Rosa 'FALSTAFF' shrub rose (David Austin)
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
1-1,3m
usual width
1-1m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-September
location
full sun
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
THIS VARIETY HAS BEEN RETIRED BY DAVID AUSTIN, NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION.We believe Falstaff to be one of the best crimson/purple roses that have been bred so far. It has large, cupped, full-petalled flowers of rich, dark crimson colouring; eventually turning to a most pleasing shade of rich purple. The growth is strong, bushy and rather upright.
Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the soil. Water well and cover new shoots with soil or bark mulch about 15 cm high. Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun.
Pruning: English roses don’t need hard pruning like tea hybrids. Just cut last year’s growth by one third to maximum one half in the spring (after frosts) to achieve desired shape, and strong and reliable framework. Cutting it back to 3-5 live buds is possible for re-juvenating. To support extra flowering during the season remove twigs past blossom: cut them off the first leaf with 5 bracts. Mulch well before winter, preferably with leaf-mould.
Last update: 24-01-2009.
