A vigorous arching species rose. The red leaf rose is valued by gardeners and flower arrangers for its attractive glaucous purple foliage. The small, simple, soft pink flowers are beautifully offset by the foliage.
It is a vase-shaped suckering shrub that typically grows to 250 cm tall. The slightly fragrant five-petalled flowers appear in late spring. Flowers are followed by abundant orange-red hips that ripen in Autumn and usually persist well into winter. Reddish violet canes have very few thorns. Canes and hips provide winter interest.
Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained loams in full sun. Best foliage colour may be in part shade, but best flowering and disease resistance generally occur in full sun. Water deeply once per month in summer and use a thick mulch near the base of the plant to retain moisture.
We are a plant nursery in the Algarve specialising in dry mediterranean species. We propagate and grow our own stock in conditions they are likely to endure when they are planted out.
We grow plants that are adapted to the dry land conditions in Portugal and southern Spain, both mediterranean perennials and succulents.
We choose plants that require very little water and maintenance. We produce a range of dry land plants that are typical of the worlds mediterranean regions. These are available to order ready for planting in the wetter months of the year. Please order the plants you need and we’ll have them ready at the best time for planting.
To ensure your new plants adapt and establish quickly, we produce them in special anti-spiral root pruning containers and a range of fibre pots (no plastic waste) with our own tried and tested growing media.
Viveiros Jardimseco
Tavira, Algarve
Please note we have no retail outlet or garden centre and are not open to the public. For more information you can contact us here.
Plantas adaptadas à seca - produzimos plantas adaptadas às condições de Portugal e Sul de Espanha, tanto espécies mediterrânicas como suculentas.
Oferecemos uma gama de espécies típicas das zonas climáticas mediterrânicas em todo o mundo.