David Austin Adelaide D’Orleans® English Rambling Rose (6 litre pot)

An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, ‘Adelaide D’Orleans®’ is a beautiful and elegant rambler rose. With its small pink buds opening to semi-double flowers, which quickly fade to white, Adelaide D’Orleans® is sure to add a touch of elegance to your outdoor space. The flowers are held in small, dainty sprays, hanging gracefully from the branch rather like the blooms of a Japanese cherry. The growth is very lax and not too vigorous, making it an easy variety to train. It also has the added benefit of being almost evergreen.

First introduced in 1826, Adelaide D’Orleans® blooms once in the summer producing a single flush that lasts 3 to 4 weeks, but the flowers are so abundant that they will fill your garden with colour. The fragrance is light and musky, and the foliage is a dark green that provides a beautiful backdrop for the flowers. This rose is ideal for training up a large arch, pergola, arbor, house front or fence and for growing into trees.

It is best grown in full sun in a rich, well-drained soil and is tolerant of some shade, however, it will flower better in full sun. Adelaide D’Orleans® is also relatively disease-resistant, making it a low-maintenance choice for any gardener. We recommend an application of Mycorrhizal Fungi to support root establishment and encourage good plant health.

Details

• Adelaide D’Orleans English Rambling Rose in a 6 litre pot
• Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit
• Year of introduction: 1826
• Flower colour: White
• Foliage colour: Green
• Fragrance: Light, Musk
• Sunlight: Full sun, Partial Shade
• Aspect: North-facing, South-facing, East-facing or West-facing
• Soil moisture: Moist but well drained
• Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering period: July, August
• Plant height (3 years): up to 6m
• Measurements are approximate
• Images courtesy of David Austin® Roses