Semi-double blooms that are creamy white with a lemon centre that repeat flowering Jun - Oct. Good scent. Grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun - tolerates almost any soil. For best flowering mulch in winter & feed with a balanced fertilizer in spring & summer. Dead-head regularly to prolong flowering. Prune in late winter (Feb). Height: 4.5m (15ft) spread: 3m (10ft). Ideal for covering a wall or pergola. To combat fungal diseases regular spraying is needed. Average disease resistance.
City of York is a rambling rose, forming clusters of semi-double, creamy-white flowers with lemon centres flowering throughout the summer.
This repeat flowering variety is ideal for growing over a pergola, up a north facing wall or against a shady fence. City of York produces flowers very freely with a heady lemony fragrance and the rich golden stamen are a magnet to wildlife.
- Height & Width Range - 4.5m x 3m (14'9" x 10')
- Rose Family - Wichurana Ramblers
- Introduced in 1945
- White cream semi-double medium sized blooms
- Location - suitable for a north facing wall / warm climate
- Very fragrant blooms
- Repeat flowering
- Set ornamental hips