Rose 'Comte de Chambord'

Feed with blood, fish and bone as it rose starts into growth in the spring and again after the first flush of flowers. Scrape the soil under the bush and work in the fertiliser being careful not to damage the surface roots.
Prune when dormant. Remove dead or diseased wood and crossing branches. Reduce the rest of the stems by about a third or a half.
Dead head frequently to promote new buds

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Comte de Chambord is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures.

Usually grafted onto root stock, or by semi-ripe cuttings in the autumn
Hardwood cuttings can also be taken in late autumn. Select hard wood about 30cm long and remove all but the top two leaves. Insert 20cm into a prepared trench, in a shady part of the garden. The cuttings take about a year to root, when they can be potted up individually
Roses are not normally grown from seed as they do not come true to the parent plants. Rose seedlings can be grown to investigate potential new hybrids

Plant out into well prepared ground, covering the graft with two to three cm of garden soil. Back fill adding blood fish and bone, firm in and water well in the first year. Sunny position
Container grown plants can be established at any time of year provided the watering is carefully attended to the the growing season as the roots take time to recover.
Bare rooted roses are planted out in the dormant season and establish more easily.

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

Large quartered blooms make good cut flowers.

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

Moreau Roberts, France 1860

Henri of Artois, Comte de Chambourd, was very briefly (for a few days in 1830 he was Henri V) the unproclaimed and disputed King of France

Moreau Roberts, France 1860

Madame Knorr