Rose 'Anne Boleyn'

Feed twice a year with blood fish and bone. Scrape a little of the soil from under the bush and sprinkle a handful of blood fish and bone. Work this in lightly, taking care not to damage the roots that run close to the surface.
Dead head frequently, to promote new buds
Prune in the dormant season. Remove dead or diseased wood. Select the best of two crossing stems and cut to completely the one that is not needed. The rest of the stems can be shortened by a half, a third or two thirds depending upon the growth needed. Cut to an outward facing bud

Try to plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Anne Boleyn is thought of as hardy, so it can be safe to leave outdoors for the majority of winter (although if in doubt, using a row cover is often a good idea). Planting Anne Boleyn in loamy soil with a ph of between 5.5 and 6.5 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil.

Hybrid. Will not reliably grow true to type from seed.
However roses easily take from hard wood cuttings, taken in the autumn. Commercially, roses are budded onto rootstock

Plant out bare root stock in the dormant season. Dig a hole big enough to contain the roots without bending and deep enough to cover the union by about 3cm. Backfill adding a hand full of blood fish and bone, firm in and water
Container roses can be planted at any time of year, but take longer to establish, careful watering is required
Water newly established plants well during dry spell during the first season

As Anne Boleyn is hardy, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1999 as ‘Ee/2b/91’.
European Union – Application No: 19991797 on 7 Dec 1999
Proposed Denomination: AUSecret. ¹

Registration name: AUSecret
The date of Anne Boleyn’s birth is not known for sure. According to some sources, it could have been as early as 1500 or 1501. Other sources say 1508 or 1509. What is known is that King Henry VIII became interested in Anne while he was still married to Catherine. When Anne became pregnant, she and Henry were secretly married, sometime around St. Paul’s Day (25 January) 1533 and Henry’s marriage to Catherine ended in May. On 1 June, Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. On 7 September, her daughter, Princess Elizabeth was born. Times being what they were, Anne was under a great deal of pressure to produce a male heir. Two pregnancies followed, but the child was either miscarried or stillborn. In the meantime, her husband was taking a shine to one of Anne’s ladies-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. Anne’s days were numbered. On 2 May 1536, she was arrested and charged with adultery, incest, and plotting to murder the king — charges which she denied. She was executed 19 May and buried in an unmarked grave in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. During renovation of the chapel under Queen Victoria’s reign, Anne’s final resting place was identified and so marked. ¹

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