Rose guru Ludwig Taschner gives advice

Bets Botha of Lydenburg writes: I received an ‘Artista’ rose as a gift. I see the plant label says Panarosa – is this different to a hybrid tea rose?

Ludwig replies: Panarosa roses grow into informal, arching shrub roses, while hybrid teas have a more formal, upright growth. We coined the name Panarosa because the shrubs carry clusters of blooms and provide a panorama of colour. With their natural vigour and large leaf canopy, they anchor their roots deeply and can withstand periods of drought much better but they obviously respond to deep watering. ‘Artista Panarosa’ can be used as a freestanding specimen (2.5m wide and 3m tall) or as a climbing rose by tying and training the branches onto a pillar, trellis or fence.

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