rosa 'albertine' - rambler rose

Preferred common name: rose 'Albertine'
Family: Rosaceae

Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered, 5-petalled flowers followed by showy red or purple fruits

Rambler roses are vigorous shrubs with long, arching, thorny or smooth stems carrying glossy foliage and large sprays of small, single or double, often fragrant flowers in early summer

'Albertine' is a large and vigorous rambling shrub to 5m, with strongly thorny, reddish stems and dark, glossy foliage. Very fragrant double, salmon-pink flowers in clusters
Plant type: Climber/Wall Shrub or Rose
Habit: Climbing
Fragrance: Flower
Hardiness: H6 (hardy - very cold winter)
Flower Colour: Pale Pink and Pale Yellow in Summer
Foliage Colour: Dark Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer
Stem Colour: Dark Red in
Ultimate height: 4-8 metres
Ultimate spread: 2.5-4 metres
Time to ultimate height: 5-10 years
Sunlight: Full sun
Aspect: East-facing, South-facing or West-facing;    Sheltered or Exposed
Cultivation: Easy to grow vigorous, rampant climber that is best trained on a wall or fence; prefers full sun
Soil: Well-drained or Moist but well-drained; Acid, Alkaline or Neutral; Chalk, Loam or Sand.