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Rosa Sherlock Holmes

Rosa Sherlock Holmes 'Harklement'

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Well-packaged rose bush, looks healthy, 3 well-pruned stems.

mariefrance, 29/11/2024

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A repeat-flowering English shrub rose, which bears superb double flowers, 8 to 10cm (3 to 4in) wide, in a soft apricot colour. The flowers boast an intense spicy and fruity fragrance. Its upright habit is strong. It has beautiful glossy dark green foliage. Its resistance to diseases is excellent. A reliable choice!
Flower size
9 cm
Height at maturity
95 cm
Spread at maturity
70 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -20°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time January to April, September to December
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Description

Rosa Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the best in the series of modern hybrids called English Legend. This astonishing variety combines beautiful form, delicate fragrance, strong growth, and excellent disease resistance. It bears beautiful dark green foliage. It produces fully double roses, delicately coloured in apricot-orange. They bloom for several months, emitting a beautiful spicy and fruity fragrance. It is a reliable choice for borders and flower beds. Its roses are also very beautiful in a vase.

 

The English Legend collection brings together roses created in England in the 1990s by the famous breeder Robert Harkness. With their repeat flowering and delicate fragrance, they express all the charm of English roses. Rosa Sherlock Holmes is a hybrid tea rose, characterised by an upright habit and vigorous growth. This bush quickly reaches about 90cm (35in) in height and 70cm (28in) in width. Its thorny stems bear reddish young shoots that unfold into dark green, shiny leaves, divided into 5 finely toothed leaflets. The foliage is not very susceptible to diseases under good growing conditions. Its flowering is long and abundant, renewing itself in successive waves from May-June to October if the soil remains moist. The flowers are solitary or gathered in small clusters of 3. They have a diameter of 8 to 10cm (3 to 4in). Their somewhat globular cups are composed of 90 petals arranged in quarters. Their fragrance is pronounced, reaching its peak at noon and in the evening, after a hot and sunny day. The foliage is deciduous, falling in autumn.

 

English shrub roses can be used to create beautiful small hedges, planted along the edge of a patio, or in modest-sized shrub borders. Combine them with Mexican oranges or caryopteris, for example. They make good companions for panicle phlox and tall baby's breath. Rosa Sherlock Holmes will look wonderful when planted in groups of 3, forming an extremely decorative large bush. It can be surrounded by catmints, lavenders, and perennial or shrubby salvias with blue, mauve, or white flowers. This very hardy rose requires little maintenance. It thrives in full sun or partial shade. It will delight all gardeners, whether beginners or experienced.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 95 cm
Spread at maturity 70 cm
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour orange
Flowering time June to October
Flower size 9 cm
Fragrance Very fragrant, fruity and spicy
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Rosa

Cultivar

Sherlock Holmes 'Harklement'

Family

Rosaceae

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Rootstock

Rosa multiflora (4L/5L pot)

Product reference154232

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Planting and care

Plant in a sunny location. English roses are tolerant, but do not like excessive limestone. They will adapt to any garden as long as the soil is well worked, not too heavy, and sufficiently rich. To plant your rose, work the soil by crumbling it and add fertiliser to the bottom of the planting hole (dried blood or dehydrated horn, for example). Water generously after planting to remove any air pockets. Water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate rooting. Provide your rose with special rose fertiliser that stimulates flowering.

Pruning bushy English roses is essential for flowering. Shorten the branches to two or three buds above the ground in spring, choosing an outward-facing bud for a more elegant habit. Remove dead wood and unsightly branches. Pruning should be done at an angle above a bud.

Regularly remove faded flowers to encourage new blooms.

Roses are often stained or unsightly at the end of summer, but this will not hinder their development. These spots are a natural phenomenon and will not harm the rose.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time January to April, September to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Free-standing
Hardiness Hardy down to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, ordinary, well-prepared

Care

Pruning instructions Pruning bushy English roses is essential for flowering. Shorten the branches to two or three buds above the ground in spring, choosing an outward-facing bud for a more elegant habit. Remove dead wood and unsightly branches. Pruning should be done at an angle above a bud. Regularly remove faded flowers to encourage new blooms.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March to April
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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