Rose 'Nuits de Young'

Dead head after flowering and prune only lightly after flowering in late summer. Thin the weakest stems to promote flowering the following season. Flowers are formed on growth produced the previous season

Try to plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Nuits de Young is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Nuits de Young requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 - 6.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil.

Roses are not normally grown from seed but cuttings or grafts
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

Ensure a distance of 3.96 feet (1.22 metres) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.25 inches (0.64 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Nuits de Young about 35 days before your last frost date.

Bare root roses are best planted late autumn or early winter, they seem to establish more quickly and require less watering are the season progresses. Roses grown in containers can be planted out at any time but may need more daily care

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

Called ‘Old Black’ as it is the darkest of the moss roses

Laffay 1845

Old Black