Rosa Silas Marner®
£33.00
notes
Rosa Silas Marner's buds are borne on red-tinged stems and unfurl into shallow pale pink cup-shape blooms with button eyes. In a border, the impact of this remarkable rose is heightened by its medium old rose fragrance.
Please note, our roses are available to purchase all year round, so depending on the time of year your rose may either arrive in bloom or have been pruned or deadheaded appropriately for the season.
Add additional options
Rootgrow Mycorrhizal Fungi 150g
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£6.00
After Plant, Rose Liquid Feed
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£8.50
Dimensions
- Pot size: 6L (9in 7.5in)
- Height and Spread: 110cm (3ft 7in) x 140cm (4ft 7in) over 2 - 5 years
Features
notes
Rosa Silas Marner's buds are borne on red-tinged stems and unfurl into shallow pale pink cup-shape blooms with button eyes. In a border, the impact of this remarkable rose is heightened by its medium old rose fragrance.
Please note, our roses are available to purchase all year round, so depending on the time of year your rose may either arrive in bloom or have been pruned or deadheaded appropriately for the season.
Insights
Silas Marner was published in 1861, the fifth book by Mary Ann Evans who wrote under the name of George Eliot. David Austin named his beautiful rose after the kind hearted hero of this classic novel.
Details
- English shrub rose grown for cutting and scent
- Flowering period, repeat: June to September
- Fully hardy
Planting
- Classic plant for mixed border or container
- All soil types
- All aspects
- Full sun or partial shade
Care
Dig a hole larger than the root ball and loosen surrounding soil, sprinkle with Mycorrhizal Fungi to promote root growth, position rose, infill and water well. Deadhead spent blooms to promote new buds. Please see our Rose pruning guide.
Scent
Medium-strong Old Rose fragrance with accents of fruity lemon, green banana and apricot
Glossary
David Austin Roses
