Sweet Wishes Rose Bushes

Rosa Sweet Wishes

A stunning, deep red, double flowered rose from our list of roses to give as presents, Sweet Wishes packs an enormous floral punch, especially if one considers this particular patio rose's size. Sweet Wishes will only grow to about 50 cm tall, with a rounded bush shape and strong mid-green supporting foliage. The small, velvety flowers grow generously and continuously from June to September so that they can be a real focal point in the garden. The overlapping petals form concentric circles around golden stamens that result in a flower with real depth and impact. We also have other patio roses that might appeal like the pale pink Lovely Bride. Or if you are looking for something bigger but just as red, then look at One in a Million for a rose that genuinely lives up to its name.

Close your eyes and make a Sweet Wish

You could not find a more trouble free and long lasting plant to wish upon your garden. It will sit happily ensconced at the front of a border dwarfed by airy and billowing wispy cosmos, or broken up by exclamation marks of Hidcote lavender for a real English look. But patio roses really come into their own in pots where they can lighten, brighten and entertain in the smallest garden. The pot should be frost proof and at least 30 cm deep, filled with a few crocks at the bottom and plenty of free draining compost with a bit of added grit. Find a colour and texture of pot that will flatter the rose not distract from it. Sweet Wishes would look gorgeous in a silvery lead pot but not so good in terracotta! With regular watering and a liquid feed during the growing season, Sweet wishes will then reward you with many buds. At this point change your regime to a high potash feed to really boost flower production. Plant up your pot with some Silver or Golden Queen thyme too. Not only will their coloured foliage set off the rose, but it will mean you have a handy supply of fresh herbs just there ready to use all summer. And really don't forget how petite this rose is - it would even work on a window sill! And weirdly, patio roses are great for erosion control so if you have a sloping bank, plant lots of patio roses to knit the soil together and prevent slippage.

Features

• Size: 40-60 cm
• Colour: dark red, golden stamen
• Shape: double flower
• Scent: light
• Flowering: continuous summer/autumn
• Group: patio

Patio roses for pressing

The old fashioned hobby of pressing flowers is coming back into vogue and Sweet Wishes would provide perfect specimens. Only use a bloom at its peak and experiment with pressing it between blotting paper and hardboard, using rubber bands to hold the sheets together. And being the immediate gratification society we are, instead of waiting the requisite four weeks to retrieve your treasure, you can now try microwaving your homemade press for almost immediate results!

Please Note:

• This rose is a gift and is carefully packed with tissue paper and (as long as you ask us to insert a message) a handwritten card. 
• It is delivered by next day delivery service. Please give us instructions if the delivery address is at all difficult and ideally let us know where the parcel can be left if no one is in.
• This rose is not in flower when it is delivered
• It is a barerooted plant that has been containerised. It is best to leave it in the pot until March and then plant it out candling the rootball very carefully so as not to damage any new roots.

Never let Sweet Wishes dry out, and feed with a rose fertiliser in spring. Once buds form, feed with a high potash fertiliser, especially if grown in pots. Light trim in late winter back to a healthy bud to keep shape and encourage flowers. Every year, replace some of the top layers of compost with fresh new John Innes number 3 compost.