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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
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
April
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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