Rose Hertfordshire

A hardy, repeating, ground-cover rose, Rosa Hertfordshire is a low, semi-evergreen, shrub rose with a bushy, spreading habit. The foliage is bright green and fairly dense. The flowers are 3”/4cm across, single and a deep carmine-pink, with paler centres and golden stamens and the little shrub flowers from midsummer into autumn. This charming little rose is ideal for planting on a bank, but as these drain fast, mulch with compost, manure or leaf-mould in early spring to conserve moisture, and for best flowering, give organic feed at the same time. Dead-head to prolong flowering, and lightly prune in March. Rose Hertfordshire holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any fertile, well-drained soil, preferably moist and humus-rich
Position: Full sun
Season of interest: Flowers midsummer to autumn
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height: 20” (50cm) Spread: 39” (1m) in 2-5 years

Photo by Salicyna, cropped, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.