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    • Francis E. Lester
    • Francis E. Lester

    Francis E. Lester

    Rambling Rose
      • Delivered without foliage or soil
      • Arrives in plastic-free packaging
      • Traditionally, Planted in dormancy in the winter months (October-April)
      • Planting bare roots in the winter allows their roots to establish and produce bountiful blooms by the next flowering season
      • Cost-effective, particularly when planted on mass.
      • Established root ball
      • Arrives in our signature recyclable pot
      • Planting advised as soon as possible depending on weather conditions
      • Includes generous soil and controlled-release rose food
      • Perfect for gifting
      • Adds instant blooms when planted in summer
      • £3.95
      • £5.95
      • £5.95
      Description
      A beautiful rambler smothered with huge bunches of small, single blooms. These are blush white, delicately tinted with pale pink at the edges, later becoming almost pure white, creating the impression of apple blossom. They have a strong, pleasing musky fragrance, which carries over a wide area. It produces masses of small, oval, orange-red hips in the autumn. The growth is strong and bushy with elegant, pointed, glossy dark green foliage. Lester Rose Gardens, 1946.
      Characteristics
      • Colour: Pale Pink And White
      • Flowering: Once Flowering
      • Fragrance: Strong,Musk
      • Bloom Size: Small
      • Family: Rambling Rose
      • Size: Tall Rambler
      • Height: 20ft (6m)
      • Breeder: Lester Rose Gardens
      • Year of Introduction: 1946
      Location
      • Roses Ideal for Attracting BeesAttracting Bees
      • Into Small Tree
      • Large Arch
      • Roses Ideal for Large StructuresLarge Structures
      • Roses Ideal for Large StructuresPergola
      • Roses that produce HipsRose Hips
      • Roses ideal for Shady AreasShady Areas
      Growing conditions
      • North, East, South, West Facing
      • Full Sunlight
      • Roses ideal for Shady AreasPartial Sunlight
      • Roses Suitable for All Soil TypesAll soil types
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      Bare root roses are dormant plants and can be planted November and April.

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      Aside from extreme weather, roses can be planted at any time during the year. The extreme weather conditions that we advise against planting in are when the ground is frozen, water-logged or during a drought.

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