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Beginner
skill rating |
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2m
max. spread |
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2.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Rosa 'Goldfinch'
Other names: Rose 'Goldfinch', Rambling rose 'Goldfinch', Thornless rose
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Genus: Rosa
Variety or cultivar: 'Goldfinch' _ 'Goldfinch' is a restrained rambling rose that is almost free of thorns. It has glossy green leaves and in early summer is smothered in semi-double, fragrant, apricot-yellow flowers that fade to cream.
Rosa 'Goldfinch' is: Deciduous
Flower: Apricot, Yellow, Fading to cream in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Fruit: Red in Spring; Red in Winter
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant.
Habit: Bushy, Compact
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Watch out for
Specific pests:
Aphids
, Caterpillars
, Deer
, Glasshouse red spider mite
, Leafhoppers
, Rabbits
, Rose leaf-rolling sawfly
, Scale insects
Diseases: So far disease free.
General care
Pruning: Pruned in summer, just after flowering. For the first two years remove only dead or diseased wood. In the third year and follow that, cut back sideshoots to three or four buds. Encourage new growth by cutting back a quarter of the flowered stems to the ba. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Budding, Hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Rosa 'Goldfinch' (Rose 'Goldfinch') will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Cultivation: Plant in moist but free-draining soil or free-draining soil in a sunny position. Avoid planting in sites that have previously been used for growing roses
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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