Rosa Generosa Prix PJ Redouté - Hybrid Tea Rose

Roses prefer a sunny location (at least 4 to 5 hours of sun per day), but sheltered from the scorching midday rays and strong wind. Plant them from October to April. Easy to grow, roses appreciate loose, permeable and humus-rich soils. They prefer a neutral pH soil, but will adapt to any garden as long as the soil is well worked and sufficiently rich.

To plant your PJ Redouté rose, work the soil to a depth of 25 cm (10in), crumble the soil well and place a bottom amendment such as bonemeal in the planting hole. Position your plant, removed from its pot, covering the top of the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, fill in and water generously to eliminate air pockets.

In dry weather, water regularly for a few weeks to encourage rooting. Also, remember to provide your rose with special rose fertiliser that stimulates plant flowering. Prune its branches by one third each spring.

Roses are often spotted or unsightly at the end of summer, but this is not a problem for their development. These spots are not harmful to the rose, it is a natural phenomenon.