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MME. ALFRED CARRIÈRE - how to?

TashaBTashaB Posts: 6
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Hello, I wondered whether anyone can help me?

I have just taken delivery of my DA Mme Alfred Carriere Rose in potted form.  I would like to grow this up the front of my SE facing house.  I have read all the instructions on how to train this Rose, so I feel quite confident about that, but what I can't find is any information on how to actually plant it.

I am a little nervous, because I want to get this right!  My questions are:

Can I plant it now?

How far away from the wall should I plant it? And do I angle it?

and finally, do I plant the knuckle bit at the bottom of the rose above or below the soil?

Thanking you in advance for any help you can offer ????

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  • TashaBTashaB Posts: 6

    Thank you pansyface - I don't know how I missed that tutorial!  Does it make any difference that mine is a potted rose, rather than a bare foot do you know?

  • TashaBTashaB Posts: 6

    Brilliant thank you, and I'm off to find some manure tomorrow ?

  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254

    Hi TashaB,

    Be aware that that rose tree can grow quite huge! My specimen flowers at unpredictable times of the year. Lovely perfume. 

  • TashaBTashaB Posts: 6

    I know it's going to be a job to keep on top of it all.  But I can't wait for the flowers, and the scent! ? How long after you planted your rose did it flower just out of interest?

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    Mme Alfred Carriere produces most of its flowers on wood formed in the previous year so next summer's growth will give you blooms in 2019. 

    Last edited: 18 October 2017 08:08:56


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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