Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Rosa 'Pure Poetry' is a robust, healthy rose, bearing luscious ruby red flowers. Flower buds have a classic hybrid-tea shape, but open more in the style of old fashioned roses. They are borne on strong stems and are highly scented, making them an excellent cutting flower.
For best results, grow Rosa 'Pure Poetry' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Prepare the soil well before planting, and mulch yearly with well-rotted manure or garden compost. Deadhead spent blooms in summer to prolong flowering.
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Rosa ‘Pure poetry’ and wildlife
Rosa ‘Pure poetry’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
