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Rosa 'Lady of Shallott' is a robust, bushy shrub rose with mid-green leaves, which shows excellent resistance to a variety of rose diseases. A versatile shrub rose with arching stems, it may be grown as a shrub or trained as a short climber. Throughout summer it bears masses of orange-red, chalice-shaped blooms with a delicate tea fragrance.
It was named for the Tennyson Society to celebrate the 200th birthday of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and shares a name with one of his poems.
In common with many roses, Rosa 'Lady of Shallott' grows well in a variety of soil types but does better if mulched with well-rotted manure or compost. Hard prune in February and help prolong flowering by deadheading regularly, and adding a high potash feed every fortnight in summer.
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Rosa ‘Lady of shalott’ and wildlife
Rosa ‘Lady of shalott’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Rosa ‘Lady of shalott’ poisonous?
Rosa ‘Lady of shalott’ has no toxic effects reported.
