Rosa 'TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES' climbing rose (David Austin)
size/type
vine,vine
usual height
1,8-2m
usual width
1-1m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
July-September
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
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.Tess of The d’Urbervilles is a beautiful climbing rose by David Austin. Its purple-red flowers are of a nice, deeply cupped shape in the early stages; the petals turning back to give a less formal but still attractive flower. The fragrance is light and repeats flowers. It was named after the main character from Thomas Hardy’s novel.
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: rambling or climbing roses are not supposed to be pruned. Just remove old or ill branches. Deadheading will help setting new flower buds.
Last update: 09-02-2010
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