Rose 'Albéric Barbier'

Preferred common name: rose 'Albéric Barbier'
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

'Albéric Barbier' is a strong-growing rambling rose to 5m, with glossy, bright green foliage and clusters of slightly scented, fully double, creamy-white flowers flushed yellow in bud.

Plant type: Climber/Wall Shrub or Rose
Habit: Climbing
Fragrance: Flower
Hardiness: H5 (hardy - cold winter)
Flower Colour: Cream in Summer
Foliage Colour: Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer
Ultimate height: 4-8 metres
Ultimate spread: 2.5-4 metres
Time to ultimate height: 5-10 years
Sunlight:     Full sun/Part shade
Aspect: North-facing, East-facing, South-facing or West-facing; Sheltered or Exposed
Cultivation: Easy to grow vigorous, semi-evergreen climber that is best trained on a wall or fence. Tolerates some shade and can succeed on north facing walls
Soil: Well-drained or Moist but well-drained; Acid, Alkaline or Neutral; Chalk, Loam or Sand
Propagation: Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by budding in summer.