Rosa 'Bishop's Castle' (Bishop's Castle English Rose )


Botanical Information

FamilyRosaceae
GenusRosa
Cultivar'Bishop's Castle'
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (deciduous)
OriginBred by David Austin (1990).

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone5 - 11
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone6 - 9b
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7 - H1c
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)- 20 - 10
Height1.2 - 2 m
Spread0.6 - 1.2 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodApril

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionA repeat-flowering rose featuring approximately 80 petals. The pink flowers are shallowly cupped and fully double with a central button eye.
LandscapeBorders, hedges, flower beds, containers, and as a cut flower.
PropagationSoftwood cuttings can be taken once the first bloom occurs in spring to summer, hardwood cuttings should be taken in autumn.
CultivationFull sun, moist and well drained soil. Suckers should be removed annually.
PestsAphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale insects, caterpillars, mildew, dieback, canker, viruses, rust and rose slugs.
Notable SpecimensQueen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Leaf DescriptionLight green, odd-pinnate.
Flower DescriptionSoft pink, double flowers with incurved petals opening to a large bunch of yellow stamens.

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