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Rosa 'Port Sunlight' is a vigorous shub rose suitable for growing at the back of a mixed border or trained as a climber against a wall. The foliage and young stems are bronze-red at first, maturing to dark green. It's extremely healthy and disease-resistant. In summer it bears rosette-shaped, apricot-peach double blooms with a strong pure tea fragrance.
Grow Rosa 'Port Sunlight' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering and mulch annually with well-rotted manure or compost.
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Rosa ‘Port sunlight’ and wildlife
Rosa ‘Port sunlight’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Rosa ‘Port sunlight’ poisonous?
Rosa ‘Port sunlight’ has no toxic effects reported.
