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£34.50
Product Description
Supplied as a bare-root rose from November to February
Roses ordered between November and February are dispatched bare root: a dormant, field-grown plant freshly lifted from the nursery, with its roots wrapped to keep them moist. It arrives as pruned stems with no leaves or flowers, which is normal at this time of year. Bare-root roses have a large root system, establish quickly and should flower in their first summer.
Illusion is a vigorous, free-flowering climber bearing fairly large, rich scarlet double flowers with a light to moderate scent, held in large clusters.
Its bright green leaves are tough and shiny, and it is a strong, healthy grower that repeat flowers through summer and autumn. Choose it for pergolas, arches and walls.
At a glance
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Type: Climbing rose
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Colour: Rich scarlet
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Fragrance: Light to moderate
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Height: 3–5m
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Uses: Pergolas, arches, walls
Planting your bare-root rose
- Plant as soon as possible after delivery. If the ground is frozen or waterlogged, keep the rose somewhere cool and frost-free with the roots damp, or heel it into spare soil, until conditions improve.
- Soak the roots in a bucket of water for an hour or two before planting.
- Dig a hole at least twice the width of the roots and mix in well-rotted compost and a slow-release fertiliser such as bonemeal.
- Set the graft union (the knobbly point where stems meet roots) just below soil level, firm in well and water thoroughly.
- For climbers, plant about 45cm out from the wall or fence and lean the stems towards their support.
