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Rosa
'Bishop's Castle'
Bishop's Castle English Rose
Origin: Bred by David Austin (1990).
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Cultivar |
| 'Bishop's Castle' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 9b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| - 20 - 10 |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 2 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6 - 1.2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A repeat-flowering rose featuring approximately 80 petals. The pink flowers are shallowly cupped and fully double with a central button eye. |
| Landscape |
| Borders, hedges, flower beds, containers, and as a cut flower. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun, moist and well drained soil. Suckers should be removed annually. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale insects, caterpillars, mildew, dieback, canker, viruses, rust and rose slugs. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Light green, odd-pinnate. |
| Flower Description |
| Soft pink, double flowers with incurved petals opening to a large bunch of yellow stamens. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Softwood cuttings can be taken once the first bloom occurs in spring to summer, hardwood cuttings should be taken in autumn. |
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