Rosa Princess of Monaco - Hybrid Tea Rose

Plant your Princess of Monaco rose bush in a sunny or lightly shaded location. Modern roses are tolerant, but do not like excess limestone. They will adapt to any garden as long as the soil is well worked, not too heavy, and rich enough. To plant your rose bush, work the soil well by crumbling it and adding fertiliser, such as dried blood or dehydrated horn, at the bottom of the planting hole. Water generously after planting to eliminate air pockets. Water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate rooting.

Pruning modern perpetual roses is essential for flowering. It is done in three steps:

1. Maintenance pruning: regularly shorten the flowering branches throughout the season. To promote the reblooming of perpetual roses, remove faded flowers along with their stem, leaving 2 or 3 leaves.

2. Autumn pruning: light pruning that anticipates the real spring pruning.
It is not recommended in cold regions as it may weaken the bush.

3. Spring pruning: in February-March, when the buds have grown into shoots 2 to 3 cm long: prune the young strong branches to one-quarter of their length.

Pruning always aims to clear the heart of the bush and remove dead wood, diseased branches, and weak shoots. Keep the most vigorous ones, generally 3 to 6 well-positioned branches to maintain a beautiful habit. Always prune at an angle ½ cm or 1 cm above an outward facing bud.

Roses are often stained or unsightly at the end of summer, but this does not affect their development. These stains are not harmful to the rose bush, it is a natural phenomenon.