Wild Duo - Duo of Roses and Catmints

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Nepeta is flowering. The rose bush is struggling to come back. Not a single bud!

Anne Marie, 04/06/2025

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x1

Rosa Queen of Sweden - English Shrub Rose

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x3

Nepeta faassenii Six Hills Giant - Catnip

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A beautiful combination, the tenderness and roundness of the candy pink flowers of the Queen of Sweden Rose, with the lightness of 3 Nepeta Six Hill's Giant, which surround it in a haze of lavender flowers. Charm, simplicity, ease of cultivation and maintenance, endless flowering, it's a winning duo to create the structure of a wonderful romantic or English-style flowerbed!

Exposure

Sun, Partial shade

Hardiness

Hardy down to -20.5°C

Soil type

Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)

Height at maturity

1 m

Spread at maturity

2 m

Soil moisture

Moist soil

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Best planting time March to April, September to October

Recommended planting time February to March, September to November

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Description

This is a wonderful 'Wild Duo', a beautiful combination between the tenderness and roundness of a remarkable English rose, and the lightness of Nepeta Six Hill's Giant. The blush pink cabbage roses bloom in a mist of lavender flowers, from late spring to the first frost, and this refined scene brings a crazy charm to the most modest flower bed, to the most intimate garden. This is the winning duo to create the structure of a wonderful romantic or English-style flower bed!

This kit consists of:

- x 1 David Austin Queen of Sweden Rose : a bush with an upright habit, always neat and fresh regardless of the climate and weather. Its flowering is continuous from June to October, consisting of large, very double flowers of 10 cm (4in), in a tender blush pink colour, beautiful at all stages. This bush, 1 m (3ft) tall and 75 cm (30in) wide, proves to be very resistant to diseases and produces very beautiful cut flowers. The foliage falls in autumn.

- x 3 Nepeta (x) faassenii Six Hill's Giant: this perennial blooms from May to October if the faded inflorescences are pruned. Weakly suckering, these Nepetas form bushes 50 cm (20in) tall and 60 cm (24in) wide, bearing numerous spikes of blue lavender flowers where bees and butterflies gather. Its soft grey-green foliage releases an enchanting aromatic scent when crushed, known to attract cats. The vegetation dries up in winter.

Plant this Wild Duo in a sunny or partly shaded flower bed in the afternoon in hot regions. There are plenty of ideas for associations to create a large flower bed, according to each gardener's taste. You can embellish it with blue bellflowers, Damask nigellas, Bristol Fairy gypsophiles (white) or Rosenschleier gypsophiles (pink), leaning against the cloud cabbage (Crambe cordifolia) and the 'Powis Castle' shrubby wormwood, in a large English-style flower bed, blooming for months. Also consider Lychnis coronaria Angel's Blush or Viscaria Splendens. In a wilder setting, its combination with certain grasses such as Muhlenbergia capillaris or Eragrostis spectabilis or Alchemilla mollis will be superb. Once well established, this duo will only require regular pruning to remove faded flowers and pruning in late winter for the rose.

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Flowering

Flower colour two-tone

Flowering time June to October

Fragrance slightly scented,

Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous

Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1 m

Spread at maturity 2 m

Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference • 86069

Planting and care

Plant these plants in the sun, in well-prepared, light and well-draining soil.

Plant your English Rose Queen of Sweden in a sunny or lightly shaded position. English roses are tolerant but do not like excess limestone. They will adapt to any garden as long as the soil is well prepared and rich enough. To plant your rose, work the soil by crumbling it and put an fertiliser, such as bonemeal, at the bottom of the planting hole. Water generously after planting to eliminate air pockets. Water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate root establishment.

Pruning English roses is essential for flowering. At the end of winter, shorten the branches to 3-5 buds above the ground (at the lowest point), choosing an outward-facing bud for a more elegant habit. Take advantage of this pruning to remove dead wood and unsightly branches. Pruning should be done at an angle above a bud. As the flowers bloom, remove faded flowers to stimulate the development of other buds.

Nepetas: a true all-terrain plant, Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' grows in the sun in light, poor, and rocky soils. It appreciates moist soils but can adapt to summer drought by reducing its flowering. In heavy soils, dig a hole three times larger than the size of the pot and mix 1/3 gravel and 1/3 sand with your topsoil to lighten the soil and prevent waterlogging n winter. In the middle of summer, trim the faded inflorescences to a height of 20cm (8in) using shears. The plant will become more compact and will bloom again in autumn.

Planting period

Best planting time March to April, September to October

Recommended planting time February to March, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow

Type of use Border, Edge of border

Hardiness Hardy down to -20.5°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map

Ease of cultivation Amateur

Exposure Sun, Partial shade

Soil pH Any

Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)

Soil moisture Moist soil, Well prepared, well-drained.

Care

Pruning instructions In the heart of summer, prune the faded flowers of Nepeta to a height of 20cm (8in), using shears. The plant will become more compact and will bloom again in autumn. Pruning is essential for the flowering of English roses. At the end of winter, shorten the branches to 3-5 buds above the ground (at the lowest point), choosing an outward-facing bud for a more elegant habit. Take advantage of this pruning to remove dead wood and unsightly branches. Prune at an angle above a bud. As the flowers bloom, remove the faded ones, as this stimulates the development of other buds.

Pruning Pruning recommended once a year

Disease resistance Good

Overwinter Can be left in the ground