Plant Name: Rose – Queen Elizabeth
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Technical name: Rose – Grandiflora Rose (Rosa Hybrid)
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Plant Family / Type:
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Preferred location: Full Sun
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Mature height: 5’ – 7’
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Mature Width: 3’ – 4’
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Growth Rate / Habit: Vigorous and Tall plant
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Flower / Foliage:
· Pink flowers come singly on one stem, similar to hybrid tea roses - mid-Spring to mid-Fall
· Moderate fragrance, flower is large size with 26 to 40 petals
· Foliage is dark green, glossy and leathery to touch
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Preferred soil:
· Moist and loamy soil
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Pruning and Maintenance:
· Time – early Spring when the Forsythia in bloom is a good indicator
· Require little pruning to train it to grow out. Removal of damaged and weak canes any time to increase air flow and avoid insect and disease infestations
· Bloom on new wood. Deadhead faded flowers
· Make cuts on a 45-degree angle above an outward-facing bud (the greenish-brown bump where new growth emerges)
· Remove the least productive canes as close to the base as possible. This will stimulate new flowering canes for more blooms
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Shaping:
· Vigorous and tall plant, that with a light pruning to maintain shape, will grow into an impressive shrub that could be the star and focal point of your garden
· Remove dead and weak wood. Create an open vase shape with the remaining canes by removing the center stems and any branches crossing inwards. Then reduce the length of the remaining stems by about ½ or down to 18 - 24 inches. You can allow the older, stronger stems to be a bit longer than the new growth
· Cut down hard in mid-Winter about once every 6 years to rejuvenate it
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Fertilize
· Do not fertilize newly planted roses
· The simplest way to feed your roses is to apply a granular rose fertilizer such as 6-12-6, every four weeks. Stop feeding after mid August as the rose needs to prepare for winter
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