Rose 'Souvenir de la Malmaison'

Feed twice a year in very early spring as the rose starts into growth and again in mid summer after the first flush of blooms. Scrape back the soil under the rose bush and add a handful of blood fish and bone or mulch of well rotted manure. Work in carefully, taking care to avoid damage to the roots that run close to the surface.
Dead head frequently to promote new buds
Prune in mid winter, the dormant season. Remove dead diseased or damaged wood. If two stems cross choose the best and remover the other. Reduce the remaining stems by about a half, always cutting to an outward facing bud.

Position in a partial sun location and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Souvenir de la Malmaison is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Souvenir de la Malmaison requires a loamy soil with a ph of 4.5 - 8.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Not usually grown from seed but grafted onto root stock. Roses will strike from cuttings with a heel taken from semi ripe wood in the summer or hard wood cuttings taken in the autumn
Roses are grown from seed to investigate new hybrids, as rose seedlings although resembling the parents plants do not breed true

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 3.96 feet (1.22 metres) and sow at a depth of around 0.25 inches (0.64 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Souvenir de la Malmaison about 35 days before your last frost date.

Bare root roses are established in the dormant season. Dig a hole large enough to take the roots and deep enough to contain the graft about 5cm below the surface. Back fill with the soil from the hole enriched with well rotted manure or the addition of blood fish and bone. Firm in and water well
Container grown roses can be planted out at any time of year but need close attention to the watering particularly during dry spells in the first season.
Generally bare root roses establish more strongly and are more independent than container grown stock
Good on clay
Souvenir de la Malmaison is best in a sunny dry position, as some times the buds are reticent to open in poor weather

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

Cut flowers from mid summer early in the morning and put directly into water. Trim leaves that will dip below the water line and arrange in a vase

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Named after the gardens of the Empress Josephine

Bluze 1843