Rose 'Heaven On Earth'

A divine choice with clusters of apricot to pink large (15cm), cupped blooms that last well, softening to almost cream with maturity. The colours can be influenced by the temperature. They have up to 80 petals to a flower and even boast an impressive vase life too.

Once the blooms have finished they leave behind decorative hips in red, orange and green.

A new, Floribunda bush rose from renown breeders Kordes. It has excellent health and vigour growing, a compact bush that grows 90-120cm.

Rose 'Heaven on Earth' rates a 3/5 on our fragrance scale, it has nice spicy notes.

Would any other Rose smell as sweet? Tesselaar has selected this Rose variety especially for its fragrance, you can rest assured it is also vigorous, hardy and disease resistant.

Rose bushes are upright, elegant shrubs that are adorned twice a year with spectacular, showy blooms.

The basics of rose care are simply ...

1. Keep the plants moist at all times, but never allow the roots to sit in water.

2. Feed generously, and frequently, two or three times over the flowering season.

3. Keep pests to a minimum (this is usually not a problem if you start with a strong variety, and keep it well watered and well fed).

4. Prune back once a year.

5. Keep the area around the roots weed free, and ensure 4-6 hours of sun per day. Loamy soils are ideal, though Roses will grow in heavy top soils (if well drained) and sandy soils (if kept watered and fed more frequently). For Roses to thrive, good drainage is critical.

When providing your roses with a supporting show and companion planting try and leave a bit of space around their root zone clear.