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Harkness Rose 'Alfred Robert Boe'

A graceful rose of traditional beauty - your new garden favourite!
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  • Such interesting rose blooms! See varying shades of apricot, peach, and almost pink across these roses
  • Those Floribunda blooms that evolve later in the season will often appear far darker than others
  • Strong, robust, and easy to look after roses thrive regardless of the British weather conditions
  • Bask in the incredible sweet rose fragrance produced by this repeat flowering variety from summer to autumn
  • Supplied as a bare root rose, ready to plant
Description

A fascinating bush rose with petals that evolve day to day - what a treat! The repeat flowering blooms of Rose 'Alfred Robert Boe' journey through shades of apricot, peach, and almost pink, depending on the length and sunlight of the day.

Each flush of Floribunda flowers remains the same shade, only changing in unison, so you are guaranteed consistent displays. Any flowers that grow later in the season will often boast a deeper tone.

A strong and robust variety that thrives in unpredictable British weather conditions, come rain, wind, or shine! Plus, the blooms release a sweet rose perfume as they repeatedly flower from early summer to autumn, and even possibly into early winter. This bush rose is coated in glossy green leaves, acting as an attractive foil for the bright flowers.

We are proud to donate £2.50 from the sale of each 'Alfred Robert Boe' rose to Brain Tumour Research (registered charity no. 1153487). This organisation is striving to find a cure for all types of brain tumours, through fundraising, with the aim of increasing UK investment in research to £35 million a year.

Supplied as a bare root rose, ready to be planted out.

Top Tips

Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker.

Care Information
  • Roses can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not frozen, waterlogged or drought-dry.
  • Plant your rose where it can get plenty of sun for at least half the day, and where it will be sheltered from the wind.
  • Roses tolerate a wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, so add plenty of well-rotted manure into the hole if necessary and plant so that the graft union (the swollen area when the stems meet the roots) is around 3cm below soil level. Water well every other day - daily if the weather is hot and dry.
  • Once established, your rose can be watered roughly once a week through spring and summer - more if the weather is hot.
  • For best results, feed roses in late-March/April and again in late July.

Pruning Advice:

  • To prune, just remove any dead, dying, damaged and diseased stems and also deadhead regularly.
  • Traditionally, you would cut just above a leaf joint with a sloping cut away from the bud, however, this isn't necessary, and don’t worry about pruning too much - roses are very resilient and will grow back.
  • When pruning, make sure that your secateurs are clean and sharp to prevent squashing stems and introducing disease.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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