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Page 3 2021 New Release Roses Page 4-5 2021 New Release Roses - Bees’ Paradise Roses® Page 6 Special Cause Roses - Always Remember—Leukaemia Foundation - Black Caviar—National Jockeys Trust - Butterfly Kisses—Variety The Children’s Charity Page 7 Special Cause Roses - Daniel Morcombe Foundation Rose - Dolly’s Dream—Alannah & Madeline Foundation - FireStar—CFS Foundation Page 8 Special Cause Roses - Guardian Angel—Bears of Hope Foundation - Peter Brock Foundation Rose - SACWA Rose—South Australian Country Women’s Assoc. Page 9 Special Cause Roses - We Will Remember Them—Office of Australian War Graves - Winx Rose—National Jockeys Trust Page 10-11 Pink Rose Favourites Page 12 Yellow & Orange Rose Favourites Pages 13 Red Rose Favourites White Rose Favourites PERFUME RATING Page 14 Purple Rose Favourites Multi-Colour Rose Favourites Mildly Fragrant Page 15 2020 Best Sellers Fragrant Page 15 Giddy Up Soil Conditioner & Giddy Up NPK Fertiliser Page 17 Rose Giftware Very Fragrant Page 18 Standard and Patio List Page 19-22 Complete list of Roses Page 23 Planting Guide

KNIGHT’S ROSES ARE PROUD TO BE THE AUSTRALIAN AGENT FOR SOME OF THE WORLDS MOST RENOWNED ROSE BREEDERS

CONTACT US 44 Jack Cooper Drive Gawler South Australia 5118 [email protected]

Open: Monday - Friday, 9:30am - 4pm. Closed on weekends www.knightsroses.com.au

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UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

This gorgeous rose is a sport of our favourite “Love You” and comes to you as a beautiful classic hybrid tea. It is graced with salmon pink pointed flower buds and a cream reverse. A lush dark green foliage is the perfect coverage for these blooms, with an abundance of flowers on the bush, it is perfect for picking a bunch for in- doors. This bush is medium height, up to 1.6 metres with a spread of ap- proximately 1.1 metres wide, perfect for any garden space.

RUBY RIBBONS

A dark, dark red, there are almost hints of black on the edges of some of the petals. If it wasn't for the brighter centre of the flower with yellow stamens the colour would al- most be too dark. The plant is spreading, it will trail down over a low wall or the side of a pot, or if grown on a flat site will be a mound- ing ground cover, without getting too big. Use for ground cover in beds or borders. Very good in pots and tum- bling over walls.

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Bees’ Paradise® is a range of top performing landscape roses for professional use in parks, gar- dens and road medians as well as an exciting addition for home gardens. The four varieties from German rose breeder Tantau will delight nature lovers and create a colourful display in every garden. These landscape roses are a sustainable solution that will bring beauty and colour com- bined with the efficiency of minimal maintenance. They are ideal in mass planting, or in small groups, borders, rockeries and containers. Five to six plants per square metre will create a car- pet of flowers.

Bees’ Paradise Roses® are dense, compact and bushy with a low spreading habit to cover the ground, approximately 40-60cm in height. These varieties feature continuous flowering in abun- dance and the spent flowers drop reasonably cleanly. The large clusters of single or semi-double flowers open fully to allow the pollen and nectar to be easily accessible to bees and other in- sects. The plants are surprisingly sturdy with healthy, disease resistant foliage and a high toler- ance to summer heat and sunburn. The four colours are: Red, White, Pink and a Salmon/Yellow Bi Colour. The bees are drawn to the prominent yellow stamens and the colour yellow. Given the volume of flowers and long flower- ing season, these roses contribute to the survival of bees offering food for most of the year. Bees are the world’s most important pollinator, transferring pollen between flowering plants and keeping the cycle of life turning. The vast majority of plants we need for food rely on polli- nation, especially by bees. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Australia’s agricultural production bene- fits from honey bee pollination. Award winning Bees’ Paradise Roses ® will be available in 2021 as bare rooted roses in winter or as potted roses in spring.

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Bee Facts

 There are over 1,500 species of Australian na- tive bees.

 Not all bees are yellow. Native bees can be many different colours, including black, yellow, red metallic green or even black with blue pol- ka dots

 Commercial honey bees (Apis mellifera) are not native to Australia. They were introduced from Europe in about 1822.

 A single honey bee may collect 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.

 Not all bees can sting. Ten species of Australian native bees are stingless.

 Pure honey was found in 2,000 year-old Egyp- tian pyramids, and was still edible.

Bees’ Paradise White Bees’ Paradise Bi Colour

Bees’ Paradise Red Bees’ Paradise Pink 5. ORDER ONLINE knightsroses.com.au our SPECIAL CAUSE roses

AWARD ALWAYS REMEMBER TM AWARD WINNER WINNER Supporting the Leukaemia Foundation, the “Always Remember” rose is a prolific and

constantly flowering Floribunda bush growing up to 1m high x 1m wide. This triple Gold Medal winner features rich golden yellow blooms, a mild spicy fragrance and healthy glossy foliage. This plant is reliable and easy to grow with excellent disease resistance and ideal for use as a border in massed plantings creating a brilliant colourful display. A beautiful way to remember your loved one and help families affected by blood cancer.

BLACK CAVIAR

A very special cultivar! Medium sized blooms with velvet burgundy red flowers and black purple on the edges, colouring to brighter in the centre. This rose is extremely fragrant, with notes of old fashioned roses, vanilla and honey jasmine. The flowers are very full and quartered, similar to the shape of old historic roses. Part proceeds from the sale of the Black Caviar Rose support the National Jockeys Trust.

AWARD WINNER

BUTTERFLY KISSES - VARIETY THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY Variety The Children’s Charity gives children who are sick, disadvantaged or who have special needs, life changing help when they need it most. Butterfly Kisses will help raise funds for this wonderful children’s charity.

This rose is a robust floribunda with large blooms of pearly pink and a medium fruity citrus fragrance. The blooms on this bush are elegant and plentiful, appearing in clusters of three to seven flowers throughout the season. Perfect for beds, borders and mass plantings, this bush grows to approx. 1m high. DANIEL MORCOMBE FOUNDATION ROSE This rose has exquisite, dark red velvety blooms, continuously flowering throughout the growing season and performs well during our hot summers. The blooms are a classic rose shape with high pointed centres and they open to a size of approximately 10cm, carried on long, straight stems. The bush is very disease resistant, tall and upright. At 1.5m in height, it provides attractive glossy green foliage as a back drop and it produces many beautiful blooms, creating a wonderful display in your garden as well as a spectacular cut-flower rose in arrangements. Part proceeds from the sale of this rose will assist the Daniel Morcombe Foundation Inc. The foundation was established to create a legacy for Daniel by providing a safer environment for children. It provides child safety awareness programs across Australia and also helps victims of crime.

DOLLY’S DREAM TM This rose varies in colour and has shades of purple, mauve, lavender and hues of pink.

In remembrance of Amy “Dolly” Everett, a Royalty is paid from every sale to the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, supporting programs that focus on protecting children from violence and creating behaviour changes in the community to reduce bullying and cyber bullying.

FIRESTAR TM The FireStar is an award-winning rose with fascinating flowers made up of unusual wavy petals. The bloom is a kaleidoscope of colours including scarlet, mandarin orange and raspberry which soften as the flowers age. A medium to large flower, with a light herbal scent, this rose is a bushy disease resistant plant and grows to approximately 1m high x 0.80m wide. GUARDIAN ANGEL A beautiful off white shrub rose with excellent fragrance on a well-shaped bush with many buds to a stem. The elegant cupped-shaped flowers have over 40 soft petals, that sometimes appears as a soft pearl colour, with pale apricot centres in Autumn. This rose has a fresh, pleasing perfume making it a great choice for indoor cut flowers.

Guardian Angel has good disease resistance and is very easy to maintain. This bush rose grows to approx. 1.25mtrs high x 75cm wide.

PETER BROCK FOUNDATION ROSE A multiple award-winning rose. A vigorous upright Hybrid Tea, with striking luminous bright red blooms, a light perfume and large spiral buds with glossy dark green foliage. Growing to 1.5m tall, this high performance rose is big on impact, just like the late great Peter Brock.

This rose symbolises and honours the legacy of Australian motor racing driver, Peter Brock. Peter was awarded the Australian Medal in 1980 for his unrivalled contribution to motorsport and his tireless community work. The Peter Brock Foundation was established before his death in 2006 as part of his commitment to support individuals, families, community groups and organisations experiencing difficulties.

SACWA ROSE Very vigorous Hybrid Tea with very dark, velvet red large flowers, sweetly scented. The plant produces stout shoots with plenty of basal shoots. Large rain resistant flowers that are long lasting. Use in bedding, small groups. Good for cutting.

The SACWA (South Australian Country Women’s Association) rose will be promoted and used to raise funds for programs that support rural aid for farmers across Australia.

PACKAGING & SHIPPING

Each and every single one of our roses are hand picked, pruned, bagged and packaged to ensure that only the very best quality are sent out. We ship Australia wide via Toll Transport (or REALiable for SA deliveries.) Orders can be placed via our website, phoning/visiting our office or email [email protected]. Ask us about our gift wrapping service! 8. ORDER ONLINE knightsroses.com.au

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Winner of the annual People’s Choice competition in the National Rose Trial Gardens with a huge 698 votes out of 1204, “We Will Remember Them” is an impressive Hybrid Tea with large high-centred blooms worthy of a prime position in any garden. Growing to 1.7m x 1.2m, this rose produces a prolific number of decorative blooms of rich yellow, edged with bright orange petals.

“We Will Remember Them” is to commemorate Australia’s involvement in the First World War at Villers Brettenoux. Knight's Roses will donate part proceeds from the sale of each rose to the Office of Australian AWARD War Graves to assist in the maintenance of war cemeteries. WINNER

WINX TM An impressive rose just like the mare, WINX! A stunning and vigorous, bushy variety with small clusters of 3-5 creamy-white, full flowers. The flowers remain on the bush for a long time and with a dense, dark green, glossy foliage creates an excellent contrast to the flower. The bushy habit provides a good cover and makes the WINX rose ideal for any garden application. Also, an outstanding potted rose. Definitely one for your list!

The astonishing Winx strung together an extraordinary 33 consecutive wins over four years—the finale in the $4 million G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on April 13 taking her to a world record 25 at Group 1 level.

Her amazing record stands at 43 starts, 37 wins, 3 seconds and $26,451,174 in prize money. She has won at distances from 1100 metres to 2200 metres, during which time she has been cared for meticulously and always with her welfare of paramount importance by her trainer Chris Waller, his staff and jockey Hugh Bowman.

Proudly supporting the National Jockeys Trust

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AUGUSTA LUISE from $21 AUSSIE MAGIC from $21 BELLISSIMO MUM from $21 BEST FRIEND from $21

BRILLIANT PINK ICEBERG from $21 BONICA from $16 CYBELLE from $21 DAN PONCET from $21

DOLLY’S DREAM from $27 DOUBLE DELIGHT from $16 DREAM CHASER from $21 DUET from $16

EIFFEL TOWER from $16 ELODIE GOSSUIN from $21 EMILY from $21 GEE WHIZ from $21

GRANDMAS ROSE from $21 HEAVEN SCENT from $21 HEIDI’S WEDDING ROSE from $21 IN APPRECIATION from $21

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JACARANDA from $16 JOY OF LIFE from $21 LEONARDO DA VINCI from $21 LOVE YOU from $21

MANY HAPPY RETURNS from $21 MOTHER’S LOVE from $21 OCEANE from $21 OLDE FRAGRANCE from $21

PERFUME DELIGHT from $21 PER-FYOOM PERFUME from $21 PIERRE DE RONSARD from $21 PINK MOON from $21

PRINCESS DE MONACO from $16 QUEEN ELIZABETH CLB from $16 SEDUCTION from $21 SONIA RYKIEL from $21

STRYKE ME PINK from $21 THE CHILDREN’S ROSE from $21 VIOLINA from $21 WILLIAM CHRISTIE from $21

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APRICOT CLEMENTINE from $21 ARABIA CLB from $21 ASHRAM from $21 CLOSE TO YOU from $21

EMILIEN GUILLOT from $21 FRIESIA from $16 GENE TIERNEY from $21 GOLD BUNNY from $16

GUYS GOLD from $21 HELMUT SCHMIDT from $16 JOYFULNESS from $16 JUST JOEY from $16

MIKADO from $21 MONICA from $21 MME PAULE MASSAD from $21 NELSON MONFORT from $21

NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE from $21 PAUL BOCUSE from $21 RECONCILIATION from $21 REMEMBER ME from $21

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CLB KARDINAL from $21 BURGUNDY ICEBERG from $21 DEVOTED TO YOU from $21 FATHER’S LOVE from $21

GRANDPA’S ROSE from $21 HOT CHOCOLATE from $16 MR LINCOLN from $16 SACWA ROSE from $27

WHITE favourites

ASPIRIN from $21 FAIRY DUST from $21 ICEBERG from $16 MARTINE GUILLOT from $21

PASCALI from $16 CLB PRIDE OF VENUS from $21 PRINCESS OF WALES from $21 WINX from $27

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ANGEL FACE from $16 BLUE MOON from $16 CHARLES DE GAULLE from $16 EBB TIDE from $21

FLORENCE DE LATTRE from $21 FRAGRANT PLUM from $16 LAGERFELD from $16 LITTLE WISHES from $21 MULTI COLOUR favourites

ABRACADABRA from $21 CANDY STRIPE from $16 ENCHANTING from $21 HANNAH GORDON from $16

PEACE from $16 PERFECT HARMONY from $21 SCENTIMENTAL from $21 THAT’S LIFE from $21

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1. DANIEL MORCOMBE from $27 2. WINX from $27 3. BLACK CAVIAR from $27 4. We Will Remember Them from $27

5. ALWAYS REMEMBER from $27 6. DOLLY’S ROSE from $27 7. EBB TIDE from $21 8. FIRESTAR from $27

9. SACWA ROSE from $27 10. PIERRE DE RONSARD from $21 11. GUARDIAN ANGEL from $27 12. REMEMBER ME from $21

13. ABRACADABRA from $21 14. FATHER’S LOVE from $21 15. SCENTIMENTAL from $21 16. BEST FRIEND from $21

17. FRAGRANT PLUM from $16 18. PETER BROCK from $27 19. BLUE MOON from $16 20. MOTHER’S LOVE from $21

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STEP 1: STEP 2: NPK Fertelizer Giddy Up Soil Conditioner is a totally organic soil conditioner Pink Granulated Custom Blend that includes all the nutrients required to give new roses a “giddy up” when first planted. Humates are now recognised as the single most productive input in sustainable agriculture. They are totally natural; and safe for all gardens and soil types. Giddy Up is fully endorsed by Knight’s Roses (one of Austral- ia’s largest rose growers and suppliers). Knight’s Roses offers a comprehensive collection of rose bushes. Giddy Up Bio-Humate (with added Lime, Gypsum, Urea and Basalt) is the perfect starting platform for your roses! ROSE GIFTWARE

SA Gardens Magazine Rose Pocket Apron $3.50 $31.95

Long Sleeved Gardener’s Glove $19.95

Patent Cosmetic Bag $13.95

Gardener’s Balm $24.95

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Current Standard and Patio roses list, available while stocks last. Abracadabra Ebb Tide Lili Marlene

Angel Face Fathers Love Love You

Apricot Nectar Firestar Manou Meilland

Ashram Flower Carpet Amber Mothers Love

Aspirin Flower Carpet Apple Blossom Mr Lincoln

Augusta Luise Flower Carpet Cherry Peace

Aussie Magic Flower Carpet Gold Perfume Delight

Baronne Edmond de Rothschild Flower Carpet Pink Per-fyoom Perfume

Bella Rosa Flower Carpet Red Peter Frankenfeld

Bellissimo Mum Flower Carpet Scarlet Pierre de Ronsard

Best Friend Forget Me Not Princess De Monaco

Black Caviar Friesia Regensburg

Blue Moon Gold Bunny Remember Me

Blushing Knockout Grandma’s Rose RSL Rose

Bonica Grandpa’s Rose SACWA

Brilliant Pink Iceberg Guardian Angel Scentimental

Burgundy Iceberg Hot Pink Bonica Seafoam

Charles De Gaulle Iceberg Seduction

Cherry Bonica In Appreciation Sexy Rexy

Chicago Peace Jacaranda Shady Lady

Cream Abundance John F Kennedy Soul Sister

Daniel Morecombe Joyfulness St Patrick

Dearest Julia's Rose The Golden Child

Dolly’s Rose Just Joey Transplant Australia Thank you Rose

Double Delight Kardinal Twilight zone

Double Knockout La Sevilana Winx

Dream Chaser Lavender Ice

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Available while stocks last. About Face Best Friend Charles De Gaulle

Abracadabra Beyond Blue Chaucer

Abraham Derby Big Purple Cherry Bonica

Addictive Lure Black Beauty Chicago Peace

Adolf Horstman Black Boy CLB Child’s Love

A Daughters Gift Black Caviar China Girl

Alecs Red Black Velvet Chippendale

All Gold Blue Moon Chrysler Imperial

Aloha CLB Blue Moon CLB Cinderella CLB

Always Remember Blue River Circus

Angel Face Blushing Knockout City of Adelaide

Angel Face CLB Blushing Piere de Ronsard CLB City of Newcastle

Aoteroa Blushing Pink Iceberg City of Perth

Apricot Clementine Bonica Claire Rose

Apricot Nectar Bonnie Babes Close To You

Apricot Passion Bordeaux Copper Gem

Arabia CLB Brandy Cream Abundance

Ashram Brass Band Crepuscule

Aspirin Bridal Shower Crown Princess Mary

Athena Brief encounter Cumberland CLB

Atomic Blonde Bright Spirit Cybelle

Augusta Luise Brilliant Pink Iceberg Cymbeline

Aussie Magic Buff Beauty Dame Elizabeth Murdoch

Avon Burgundy Iceberg Dan Poncet

Barock CLB Butterfly Kisses Daniel Morcombe

Barrone Edmond de Rothschild Cabana Dark Desire

Baroque Camp David Desert Glo CLB

Beautiful Girl Candlelight Devoted To You

Bees Paradise Bi Colour Candy Stripe Diamond Jubilee

Bees Paradise Pink Cara Mia Diana Princess of Wales

Bees Paradise Red Carefree Wonder Dolly’s Rose

Bees Paradise White Cassandra CLB Double Delight

Bella Rosa Cecile Brunner CLB Double Knockout

Belle of Berlin Champagner Dream Chaser

Bellissimo Mum Charles Austin Dream Lover 19. ORDER ONLINE knightsroses.com.au COMPLETE LIST OF ROSES D-L

Duet Fragrant Charm Honour

Dwarf Fairy Fragrant Cloud Hot Chocolate

Earth Angel Fragrant Plum Hot Cocoa

Ebb Tide Francis Meilland (Father of the Peace) Hot Pink Bonica

Eiffel Tower Friesia Iceberg

Ekstase Gallipoli Iceberg CLB

Elodie Gossuin Garden Party Imp

Emilien Guillot Gee Whiz In Appreciation

Emily Gene Tierney Indian Summer

Ena Harkness Gift of Friendship Innocenia

Enchanting Gold Bunny Irresistable

Espresso Gold Bunny CLB It’s Magic!

Eufemia Gold Jewel Jacaranda

Evelyn Fisson Gold Medal Jazz Festival

Fair Bianca Golden Beauty Jeanne Lajoie

Fairy Dust Golden Friendship Joelle Marouani

Falling In Love Golden Jubilee John F Kennedy

Fathers Love Golden Years Joy of Health

Fearless Gra’s Blue Joy of Life

Fionas Wish Graham Thomas Joyfulness

Fire and Ice Granada Julia’s Rose

Firestar Grandma’s Rose Just Joey

First Prize Guardian Angel Kaila’s Wish

Flamingo Guy’s Gold Kalinka

Flemington Racecourse Hannah Gordon Kardinal

Flirtatious Harry Wheatcroft Kardinal CLB

Florence delattre Heart of Gold Kentucky Derby

Floriana Heaven Scent Kings Ransom

Flower Carpet Apple Blossom Heidi’s Wedding Rose Knockout

Flower Carpet Pink Helmut Schmidt La France CLB

Flower Carpet Scarlet Heritage La Sevilana

Flower Carpet White High Hopes CLB Lacy Parasol

Follow Your Dreams Honey Dijon Lady X

Forget Me Not Honey Perfume Lagerfeld

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Lavender Ice Moonstone Perfume Perfection

Leander Mothers Love Per-fyoom Perfume

Lemon Friesia Moulin Rouge Persian Eyes

Leonardo Da Vinci Mr Lincoln Peter Brock Foundation Rose

Lili Marlene Mr Lincoln CLB Peter Frankenfeld

Lillian Austin Mutabilis Peter Frankenfeld CLB

Linked Hearts My Hero Phoenix

Little Chap Nelson Monfort Pierre de Ronsard CLB

Little Wishes Neptune Pink Bassino

Lord Gold New Dawn CLB Pink Champagne

Lorraine Lee Notre Dame Du Rosaire Pink Knockout

Louisa Stone Oceane Pink Moon

Love In Oklahoma Playboy

Love Potion Olde Fragrance Plum Crazy

Love You Olivia Newton John Polarstern

Loving Memory Orange Babyflor Pope Jon Paul II

Madame Anisette Oranges and Lemons Pretty Jessica

Maggie Origami Pride of Venus

Magma Osiria Princess Charlene de Monaco

Make A Wish Othello Princess Claire of Belgium

Makybe Diva Our Honey Olivia Princess de Monaco

Manou Meilland Outback Angel Princess of Wales

Manuel Canovas Outback Dreaming Prospero

Many Happy Returns Outback Hero Queen Adelaide

Margaret Merril Pape Meilland Queen Elizabeth

Marilyn Monroe Papa Meilland CLB Quick Silver

Martine Guillot Pascali Radox Bouquet

Mary Rose Paul Bocuse Reconciliation

Meleods Daughter’s Peace Red Cross Rose

Melinda Gainsford Peace CLB Red Meidland

Michaelangelo Peacekeeper Red Pierre de Ronsard CLB

Mikado Penny Lane CLB Red Rosy Hedge

Madame Paule Massad Perfect Harmony Regensberg

Monica Perfume Delight Remember Me

Moonglow Perfume Passion Rosario CLB

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Ruby Celebration Sunny Knockout Winter Sun

Sacred Heart Supanova Winx

Salmon Scentsation Sweet Caitlin Woburn Abbey

Satchmo Sweet Haze Zepherine Drouhin CLB

Savoy Hotel Sweet Intoxication

Scentimental Sweet Senses

Seafoam CLB Sylvia

Seduction CLB Tamora

Shocking Blue Tantaus Bernstein

Shooting Star Tequila Sunrise

Silk Hat That’s Life

Simply Magic The Children's Rose

Simply Marvellous The Golden Child

Simply Sally The RSL Rose

Sir Cliff Richard The Squire

Sir Donald Bradman Tiffany

Slim Dusty Touch of Class

Smooth Claudia Transplant Australia Thank You Rose

Sonia Rykiel Triple Treat

Soul Sister Troilus

Spirit Tuscan Sun

Spirit of Peace Twilight Glow

Spirit of Rural Women Twilight Zone

St John Rose Unconditional Love

St Patrick Unconventional Lady

Stainless Steel Versigny

Strawberry Crush Veterans Honour

Stryke Me Pink Violina

Sultry Vol De Nuit

Summer Fragrance Warm Wishes

Summer Lady Warrior

Summer Memories Westerland CLB

Summer Romance We Will Remember Them

Sundance William Christie

22. ORDER ONLINE knightsroses.com.au PLANTING guide Bare Root Roses – Winter Dormant

 Make sure roots are kept wet until ready for planting.  Dig a planting hole twice as wide as roots and combine well-rotted compost.  Create a small mound in planting hole for roots to sit on.  Position plant so that the main stem or graft is approx. 25mm above soil.  Backfill with soil, combining some slow release fertiliser.  Water well via deep soaking.  Trim back half the stem length (see diagram).

Potted Roses – Anytime of the Year

 Dig a hole larger than pot and combine slow release fertiliser to base of hole.  Remove well-watered plant from pot without disturbing roots.  Place into hole and gently backfill with soil. Water in well via deep soaking.  Trim back stems by half during winter dormancy time.

Listed below are answers to popular questions about growing, planting and caring for roses. If you don’t see the answer you’re looking for, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Q: What are the best conditions for planting roses? A: Roses do best in a well-drained area that gets at least 5-6 hours a day of direct sunlight. The soil should be pH neutral and have plenty of organic matter. It’s best to plant roses away from trees and other shrubs that have extensive, established root systems.

Q: I think my rose bushes may have spider mites. What should I do? A: Signs of spider mites include yellowing, very fine webs and small dark spots under the underside of leaves. If you see these signs, mites may be the cause. Fortunately, spider mites are usually only a problem during the heat of summer, so check under the leaves regularly. If you see signs of mites, spray under all the leaves in the early morning every day for several days and thoroughly wet the ground under the roses to create humidity, which discourages mites. A miticide can be used in severe cases, but this is usually expensive and should not be used more than twice in one year.

Q: When is the best time to prune my rose bushes? A: July is the best time to prune roses in Australia (or in August if your area receives frost).

Q: What are some guidelines for pruning? A: When pruning a rosebush, you’ll want to cut the bush back by at least half of its height. If there are any sections that did not produce good growth in the past season, trim these areas back. Thin any crowded areas and trim any branches smaller than 1 cm in diameter. It’s also a good idea to spray after pruning to prevent fungal spores such as blackspot, mildew and rust.

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