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Botanical name: Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Other names: Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll', Rosa 'Ausbord', Shrub rose 'Gertrude Jekyll', David Austin rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Genus: Rosa Rosa
Variety or Cultivar: 'Gertrude Jekyll' _ 'Gertrude Jekyll' is an upright, bushy, open, deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, dark-green leaflets and clusters of strongly fragrant, double, dark-pink flowers in summer and autumn.
Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' is: Deciduous
Flower: Dark-pink in Summer; Dark-pink in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Fragrance: Flower is heavily scented
Habit: Bushy, Open branches, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Specific pests: Aphids , Caterpillars , Deer , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Scale insects Aphids , Caterpillars , Deer , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Scale insects
Specific diseases: Powdery mildew , Rose black spot , Rose rust Powdery mildew , Rose black spot , Rose rust
Pruning: Deadhead regularly. Pruning group 16. Can be grown as a climber or used as hedging.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Budding, Hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Cultivation: Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun. Feed and mulch in late winter or early spring. Feed again in early summer. Versatile and disease resistant. Do not plant where roses grew before.
Soil type: Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light: Full Sun
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Sheltered, Exposed
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name: Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Other names: Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll', Rosa 'Ausbord', Shrub rose 'Gertrude Jekyll', David Austin rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Genus: Rosa Rosa
Variety or Cultivar: 'Gertrude Jekyll' _ 'Gertrude Jekyll' is an upright, bushy, open, deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, dark-green leaflets and clusters of strongly fragrant, double, dark-pink flowers in summer and autumn.
Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' is: Deciduous
Flower: Dark-pink in Summer; Dark-pink in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Fragrance: Flower is heavily scented
Habit: Bushy, Open branches, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Specific pests: Aphids , Caterpillars , Deer , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Scale insects
Specific diseases: Powdery mildew , Rose black spot , Rose rust
Pruning: Deadhead regularly. Pruning group 16. Can be grown as a climber or used as hedging.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Budding, Hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Cultivation: Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun. Feed and mulch in late winter or early spring. Feed again in early summer. Versatile and disease resistant. Do not plant where roses grew before.
Soil type: Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light: Full Sun
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Sheltered, Exposed
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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| Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) | Tell us... |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
| Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Sheltered, Exposed | Tell us... |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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