Description

Roses are deciduous woody stemmed plants or scrambling climbers which range in size from small shrubs under 50cm tall through to the huge spreading climbers which can have a spread of over 30 metres. The foliage varies from bright green, very deep lustrous, almost black-green or distinctly blue tinted. Most varieties have arching, thorny or dense prickly stems topped off with brilliantly colourful and fragrant single, semi-double and full double blooms. Roses are generally frost hardy, vigorous plants that apart some climatic and soil preferences, will prove to be drought tolerant once fully established. They are suitable for most garden and container locations in climatic zones with moderate to low humidity levels.