POLYANTHA ROSES
GAINING IN POPULARITY
Polyantha as a class among roses is gaining increasing popularity, and justly so, as the bushes flower over a very long period, producing sprays- of bloom suitable for cut flowers. The plants do not take up,-much space in the garden, being equally suitable for small or large gardens. The polyantha roses may be used either as single specimens or in beds of one variety, or again as a low hedge to divide the flower garden from the vegetable plot. Another very satisfactory method of growing them is in groups with perennial plants such as delphiniums interspersed. The various shades lend themselves to a variety of colour schemes.
The pruning of polyantha roses does not present any difficulty. They may be cut back freely at almost any time of the year if blooming has been so constant as to have weakened the plant. Withered flowers should, of course, be removed as they appear. The bushes may be trimmed back in February and a regular pruning given in July when the other roses are being pruned. If the bushes arc getting too dense it is advisable to thin out the shoots somewhat right from the base, leaving strong, healthy growths only.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1935, Page 26
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204POLYANTHA ROSES Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1935, Page 26
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