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Rosa Roald Dahl™

Best for Flowering | Best for Health

Genus: Rosa
Species: hybrida
Variety: 'AUSowlish'
ppaf: PP#26,627
Item Form: Bareroot Grafted
Zone: 5 - 11
Bloom Start To End: Late Spring - Late Fall
Habit: Standard
Plant Height: 4 ft
Plant Width: 4 ft
Bloom Size: 2 in - 3.5 in
Additional Characteristics: Bloom First Year, Flower, Fragrance, Grafted, Pruning Recommended, Repeat Bloomer
Bloom Color: Apricot
Flower Shape: Cupped, Double
Fragrance: Fruity, Moderate, Tea Rose
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Black Spot, Disease Resistant, Powdery Mildew, Rust
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
Uses: Beds, Landscapes, Ornamental
Restrictions:
*Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Genus: Rosa
Species: hybrida
Variety: 'AUSowlish'
ppaf: PP#26,627
Item Form: Bareroot Grafted
Zone: 5 - 11
Bloom Start To End: Late Spring - Late Fall
Habit: Standard
Plant Height: 4 ft
Plant Width: 4 ft
Bloom Size: 2 in - 3.5 in
Additional Characteristics: Bloom First Year, Flower, Fragrance, Grafted, Pruning Recommended, Repeat Bloomer
Bloom Color: Apricot
Flower Shape: Cupped, Double
Fragrance: Fruity, Moderate, Tea Rose
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Black Spot, Disease Resistant, Powdery Mildew, Rust
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
Uses: Beds, Landscapes, Ornamental
Restrictions:
*Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
show more

One of the best for flowering of the David Austin English roses, the Roald Dahl rose is awash in heavily rouged orange-red buds and cupped, 55-petaled, perfectly apricot rosettes scented of fruity floral tea. The flowers are lovely in a vase or in a mixed floral arrangement.

Highly disease-resistant, this extremely healthy, bushy shrub is a strong repeat bloomer with few thorns. The plant is very versatile and can be grouped in a rose hedge, rose border, or mixed border. It also works well in pots and containers.

Named to mark the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth, with the approval of his wife, Liccy Dahl—the coloring reminiscent of the eponymous peach in James and the Giant Peach.

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Additional pruning tips for healthy, beautiful, productive roses:

Whether you're deadheading, removing dead wood, or performing an annual pruning, make sure your cuts are no more than ¼ inch (5 mm) above a bud, and slope the cut away from the bud, to prevent water from collecting on it.
Your cuts should always be clean, so keep your pruning shears sharp, and use pruning tools that are appropriately sized to whatever size stems you are cutting.
To encourage an open-centered form, cut to an outward-facing bud. To encourage upright growth on roses with a spreading habit, prune a few of the stems to inward-facing buds.
Prune any dieback to the healthy, white pith.
Remove dead or diseased stems, as well as any that cross or are spindly.
Your goal should be to have well-spaced stems that allow for a free flow of air.
If pruning an established plant, remove any old wood that is flowering poorly, and use a saw to get rid of old stubs that are no longer producing new shoots.
Other than climbing roses, you should prune newly planted roses hard, which encourages vigorous shoot production.
When removing suckers, trace them back to the roots from which they are growing, and simply take them off.

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Rosa Roald Dahl™

Best for Flowering | Best for Health

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