is fine in exposed and sheltered positions as long as you plant in full sun.

Water
Water your rose in very dry weather; it won't like soggy soil, so make sure not to overdo it and don't plant it anywhere too boggy.

Soil
Make sure soil drains well and is humus-rich; otherwise, your rose won't be particularly fussy.

Food
Ensure soil is fertile; adding a yearly mulch will help keep it fed and happy.

Pet-Safe
Yes, your rose isn't toxic - but do be wary of its thorns which can be painful for anyone trying a nibble.

Sprouts Top Tips
To get plenty of blooms, make sure your roses are well-fed. An annual mulch is good, and an extra feed in spring and in summer will help too. You can look for specific rose fertilisers if you want to go very specialist.