The ‘Blue for You’ Shrub Rose from Whartons Roses is a must-have addition to any garden. Producing incredible sprays of repeat flowering, attractive lilac-blue blooms, it also has reliable and healthy growth that earned it the prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
A great choice for enhancing your mixed borders or to create informal hedging, as well as growing in pots and containers, this rose can be planted in a wide range of spaces, elevating garden designs with its clusters of fruity fragrant flowers. We love it positioned in a pot near an entryway, so you can enjoy the beautiful scent and flowers as you brush past each day. With its bounty of blooms, you can also add this beauty to your cut flower arrangements to admire around the home.
The ‘Blue for You’ shrub rose is a tolerant variety and easy to grow. To ensure you get the best floral display using soil improver or well-rotted manure before planting, and add a sprinkling of Mycorrhizal Fungi to encourage strong root growth. Try to find a sheltered spot in full sun, as this will ensure the roses stay looking their best for longer.
The beauty of this rose coupled with its versatility and reliability around the garden means it makes an excellent gift, as well as a wonderful addition to any rose garden to enjoy for many years to come.
Details
- Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit for consistent and healthy growth
- Size: 3-Litre Pot
- Year of introduction: 2006
- Flower colour: Lilac-blue
- Foliage colour: Green
- Rose family: Floribunda
- Bloom size: Semi-double
- Fragrance: Fruity fragrance
- Sunlight: Full sun
- Aspect: East, South or West-facing
- Soil moisture: Moist but well drained
- Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Hardiness: Hardy, but needs a sheltered position
- Flowering period (Repeat flowering): May, June, July, August, September
- Plant height (3 years): up to 0.8m
- Plant width (3 years): up to 0.6m
- Features: Healthy growth, great as a cut flower, add to mixed borders, perfect for pots
- Measurements are approximate