Rose 'Fantin-Latour'

Dead head to keep the plant tidy, and prune lightly after flowering. Fantin Latour flowers in the summer on buds formed on the previous year’s growth
Scrape in a handful of blood fish and bone in early spring and after flowering late summer

Try to plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Fantin-Latour is thought of as hardy, so Fantin-Latour will tend to go dormant or grow slowly over the winter months. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.5 and 6.5 as Rose is a weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Roses are not normally grown from seed, but more usually from hard wood cuttings taken in the autumn to from grafting buds onto root stock.
Take 30 to 40 cm hard wood cuttings and strip off all but the top two leaves. Dip into rooting hormone and insert into a trench with added grit prepared in less sunny part of the garden. The cuttings will be ready for individual planting the following autumn

Look to ensure a distance 3.96 feet (1.22 metres) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.25 inches (0.64 cm) deep.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Fantin-Latour about 35 days before your last frost date.

Plant out bare root roses when they are dormant in the winter. Dig a large hole and spread out the roots. Back fill adding blood fish and bone, water well and heel in. The soil level should be 4cm above the graft
Container grown roses can be planted out at any time of year provided watering is attended to

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Fantin-Latour is a hardy plant.

Named after the French artist Henri Fantin Latour