Rosa Generosa Cybelle - Shrub Rose

These roses prefer a sunny location (at least 4 to 5 hours of sun per day) but sheltered from the burning rays of midday and strong wind. Plant them from October to April. Easy to cultivate, roses appreciate loose, permeable and humus-rich soils. They prefer a soil with a neutral pH but will adapt to any garden as long as the soil is well worked and sufficiently rich. To plant your potted rose, work the soil to a depth of 25 cm (10in), crumble the soil well and place a base amendment such as bonemeal at the bottom of the planting hole. Position your plant, freed from its pot, covering the top of the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, fill in and water generously to eliminate air pockets. During dry weather, water regularly for a few weeks to encourage rooting. Also provide your rose with special rose fertiliser to stimulate flowering. Prune its branches by a third each spring.

Roses are often spotted or unsightly at the end of summer, but this is not a problem for their development. These spots are not harmful to the rose, it is a natural phenomenon.