Ebb Tide Rose Bushes

Ebb Tide Floribunda Rose Bushes. 3 Litre Pots.

Deep purple buds open to plum purple, becoming smokier as they mature and exposing the yellow stamens. The double flowers are medium size, old style and full of petals, with a potent spicy aroma. It is only averagely healthy and is mainly grown for cutting, rather than for appeal in the border.
Upright, with low vigour to 50cm.

Browse our range of Floribunda roses, or all of our rose varieties.

Features

• Colour: Plum purple, darkening with maturity. 
• Shape: Medium size, double, very full
• AKA Purple Eden
• Scent: Strong, clove-spice
• Flowering period: Repeats May-Oct
• Group: Floribunda
• Recommended for cutting rather than border display
• Low vigour, to 50cm

Growing Ebb Tide Roses

Suitable for any well drained soil, they thrive on clay as long as the site isn't waterlogged in winter. Because of their low vigour and average disease resistance, they are best grown in a sunny, sheltered location with good air flow. They are suitable for large patio containers. Deadhead regularly to keep new flowers coming. 

Did You Know? 

Bred in 2001 by Tom Carruth, USA. It won Most Fragrant Variety at the 2011 Rose Hills International Rose Trials, and the a Certificate of Merit at the 2005 Australian National Rose Trials.

On the seed side, its parent is derived from Sweet Chariot (a miniature rose) and Blue Nile, crossed with Stephens' Big Purple (a Hybrid Tea).
On the pollen side, it has International Herald Tribune and Rosa soulieana, crossed with Sweet Chariot and Blue Nile.

How to plant Floribunda Roses

Bare root roses are planted between late autumn and early spring (approx November-March), and container grown plants at any time of year. 

All floribundas like a good amount of sun and hate being under trees. If planting against a wall, leave about a 45cm (18") space.

Dig a hole deep enough to place the graft union between your rose's stem and roots at soil level (so it's at approximately the same level in the soil as it was before being transplanted), with plenty of room for the roots to spread out.
Improve the soil from the hole by removing rubbish, large stones, weeds and roots, then mixing in about 25% by volume of well rotted compost or manure and dusting it with bone meal. It is usually more convenient to do the mixing on a ground sheet or in a wheelbarrow. 

If your rose is bareroot, wet the roots before planting. It often helps to make a small mound at the base of the hole to set the base of the rose onto and spread the roots over.
If pot grown, soak the pot and then gently loosen some of the roots. Sprinkle some Rootgrow onto the soil, put the rose on top of it, and sprinkle the rest over the roots. 

When the roots are spread out and the graft union is level with the soil, backfill the hole with the improved soil, firming it down as you go. Water in thoroughly, water again two days later, and then keep watering in dry spells during the first and second growing seasons. 

Ornamental roses are hungry feeders and flower best when they are mulched every year and given rose food during the growing season.