YouGarden Rose 'Black Baccara' Bare Root Bush

Not quite black but possibly the closest to it in a rose - this beauty will be admired by all in your garden with its sumptuous deep crimson-purple blooms.

A 'Hybrid Tea' variety, it produces large, elegant, fragrant blooms in abundance all summer long, from June right through to September. In bud, the flowers are the deepest chocolate maroon, which lightens as the petals unfurl, creating a real to-die-for classic rose.

Borne on long strong stems, the blooms stand proud in the border and will also fill large patio containers. Originally only available to florists as cut flowers, now you can grow them in your own garden to cut and create your very own beautiful vase displays.

Easy to care for and best in full sun. Like most roses prune in late winter cutting back hard to a bud as the flowers are borne on new growth that follows.

Specifications

• Supplied as 'Grade A' bare root bush with a minimum of 3 good stems
• Plant as soon as possible after receipt
• Availability: November to April
• Planting time: September to April
• Flowering time: June to September

Top Tips

• To prune, just remove any dead, dying, damaged and diseased stems and also deadhead regularly. Traditionally, you would cut just above a leaf joint with a sloping cut away from the bud, however, this isn't necessary, and don’t worry about pruning too much - roses are very resilient and will grow back.
• When pruning, make sure that your secateurs are clean and sharp to prevent squashing stems and introducing disease. Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker

Care Information

• Roses can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not frozen, waterlogged or drought-dry. Plant your rose where it can get plenty of sun for at least half of the day, and where it will be sheltered from the wind.
• Roses tolerate a wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, so add plenty of well-rotted manure into the hole if necessary and plant so that the graft union (the swollen area when the stems meet the roots) is around 3cm below soil level. Water well every other day - daily if the weather is hot and dry.
• Established roses can be watered around once a week through spring and summer - more if the weather is hot.
• For best results, feed roses in late March/April and again in late July.