Rose 'Duchesse de Montebello'

Summer flowering roses are best pruned as soon as flowering has finished. Remove dead or diseased stems completely and those that cross causing rubbing and stem damage. Shorten the remaining stems by a half to a third. In an established rose two or three of the oldest stems can also be removed completely to make room for younger flowering stems and prevent the bush becoming a tangled mess

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Duchesse de Montebello is thought of as hardy, so Duchesse de Montebello 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 normal grown from seed except when investigating potential new varieties because they do not come true from seed
Roses are more easily reproduced by hard wood cuttings in the late autumn are commercially by grafting buds onto rootstock

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 Duchesse de Montebello about 35 days before your last frost date.

Bare root roses are planted only in the rose dormant season. Dig a hole wide and deep enough to take the rose roots without bending or constricting. Add a hatful of microrizal fungi dust or alternatively all a handful of blood fish and bone to the back fill. Settle the rose in and ensure the rootstock is covered. Firm in and water.

Pot grown roses can be planted at any time of year provided that they are key well watered in the growing season for the first year. Rough the roots as the rose is removed from the pot to stimulate new growth and to help overcome the effects of being pot bound. Dig a hole large enough to take the rootball and add a hand full of blood fish and bone to the backfill. Firm in and water well.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Duchesse de Montebello is a hardy plant.

Summer flowering

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

The Duchesse de Montebello was the Mistress of the Robes to Empress Marie Louise of France.

Bred by Laffay in France, before 1829