How to plant and care for Rose (Floribunda, Bush)

Rosa (Floribunda)

🌸 Flower 🔁 Perennial

A bushy, repeat-flowering rose with big clusters of blooms from June to autumn — the best roses for colour in beds and pots.

When to plant and care for it

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Prune

Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.

On planting day
Plant
Plant at the same depth as it was in its pot, 60 cm apart, and firm in.
0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.

February
Winter Prune
Cut stems back to 20–30 cm above the ground to an outward-facing bud, and remove dead, weak and crossing stems.
March
Spring Feed
Scatter rose feed around the base and mulch with well-rotted manure, keeping it off the stems.
May
Check for Blackspot and Aphids
Pick off leaves with black spots and squash aphid clusters on the buds.
July
Deadhead and Feed
Snip faded clusters back to the first full leaf and give a second rose feed for more flowers.
November
Clear Fallen Leaves
Rake up and bin fallen leaves to reduce blackspot next year.